She tells us that humanity is a paradox of plurality and that, through speech and action, individuals distinguish themselves and become distinct, revealing the ‘who’ behind the what. Who are you talking to? Hannah Arendt begins to answer this question by telling us how speech and action relate to the revelation of man’s unique character to others. Hannah Arendt bases her argument on the conflict between the indefinable ‘who’ and the sea of other ‘who’s that exist in human society. Lowest grade so far, but hey, I decided to try to challenge myself, and it was definitely a learning experience.Īnyhow, if you’re trying to get an idea about what Hannah Arendt is talking about in Chapter 5 of The Human Condition, I hope this helps! Between the composition grade and the content grade I wound up with a B. I also got a comment about being a little “long-winded” in some areas. Also, it had the comment I expected, that it was too much summary. I was a little anxious to see what my grade would be, and sure enough, it wasn’t an A like I was used to. There’s a fine difference, and I suppose I wouldn’t have realized it without all the great instruction I’m getting in the class I’m taking. But, everyone interprets things differently.Īnyway, by the time I got through my paper, I realized that what I’d done wasn’t an analysis it was more of an exploratory writing where I wrote out my understanding of what she said, rather than discussing how she said it. Even then, I swear people misunderstand what I’m trying to say half the time. I’ve always been more inclined to use clear, direct language. I just don’t care for the density of the language.
Her ideas, once you can figure them out, or at least make an interpretation of them, are pretty fascinating. I guess I was feeling brave that day, or maybe I just really wanted to try to figure out what it is that Hannah Arendt was trying to say in Chapter 5 of The Human Condition.
We had a set of options, and I thought I wanted a challenge. Quite a few weeks ago I was given a writing assignment, to write an analysis of a piece of writing. I’d never heard of her and her writing is very, very dense. If you’ve never heard of Hannah Arendt, well, I wouldn’t be all that surprised.
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