We’re all individuals, right? Everyone has their own individual thoughts, values and perceptions. Wouldn’t you agree? This is very important when discussing metaphors and how they affect the perception of our bodies and affect our overall health. Each metaphor has been designed by someone whether it be a professional metaphor designer or by a college student for an English class. However, each metaphor has an individual purpose. This being said, each metaphor will resonate differently within each person and this affects how they affect us. Three authors, Geary, Erard and Khullar all lay a framework of a metaphor is used to create a sense of understanding. They all agree on the idea that it is used to make something abstract a more tangible thing. The next important aspect to remember is how they are designed. Did a professional produce them? Did they come from the heart? Are they purposely false so you’ll realize them? These are all aspects to consider while analyzing metaphors. These figures of speech are so crucial to our society and it’s increasingly important that we are taught about them so we can better understand them. As Khullar says “Ultimately, any metaphor-military or otherwise- is not inherently good or bad. Rather, the utility of each depends on a patient’s culture, values, experiences, and preferences.” This is the most important aspect when considering how greatly metaphors are able to affect how we perceive our bodies and our health.
Have you ever been to the doctor and gave them a look of “I haven’t a clue in the world what you are trying to tell me”, and then they proceed to explain it using a metaphor? In tradition, metaphors are used to help us understand something that is unfamiliar and abstract to us. In the medical field there are many fancy and sophisticated terms that doctors may use that the general public would never understand without metaphors. This leads to how we perceive our bodies and illness, the reality of things may be slightly obscured. With an overwhelming number of metaphors in use, we sometimes cannot understand what the actual problem may be and it becomes blurry. This is important because we have all been to the doctor and we all need to understand our bodies and how they function. If we do not understand this then we will never truly understand ourselves. The fact of the matter is this is crucial to everyone, not just a doctor or a nurse. Everyday those people interact with us, this meaning that we also interact with them. There has to be a mutual understanding of how metaphors can impact our outlook on our bodies and possible illnesses associated with them.
One aspect of the paragraphs that I thought you did very well is that you managed to keep your thoughts concise enough, with also getting your point across.
One thing to work on though is trying to mold together your thoughts so that they connect with one another.
1) I liked how you asked questions to the reader because I think that questions like make the reader feel more connected to the writing, making it easier and more enjoyable to read.
2) I feel like your thoughts and ideas should be more connected, as it would be easier to understand.
1. I feel that you started off your paper in a very good way providing questions to get the reader thinking before explaining your point and claim towards the argument.
2. I feel that at their were a lot of questions throughout the intro that in a way made it kind of unclear what your stance was .