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Just Making an Observation
I went to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia this past winter to see the Van Gogh exhibit. I recall waiting in a long line of people, because like everyone else in Atlanta, I decided a Saturday afternoon would be the perfect time to visit. Once inside, I quickly came to realize that not everyone goes to museums for the same reason I do. There were people just passing by, glancing at the painting and not really looking it. I, on the other hand, do not just look at art, but attempt to fully understand it before moving along to the next painting. I believe that this is what Jonathan Crary meant in Techniques of the Observer when he was explaining the difference between a person being a spectator and a person being an observer. I believe that the Monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was an observer and not a mere spectator when he was learning about the world around him, specifically when he lived with the cottagers.
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