Great novels -- Wonderful poetry

[ellajam]

UB wrote:

The bottom line here, as I've mentioned in other threads somewhere, I strive for objectivity as much as possible. I don't always achieve it, but I sure would like to. I never look for emotional content in art - for some reason it always seems to take a little away from the parts that are objectively good. I prefer that everything be cut and dry, black and white - having a clear answer with no grey areas. The way I always have seen it, emotions are a grey area.

That's interesting. I wonder if that's why someone like me, who experiences emotions all the time, has trouble seeing things as black and white. I'm often a fence sitter, acknowledging the possibility that things are not what they seem to be, I wonder now if that comes from being emotion driven. Hmm, doesn't really matter, I guess.

I think the novels, poems and art that stick with me are the ones that hit some emotional chord. Of course, though, it matters that it is well crafted. It's good that we're not all the same, makes the field bigger.

[rayheinrich]

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The bottom line here, as I've mentioned in other threads somewhere, I strive for objectivity as much as possible. I don't always achieve it, but I sure would like to. I never look for emotional content in art - for some reason it always seems to take a little away from the parts that are objectively good. I prefer that everything be cut and dry, black and white - having a clear answer with no grey areas. The way I always have seen it, emotions are a grey area.

(Probably not explained very well)

You explained it as well as I asked it. (And thanks for taking my questions seriously.)

I understand some of what you're saying. I try to be more aware of my emotions so that they won't
overly affect me since I'm a bit unstable in that department. II understand what you're saying, but
from a different side.

I do think that emotion and objectivity/logic are separate entities. Normal amounts of emotion
don't necessarily affect reasoning and vice versa.

One of the strengths of poetry, I think, is its ability to convey emotions. Oops, ran out of words.

Thanks