Intention offers a seductive alternative to the uncertainty of performance. If we believe intention matters as much as action we know the desire behind what we do and can use intention as a way to judge our behavior regardless of what real world impact is behind the action. To believe in the importance of intention is to believe in a stable self who can be clearly understood and represented. Yet how sure are we that intention is not simply another performance that we lay over our actions in a way to understand them that is pleasing to the self? At the end of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian believes he has committed a selfless act in leaving Hetty. However, Lord Henry disagrees and once Dorian looks at his picture he must accept that Henry was correct. Despite Dorian’s belief in his intent, his picture offers the visual evidence that he does not understood his intention as well as he thought. Since we all do not have pictures to verify our intent, return to the question of social performance and how people perform themselves in everyday life. How does intention influence your understanding of social performance, and what (if anything) and how does a performance based model impact our understanding of identity? You must deal with Dorian Gray and Goffman in answering this question, and it may be helpful to take another look at My Dinner with Andre. You should also feel free to use yourself as a text. Nuts and Bolts: Every paper must have a thesis statement. This is the most important sentence of your paper. You must present an argument that is specific. A thesis statement should not be something that is fact based or is obvious. Do not forget the main purpose of a paper is to persuade your reader (me) that your reader should adapt your view. If it is fact-based or obvious thesis there is no point in writing your paper because your reader is already convinced. Every paragraph should have a topic sentence. Think of this as a thesis for the paragraph. Paragraphs should be based on facets of the argument you are trying to prove. Correspondingly, paragraphs should not start with citations. You should begin each paragraph with an assertion. It is your duty to use citations and analysis of the citations to prove each assertion. A citation is not proof in and of itself. Just because Plato or Ibsen writes something does not mean it is true, or even clear. You must consider the implications and demonstrate the relevance of the citation through analysis. No Introductions or conclusions. Begin with your thesis and then move to the body of the paper. The ideas for the best papers begin with real questions. If you know your conclusions before you start there is no reason to write the paper. The best writing is a process of discovery. In trying to find your way to a thesis ask yourself what questions you have about these plays / issues. Correspondingly the topic that seems the easiest to you is not necessarily the best as this might indicate that you are having difficulty discovering something with it.
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