Maestro- "never trust the beautiful" essay
Practice essay
“Never trust the beautiful…” Why is this the key to Keller’s teaching and Paul’s learning in the novel?
Throughout the novel Maestro, the key to Keller’s teaching and Paul’s learning revolves around Keller’s ideology to “never trust the beautiful...” Keller trusted and indulged in beauty in his past and it ultimately lead his family to Hitler and their horrific death. Keller doesn’t want Paul to play beautiful music because it reminds him of his traumatic past and makes Paul’s music a forgery. Keller wants Paul to play real, passionate music that is his own and not just focus on the beauty in the music. Paul throughout the novel learns never to trust the beautiful as we see him continuously choose the beautiful over Keller who is obviously in need. As Paul grows and matures throughout the novel, he learns to no longer choose the beautiful.
Keller conveys to Paul to on many separate occasions to “never trust the beautiful..,” because it is a painful reminder of his past and his family’s dreadful fate. When Keller was younger he loved playing the romantic and beautiful types of music. They lead him to greatness and to Hitler. Keller believed playing for Hitler would protect his family from the horrific holocaust-taking place in Germany at that time. Keller “…was assured... Jewish members of German families would not be harmed.” So he did not expect that his family would be taken away to concentration camps and killed. Keller blames Hitler relates this cruel outcome to the romantic and beautiful music to the death of his family. Keller tries to teach Paul the harshness of the world but showing him clippings from the past and tells him to you must always be on “guard against beauty always.” This is Keller’s way of telling Paul never to let his guard down and always been ready for what’s coming next. Keller does this so Paul is aware of the cruel and deceiving world and doesn’t let beauty blind him like Keller did. Keller let himself get
“Never trust the beautiful…” Why is this the key to Keller’s teaching and Paul’s learning in the novel?
Throughout the novel Maestro, the key to Keller’s teaching and Paul’s learning revolves around Keller’s ideology to “never trust the beautiful...” Keller trusted and indulged in beauty in his past and it ultimately lead his family to Hitler and their horrific death. Keller doesn’t want Paul to play beautiful music because it reminds him of his traumatic past and makes Paul’s music a forgery. Keller wants Paul to play real, passionate music that is his own and not just focus on the beauty in the music. Paul throughout the novel learns never to trust the beautiful as we see him continuously choose the beautiful over Keller who is obviously in need. As Paul grows and matures throughout the novel, he learns to no longer choose the beautiful.
Keller conveys to Paul to on many separate occasions to “never trust the beautiful..,” because it is a painful reminder of his past and his family’s dreadful fate. When Keller was younger he loved playing the romantic and beautiful types of music. They lead him to greatness and to Hitler. Keller believed playing for Hitler would protect his family from the horrific holocaust-taking place in Germany at that time. Keller “…was assured... Jewish members of German families would not be harmed.” So he did not expect that his family would be taken away to concentration camps and killed. Keller blames Hitler relates this cruel outcome to the romantic and beautiful music to the death of his family. Keller tries to teach Paul the harshness of the world but showing him clippings from the past and tells him to you must always be on “guard against beauty always.” This is Keller’s way of telling Paul never to let his guard down and always been ready for what’s coming next. Keller does this so Paul is aware of the cruel and deceiving world and doesn’t let beauty blind him like Keller did. Keller let himself get