Wednesday, 16 April 2008

RE: Modern Day Boy Who Cried Wolf

I'm trying to dig out examples of how the listed fables can be applied to modern day circumstances. The obvious one that springs to mind is the current situation in the middle east regarding Great Britain, United states, Iraq and Iran.

Events foregoing 911 follow a similar pattern to the "Boy Who Cried Wolf" fable but doesn't appear to have a suitable ending to suit. The fable states the shepherd boy cries wolf twice before losing credibility. Bush Snr's invasion in the first place equates to the first instance, Bush Jnr's invasion the second, so where's the wolf?

The story could pose an open question that could even refer back to the boy who cried wolf at the end to make the point.

I remember seeing an animation in Michael Mores "Farenheit 911" about the establishment and abolition of slavery. Really liked it's illustrative style because it chronicled a very much adult theme within a child context, and although the end result appeared over simplified, it managed to pertinently emphasise the key elements of the events.

I like the idea of appropriating two different components and making something that's cogent and conspicuous.

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