This chapter was my favorite chapter by far. Not sure what that says about me. Not sure why it was many favorite. I think because this chapter more so then the others talked about societial power plays, which the inner sociologist in me loved.
I have two major points about this chapter that stick to my mind. The first is this idea of a "binary" world. I TOTALLY AGREE! As I have progressed through my formal education and my religous/spiritual dialogues, I have come to this same conclusion, however on a much broader scale. Our entire human existence, at least in the Western Christian world, hinges on this seperation of everything into two fundamental groups. Good/Evil. Love/Hate. Us/Them. With us/Against Us. Future/Past. Black/White. Rich/Poor. Night/Day. Sun/Moon. Believers/Non-Believers. The list could go on much longer. However, I love that this chapter puts this notion into the context of images - the one being looked at and the one looking, the spectator and the object, and the power that goes between the two.
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