Assignment (Due 9/24): Choose a quote from Chesterton and write it out on your blog. Under that write your interpretation of what you think the author is trying to say. Then, after that write out your own explanation of the meaning of this passage and why you chose this specific quote.
“The realities are quite another matter, and we shall consider in its place the question of whether the ideal will be able to shape the realities or will merely be beaten shapeless by them. The ideal is besieged by inequalities of the most towering and insane description in the industrial and economic field. It may be devoured by modern capitalism, perhaps the worst inequality that ever existed among men. Of all that we shall speak later. But citizenship is still the American ideal”
I came across this passage and thought it was an essential aspect to point out. Chesterton portrays the idea that America was founded based upon certain ideals that separated America from other parts of the world. It was built based upon the idea that America was this great place where no matter who you were as long as you were willing to work hard, you could make a great living, and start a brand new life but the reality of it Chesterton points out that we have to question ourselves weather if this ideal will shape reality in being successful or will it backfire and have reality overrule the ideal.
Chesterton differentiates between whats reality, and whats the projected ideal America was suppose to implement and become based upon, but he provides the notion that the ideal may not work for the greater good for all especially in the field of economics. Chesterton states that the economic make up of America is being taken over by modern capitalism how ever despite these differences that causes inequalities citizenship still remain the true American ideal.
“The realities are quite another matter, and we shall consider in its place the question of whether the ideal will be able to shape the realities or will merely be beaten shapeless by them. The ideal is besieged by inequalities of the most towering and insane description in the industrial and economic field. It may be devoured by modern capitalism, perhaps the worst inequality that ever existed among men. Of all that we shall speak later. But citizenship is still the American ideal”
I came across this passage and thought it was an essential aspect to point out. Chesterton portrays the idea that America was founded based upon certain ideals that separated America from other parts of the world. It was built based upon the idea that America was this great place where no matter who you were as long as you were willing to work hard, you could make a great living, and start a brand new life but the reality of it Chesterton points out that we have to question ourselves weather if this ideal will shape reality in being successful or will it backfire and have reality overrule the ideal.
Chesterton differentiates between whats reality, and whats the projected ideal America was suppose to implement and become based upon, but he provides the notion that the ideal may not work for the greater good for all especially in the field of economics. Chesterton states that the economic make up of America is being taken over by modern capitalism how ever despite these differences that causes inequalities citizenship still remain the true American ideal.
