Watch the following short video in which Margaret Atwood explores the question, "Why do we tell stories?":
Some interesting ideas:
- Atwood implies that early humans with narrative abilities and the ability to comprehend stories had an evolutionary advantage over their peers.
- "We are thought-feeling entities."
- "We are a very creative species."
- "In fact, some people who have done studies on it say that if you remove the emotion from the person through some accident, they have a lot of trouble making decisions because they try to reason everything out and you actually can't. It's endless."
- Brutus!
Post your thoughts and feelings regarding in idea or idea posted to this video in the comment section below.
Your response must include a specific reference to at least one thing Atwood says in the video, followed by your thoughts and analysis.
Responses must be posted before class (Friday, April 24th); late post, no credit.
