The Burnt Norton

Group one delivered an interesting presentation today beginning with the structure of the four quartets and connecting it to the building with 4 quadrants. The movements that Adam went over were interesting and it connected to their presentation as a whole! The classical music was a brilliant accompaniment and I thought it fit the Eliot poem well. Erin's idea of the present and it only being there at that one moment was one of my favorites. The present to be xperienced in a moment and never again. What is a moment even? I am still absolutely enthralled in this idea of time, but when I attempt to wrap my mind around the notion of time I become absolutely overwhelmed. While it is an interesting thing to ponder I feel a sort of fear take over me and I feel almost paralyzed from it! I can't even explain it...this brings me to think about Zuzu's idea of fear in T.S. Eliot through language. There are certain words that send a chill through you and induce such strange emotions- I am trying to pinpoint what i feel when I re-read those words: blood, scars, flesh. What does all this mean and what is the point of using those words? I am not going to lie, I was thoroughly boggled by the religious connection- I will have to look at that again... Lastly, the connection to Pink Floyd was great and as Kevin said, fitting for this class. Echos of the past and future- unseen and unheard. Echos as a reflection. All very interesting but again I will have to go back to the first quartet to truly attempt to understand this.