An Analysis Of 'How Truman Uses Pathways To Knowledge'
An Analysis of How Truman Uses “Pathways To Knowledge” to Find The Truth
The Truman Show shows various “pathways to knowledge” Truman, the protagonist, takes to find out the truth behind his life. One of the “pathways to knowledge” that is evident in the movie is Truman’s instinct. He has a feeling he is being spied. For example, he feels that there is a camera in the mirror giving him the idea of him being watched. Since, he thinks he is being spied; he goes with his wits and sails off to the sea by fooling everyone. On the boat, there is an eagle on the front of the boat, symbolizing his vision to be free out of the world he is living in as he believes everything is fake.
Moreover, Truman uses sense perception to find the truth. This
helps him as he is very observant. For example, when he is waiting for Meryl, his wife, in the car, he notices that the same lady on the bike, man with flowers and dented Volkswagen Beatle passed by him on multiple occasion. This make him doubt about whether his being watched. Furthermore, while going through his marriage photos, he notices Meryl’s fingers are crossed in the wedding picture. This means his wife does not consider the marriage real. Also, when he asks to her about it, his wife’s gets nervous and shouts some third person’s name for help. This strengthens his thought that he is being watched.
Also, Truman also finds some evidence to support his thoughts. For example, when he goes into the elevator, he sees a set behind the rear doors. In addition, when he tries to leave Seaheaven, he has been stopped in every possible way. For example, he does not get a flight ticket when he tries to go to Fiji and when he tries to escape with his car; he has been blocked every time. When he combines this with the fact that Meryl does not consider the marriage real and she asks third person’s help in an empty room; strengthens his idea of everything being scripted, and everyone is acting.
The last “pathway to knowledge” Truman uses is logic. Logic is often accompanied with sense perception. For example, Truman recognizes that the daily routine by others is repeated the same way every day. He realizes that perhaps the cameras are hidden in the people around him. At last, his logic and sense perception helps him figure out where the cameras are. Also, when he tries to escape, he realizes all the ways for him to leave are blocked and he is stuck on Seaheaven. Moreover, his logic along with evidence helps him figure out that everyone around him is acting including his friends and it is an artificial setting. Logic accompanied with one of the other “pathways to knowledge” strengthens Truman’s doubt because logic itself it not enough support to prove an argument.
In conclusion, the four “pathways to knowledge” evident in The Truman Show are instinct, sense perception, evidence and logic. The most important “pathway to knowledge” for Truman to find out the truth is Instinct. It is because if he did not have a feeling about him being watched over by other then he would have not even investigated in the first place. Also, he escapes the world because of his vision to be free and his wits. Therefore, if he did not have instinct about that, he would not have found the truth.
The Truman Show shows various “pathways to knowledge” Truman, the protagonist, takes to find out the truth behind his life. One of the “pathways to knowledge” that is evident in the movie is Truman’s instinct. He has a feeling he is being spied. For example, he feels that there is a camera in the mirror giving him the idea of him being watched. Since, he thinks he is being spied; he goes with his wits and sails off to the sea by fooling everyone. On the boat, there is an eagle on the front of the boat, symbolizing his vision to be free out of the world he is living in as he believes everything is fake.
Moreover, Truman uses sense perception to find the truth. This
helps him as he is very observant. For example, when he is waiting for Meryl, his wife, in the car, he notices that the same lady on the bike, man with flowers and dented Volkswagen Beatle passed by him on multiple occasion. This make him doubt about whether his being watched. Furthermore, while going through his marriage photos, he notices Meryl’s fingers are crossed in the wedding picture. This means his wife does not consider the marriage real. Also, when he asks to her about it, his wife’s gets nervous and shouts some third person’s name for help. This strengthens his thought that he is being watched.
Also, Truman also finds some evidence to support his thoughts. For example, when he goes into the elevator, he sees a set behind the rear doors. In addition, when he tries to leave Seaheaven, he has been stopped in every possible way. For example, he does not get a flight ticket when he tries to go to Fiji and when he tries to escape with his car; he has been blocked every time. When he combines this with the fact that Meryl does not consider the marriage real and she asks third person’s help in an empty room; strengthens his idea of everything being scripted, and everyone is acting.
The last “pathway to knowledge” Truman uses is logic. Logic is often accompanied with sense perception. For example, Truman recognizes that the daily routine by others is repeated the same way every day. He realizes that perhaps the cameras are hidden in the people around him. At last, his logic and sense perception helps him figure out where the cameras are. Also, when he tries to escape, he realizes all the ways for him to leave are blocked and he is stuck on Seaheaven. Moreover, his logic along with evidence helps him figure out that everyone around him is acting including his friends and it is an artificial setting. Logic accompanied with one of the other “pathways to knowledge” strengthens Truman’s doubt because logic itself it not enough support to prove an argument.
In conclusion, the four “pathways to knowledge” evident in The Truman Show are instinct, sense perception, evidence and logic. The most important “pathway to knowledge” for Truman to find out the truth is Instinct. It is because if he did not have a feeling about him being watched over by other then he would have not even investigated in the first place. Also, he escapes the world because of his vision to be free and his wits. Therefore, if he did not have instinct about that, he would not have found the truth.