Monday, August 29, 2011

The Truman Show Question:In what ways, if any, does Truman’s relationship with  his perceived world differ from that of a normal human being's?


There are many ways that Truman's relationship's with his perceived world differs from that of a normal human being's. The first is the fact that he is watched 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year, by millions of people, across the globe, even before the day he was born. For a normal human being, that will probably never happen on purpose. A person may be filmed by chance on some news report, but that's it. Another way Truman's world is different, is that not everyone lives in a gigantic dome, where everyone who "inhabits" this place are payed actors. In our world, we have normal human beings who interact with each other, either by need or want, and they never get payed. In Truman's world, there is also utter control over "so-called-natural phenomenons". At any time, the control personal can put on a hurricane or a drought, by just pressing a button or two. In our world, the only way we can try to control the weather is by an invention using chemistry , where one can try to induce rain fall but it doesn't always work. In this very long time running show, the director can, and sometimes even will, do anything to make Truman do a certain action. For example, when Truman's father "drowns" and Truman gets a fear of water, or when Truman meets an angry dog while trying to run away from home. The Director can, in Truman's world, act as a God over what Truman may do, but he can't control what Truman feels or thinks. In our world, we do have laws, but we can still do what we want and feel we want to do, and nobody can totally control what we feel and how we act. We also have to take responsibility for our own decisions. So in conclusion, Truman's relationship with his perceived world differs a lot from the world of a normal human being. 

Thursday, August 25, 2011

The Truman Show

There are many things that are special and weird in Truman's life. The first is that the moon and the sun appear close together, at the same time at night. Two others would be the fact that there are suspicious looking people taking significant people away from Truman at different times in his life. (For example his father and Sylvia Garland). Another would be how he is not allowed to enter some buildings that are public buildings (the office next to his working area).
If this was me, stuck in a tv-series that I believe is the real world, I would've started to search for an escape or answer to these "abnormalities" earlier in my life. If I thought I saw my dead father, I wouldn't stop until I found out if it was true or not. Truman seems to give up quickly. In many countries, it isn't too far to the next bus stop. You can run and catch up with this bus of his. I would also used my common sense when it comes to the moon and the sun, knowing that it is not possible for that to occur every night. I would also get mad, and get to the bottom of these "weird" public buildings that everyone but I can enter. I would let my curiosity and restlessness get the better of me. It takes Truman over 10,000 days for this to happen!!!
I believe that Truman will find a way out of this world and find the real love of his life. He will notice that the world of his is only a set by actually overcoming his fears of water. He will be determined at some point to find his father. He must leave for Fiji at some point as well. His love is waiting for him. At some point, everything will boil over and fear is not going to stop him. Truman will start thinking on his own, maybe for the first time in a long time.