Chances are that you're here because you kinda understood my previous post, or you needed some more explanation about that post. To do so, I'll pose the question of "where/what is home". This was a question from the book that I found rather interesting. A couple responses the author recorded included someone's definition of what a home is not, how a house becomes a home, and what a real home is. These all seem to not get to the point, though they do achieve their goal of further defining what home is. This is due to home not having a so-to-speak true definition if you really think about it. This is not helped when you factor in the dictionary definition, which is a permanent place of residence, and especially one of family or household. But this definition does not satisfy some, as their families aren't the most friendly, or their general place of residence is also hostile or not quite what they need. This leads to another couple of lines in the book that interested me, "But your roots are in Germany,' one woman says to her. 'It's not my home,' she replies firmly and falls silent" (Phillips 60). Your roots cannot be the only idea that leads to a home. Of course, the discussion ends rather abruptly, without a definitive answer of course, simply more questions. I suppose that this question may raise some interest elsewhere, so if you have some kind of input, then feel free to comment about what a home is to you.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Yet More Questions
Chances are that you're here because you kinda understood my previous post, or you needed some more explanation about that post. To do so, I'll pose the question of "where/what is home". This was a question from the book that I found rather interesting. A couple responses the author recorded included someone's definition of what a home is not, how a house becomes a home, and what a real home is. These all seem to not get to the point, though they do achieve their goal of further defining what home is. This is due to home not having a so-to-speak true definition if you really think about it. This is not helped when you factor in the dictionary definition, which is a permanent place of residence, and especially one of family or household. But this definition does not satisfy some, as their families aren't the most friendly, or their general place of residence is also hostile or not quite what they need. This leads to another couple of lines in the book that interested me, "But your roots are in Germany,' one woman says to her. 'It's not my home,' she replies firmly and falls silent" (Phillips 60). Your roots cannot be the only idea that leads to a home. Of course, the discussion ends rather abruptly, without a definitive answer of course, simply more questions. I suppose that this question may raise some interest elsewhere, so if you have some kind of input, then feel free to comment about what a home is to you.
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I like how you state the concept of differentiating between "house" and "home", and how "home" is more than just a permanent place of residence.
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