This is a collection of quotes and poems which I use to validate some of my mindless thoughts and feelings about myself and life in general.
I tried something new here... I used any pictures that I have taken, and I wrote the poems over them. Each...
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So I rewatched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.... and damn, what a trip. Watching it as a child I thought, wow what a dreamland... But no, now I realize the true moral behind it. INSTITUTIONALIZED HUMAN EXPLOITATION. yes. you read that correctly. The film about a chocolate factory and children buying chocolate bars to win a golden ticket is not only a narrative on greed and the whole Horatio Alger "rags to riches" idea, but it is also a metaphor for education and institutional corruption. As in, a college degree being glorified as some golden ticket to success, when in reality, it is a mere receipt proving that you went through the trials and tribulations. Then you show up to your new job where the boss is typically a lunatic because he is paranoid of everyone and everything else, and Gene Wilder plays this part incredibly. If you haven't seen the original movie, check it out.. OR better yet, go read the book!! I would love to hear your thoughts on this interpretation.
