2014 Three levels of thinking Are there really three different levels of thinking? One could argue that there are five levels or another could argue that there is only one. In William Golding’s narrative‚ "Thinking as a hobby"‚ Golding illustrates his three levels of thinking and justifies why grade one thinkers are superior when compared to grade 2 and 3 thinking. In "Thinking as a Hobby" written by William Golding‚ Golding presents to the reader about how a grade 3 thinker thinks like
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Thinking as a hobby Response: “Thinking is a Hobby” In the essay “Thinking as a hobby‚” the author William Golding writes about his past experiences. Which caused him to see the three grades of thinking. Thinkers are represented by three statues. The first being the crouching Leopard ‚the crouching position refers to natural thinking ‚ aggressiveness and most likely are ready to pounce at any moment. This coincides with the lady milo of Venus grade two thinking‚ which represents those who don’t
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Thinking As A Hobby "How does one think ?"‚ is a question pondered by many. William Golding has basically broken down thinking into three basic grades of thinking. I believe that Golding ’s purpose of this story is to make the reader secretly put their self into one of the styles of thinking. Golding elaborates on each individual grade of thinking to help the reader class them self into a particular grade. A grade-three thinker is the most common of the grades‚ "Man is a gregarious animal‚ and enjoys
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„Thinking as a Hobby” by William Golding is a narrative essay. As we take a genre of the text we can assume that the author is the main character in this story and he established his own point of view. Golding in his essay divides people into three groups: grade-three thinkers‚ grade-two thinkers‚ and grade-one thinkers. He also claims that more than ninety percent of humans are representatives of first kind thinkers. The story begins when author was a young boy and he attended to grammar school
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In William Golding’s essay "Thinking as a Hobby‚" he compared the three levels of thinking to different statuettes including the Venus of Milo‚ the Leopard‚ and Rodin’s Thinker. At the beginning of the essay‚ Golding shares with his audience the first time he laid eyes on these statuettes in his headmaster’s office. During his early childhood he believed that the beautiful Venus of Milo was eternally panicked‚ the Leopard was crouching low so he could be ready to pounce on a filing cabinet‚ and
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After reading "Thinking as a Hobby"‚ it was apparent that the three statuettes were all very symbolic in their own unique way. The pure‚ effortless beauty that is portrayed by the nearly naked woman in a bath towel shows that beauty is so insanely important to the world in which we live. The second statuette talked about in this document is the leopard‚ which symbolizes nature. The way the leopard is positioned in the beginning of this piece of work symbolizes the way humans are always under the
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Thinking as a Hobby In “Thinking as a Hobby”‚ William believes that most people are grade three thinkers. Grade three thinkers tend to feel‚ and not to think. Golding gives an example of his teacher Mr. Houghton‚ who would always talk about “good life‚ sexless‚ and free of duty”‚ while “his neck would turn of itself” if a girl passed by the window (164). I think he is right; most people will speak or do without speaking. For example‚ William says in his essay‚ “A crowd of grade-three thinkers‚
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In “Thinking as a Hobby” by William Golding‚ the narrator describes what he thinks three grades of thinking are. He believes that most people are grade three thinkers. Grade three thinkers tend to feel‚ and not to think. Golding gives an example of his teacher Mr. Houghton‚ who would always talk about “good life‚ sexless‚ and free of duty”‚ while “his neck would turn of itself” if a girl passed by the window. “Mr. Houghton thought with his neck.” A grade-two thinker is someone who can detect contradictions—someone
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William Gerald Golding published his first book in 1954 at the age of forty-three. He had a late start‚ but that did not hinder his writing ability. Golding grew up in Cornwall‚ England and joined the British Royal Navy at the age of thirty-nine. Consequently‚ he was in World War II and witnessed the D-Day invasion at Normandy‚ which destroyed his optimism and scarred him for life. William Golding was a well achieved and admired person in British literature‚ and his life experiences‚ including
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Sir William Golding By ____________ December __th‚ 20__ English IV Mrs/Mr. ____ December __th‚ 20__ ___________ Mrs/Mr. ____ English IV December 17‚ 2013 Sir William Golding Sir William Golding is a well known novelist who is considered very inspiring. He was a futuristic scientists‚ a royal sailor‚ an incredible teacher and to say no least an exceedingly author. William Golding was born on September 19‚ 1911‚ in Saint Columb Minor‚ Cornwall‚ England
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