Berger explains that "seeing comes before words (7)" and our perception is never mutual. Individual beliefs or experiences can be considered a conceptual scheme. We rely on what we know to make our own conceptual scheme. We see things from within and are not objective. Individual truths make up our cultural context. Finding truth is a compromise and we don't need to come to an absolute truth, but we just need to open our minds. Goodman also believes that truth cannot be defined. Goodman states that "a version is taken to be true when it offends no unyielding beliefs and none of its own precepts (17)."
James Elkins' "The Object Stares Back" discusses what's in a face. It is difficult to recall a face or even imagine one being described in a book. A face represents mystery. In scary movies, the villain usually hides their face. The girl from "The Ring," is more mysterious and terrifying because her face is hidden behind her long black hair. Another point discussed is when talking to a friend, you expect facial reactions. I enjoy Elkins' analogy where "speaking is like making ripples in a pool of water, and a face is like the wall that sends the ripples back (167)." Faces can also be seen in inanimate objects. Once you see a face in something else, it is captivating and never the same again. Faces are incomplete and a work in progress. They reflect a part of the soul. A face creates images from the mind.
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