The word tmesis reminds of a part of a movie called “Road Trip.” Towards the end of the movie this one college student needs to learn an entire semesters worth of ancient philosophy in a day long bus ride. His friend on the bus, who helped tutor him ancient philosophy, knew the only way his friend would learn philosophy was if he was able to relate the material to something relevant his life. He related all the different ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle to different wrestlers on television. I feel like tmesis is very similar in that the reader or viewer is injecting their ideas, thoughts, perceptions and opinions between the lines of a text.
This is directly related to the quote on page 108, “It is not the most erotic portion of a body where the garment gapes.” A scantily clad woman is more exciting since we fill in what we want in between the lines, in this case behind a few garments. Humans like to fill in what is missing with what they are feeling. It is the parts that we can’t necessarily see outright that entices and excites us. This doesn’t imply that we are changing the meaning of the text, simply just involving what we individually feel is appropriate. I feel as though that aids in the learning process. If tmesis helps you relate information to something relevant, and it helps you remember and learn it than tmesis is a good thing. Everyone has tmesis at one time or another. If you hear a story about your friend’s vacation and you have been to the same place it is practically impossible not to interject and talk about your experience to that place as well. Tmesis is almost natural since we all try to implement our own beliefs and opinions on others.
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I meant to say "barely revealing" woman as opposed to "scantily clad" woman in my second paragraph.
Good post WoolyBully. Just remember that post class posts are due by Sunday at 5 pm.
-Starfish
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