In class we questioned whether items have mythic power as a single entity, or if it necessary for a multitude of items to be brought together in order for mythic power to be expressed. The conclusion that I came to was that items have a personal power when viewed individually, but a mythic power when brought into a collection (assemblage).
With that said, I'm having a tough time trying to decide on my five items. I think of myself as being a fairly minimalist person, in that I don't have the 'hoarder complex' which we talked about in class; however, the piles of books that are scattered throughout my room would say otherwise...
Anyways, I decided to focus on one item:
My Mother's Brass Horse: One day--actually it happened a lot--my brother and I decided to turn our entire basement into one massive fort. Usually this isn't a problem but today my mother was particularly on edge, and upon seeing her favourite horse-statue-thing laying immobile on the carpet, she went bezerk, entering into a cupboard-door-slamming rage.
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I like the idea of the brass horse because it is weaves together two different ideas: me and my brother building forts together and my mom's anger. In this way, the horse holds a collection of memories within itself.
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