Journey to the Interior - A Physical Journey? (1 Viewer)

[laura_beth]

Hey guys, I'm pretty stuck in figuring out Margaret Atwood's Journey to the Interior... We're doing Physical Journeys. I keep on going "oh! oh! i know!" and thinking i have ideas, but THEN i get confused haha i'm going around in circles.

I'd love to hear what YOU have to say about it (yes - YOU!)

 

[Riviet]

Journey to the Interior is probably not the best text for physical journeys. If you still want to do it, you can check out these notes that mazza has submitted here.

 

[laura_beth]

thanks Riviet. by the way, i think you'll win the hsc ie. get 100% hehe. you've always got something helpful and intelligent to say! keep it up

 

[chooky_girl26]

itis more about the inner/spiritualjourney..... but written in a physical journey aspect...i thinkif u were able to link it with physical journeys... u will get alot ofmarks from that... but remember ithas to be solid evidence ie...quotes from the poem linked tour understanding

 

[Monstar]

My english teacher told me she taught a standard class.. and this one kid kept insisting that the journey to the interior was a "physical journey". Unfortunately, he did not do very well in that section.

 

[laura_beth]

thanks guys. I've talked to my teacher since about how i can use it to say that physical journeys lead to introspective journeys and she encouraged me to do it... so i'll give it a go.

 

[ButterflyFish]

Im interested in using it too. what did your teacher say?

 

[Lulu_6622]

hey guys do you think it could be used for an imaginative journey? if so how?

 

[zeek]

possibly... i thought that the journey was her going through menopause...

 

[Lulu_6622]

but how is it imaginative like how are techniques used to make it imaginative?

 

[Carolynw]

I guess the easiest way round that is to say it's a poem, it's fiction, so it must be imaginative to some degree, right? The usual poertry techniques, but especially symbolism. And as to physical journey, so you take the line that sh euses physicla symbols ot represent other things, you can say that an inner journey (or imaginative) can be experienced in almost physical terms.
Goo dluck

 

[Dr_Doom]

I thought Journey to the Interior was an Inner journey... Anyways, our teacher said to know 2 or more texts thoroughly, so I chose The Road not Taken, and Wind in the Willows. They seem to be easy enough. And they can be specific with skrzynecki's poems so I'll just learn em all

 

[SebLG]

Journey to the Interior is an imaginative journey, comparing travel through a mysterious landscape to a journey to the depths of the human psyche. its all about the central metaphor ... imaginative.

 

[Danm999]

There is plenty of things you can say about Journey to the Interior from a physical journey perspective, and if you say it well, you do well.

It's a poem which, by use of juxtaposed imagery, makes you consider domestic (or inner) impacts a physical journey has. BUT, it doesn't provide the cliche view that "oh wow I've had a journey and now I'm a much better, well rounded person". It says, inner development is as fruitless and dangerous as a physical journey in the challenging landscape provided.

 

[Shady01]

haha Isnt "Journey to the Interior" in the imaginvite stimulus booklet or does everyone have the same stimulus bookelt?

 

[islandtime]

Journey to the Interior is probably not the best text for physical journeys. If you still want to do it, you can check out these notes that mazza has submitted here.

Which text do you think would be best for physical journeys?

 

[Bobness]

The Road Not Taken is a good text for physical journeys.

No not really. It fits the actual journey focus quite neatly but other than that, it is overused.

If you want to be challenged and are a competent english student I would recommend Journey into the Interior for Physical Journeys. Interpreting the text metaphorically to cater for theses such as "physical treks lead to self-actualisation by challenging our world view and forcing the traveler to reflect upon their entrenched societal codes" would definitely set you apart.

Having said that you'll go down in flames if it is obvious that you only chose atwood's verse poetry because you wanted to be 'different'. Only choose it if your heart is set on it and you have a genuine interest in it (esp. poetry).

 

[islandtime]

No not really. It fits the actual journey focus quite neatly but other than that, it is overused.

If you want to be challenged and are a competent english student I would recommend Journey into the Interior for Physical Journeys. Interpreting the text metaphorically to cater for theses such as "physical treks lead to self-actualisation by challenging our world view and forcing the traveler to reflect upon their entrenched societal codes" would definitely set you apart.

Having said that you'll go down in flames if it is obvious that you only chose atwood's verse poetry because you wanted to be 'different'. Only choose it if your heart is set on it and you have a genuine interest in it (esp. poetry).

Thanks, I think i'll do Journey into the Interior as I find it the most interesting and easy to relate to . Once again thanks!

 

[islandtime]

Ok i need a little bit of help and opinions please!

I'm doin journey into the interior for one of 3 txt for a speech on physical journey's and i don't know which one of this would be the best direction to go with in regards to this poem so any help on the following would greatly be appreciated!

- the poem is the physical journey of life
- physical journesy are used as a metaphor for inner journey's
-inner journey's are used as a metaphor for physical journey's
- The poem switches metaphors of physical journeys to inner journey's throughout ultimatly resulting in a physical journey


?????? ANY opinions or thought please share!