Thinking as a hobby
Thinking as a hobby Response: “Thinking is a Hobby”
In the essay “Thinking as a hobby,” the author William Golding writes about his past experiences. Which caused him to see the three grades of thinking. Thinkers are represented by three statues. The first being the crouching Leopard ,the crouching position refers to natural thinking , aggressiveness and most likely are ready to pounce at any moment. This coincides with the lady milo of Venus grade two thinking, which represents those who don’t over think and point out wrongs with no intent of making them right, being able “ to destroy, without being able to create.” Whilst Grade two thinkers tend to follow the masses, grade one thinker’s question “why”, these thinkers are represented by the Man in a thinking position. These thinkers challenge ideas, and challenge themselves to strengthen their mental capabilities, they also have the ability to "destroy," however, they only destroy in order to rebuild and correct false ideas, and finally they have a strong moral sense. These three grades of thinkers are vague, and one maybe often be categorized as two grades, as they do overlap. Golding himself admits that we should strive to be all three types of thinkers.
With this being said I personally don’t agree with categorizing people into three types of thinkers; however I do agree with his explanation of how we should be all three. I also disagree with the way in which he creates three grades. As I see the grades of thinking as staircase or a bridge, rather than three separate entities.
When he explains grade 3 thinking, William Golding refers to them as thinkers who don’t rely so much on logic or reason to form opinions and make decisions. Instead, as Golding states, they feel rather than think. He uses an anecdote in which he writes of Mr. Houghton, a teacher which he repeatedly implies “Mr. Houghton thought with his neck” (Golding 3). He also symbolizes this grade with a crouching leopard statue, which
In the essay “Thinking as a hobby,” the author William Golding writes about his past experiences. Which caused him to see the three grades of thinking. Thinkers are represented by three statues. The first being the crouching Leopard ,the crouching position refers to natural thinking , aggressiveness and most likely are ready to pounce at any moment. This coincides with the lady milo of Venus grade two thinking, which represents those who don’t over think and point out wrongs with no intent of making them right, being able “ to destroy, without being able to create.” Whilst Grade two thinkers tend to follow the masses, grade one thinker’s question “why”, these thinkers are represented by the Man in a thinking position. These thinkers challenge ideas, and challenge themselves to strengthen their mental capabilities, they also have the ability to "destroy," however, they only destroy in order to rebuild and correct false ideas, and finally they have a strong moral sense. These three grades of thinkers are vague, and one maybe often be categorized as two grades, as they do overlap. Golding himself admits that we should strive to be all three types of thinkers.
With this being said I personally don’t agree with categorizing people into three types of thinkers; however I do agree with his explanation of how we should be all three. I also disagree with the way in which he creates three grades. As I see the grades of thinking as staircase or a bridge, rather than three separate entities.
When he explains grade 3 thinking, William Golding refers to them as thinkers who don’t rely so much on logic or reason to form opinions and make decisions. Instead, as Golding states, they feel rather than think. He uses an anecdote in which he writes of Mr. Houghton, a teacher which he repeatedly implies “Mr. Houghton thought with his neck” (Golding 3). He also symbolizes this grade with a crouching leopard statue, which