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Re: Wow --so many uses/applications
That is one of the purest faces I have ever seen. Thank youUSUKA.
posted by
anib
on September 29, 2016 at 9:23 PM
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The beauty of any art form is in their being able to be received in as many different ways as is possible. And that makes for classics.
posted by
anib
on September 29, 2016 at 9:16 PM
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Re: Aba
So very true, dear Shobana. The abolishment of serfdom made the rich landowners seek other avenues to satisfy their greed/lust. And therefore, in a way, exploitation continued, probably even more cancerous than the former. I am glad you like and appreciate my contributions. I find these writers' presentations more sensitive, inclusive, as also exhaustive. 
posted by
anib
on September 29, 2016 at 9:14 PM
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Wow --so many uses/applications
MUch like Goerge Orwell's "1984" or Arthur Miller's "The Crucible." On another level, I cannot every feel happy when trees & forests have to be cut down for buildings. Wrong century for me ...but SHE teaches me to smile, all the same -
posted by
NocrossJustchristmas
on September 29, 2016 at 1:59 PM
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A symbol can mean a lot of different things, and the cherry orchard is an excellent example of that. I like how one can receive an art form differently, leading to lots of great conversations.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on September 29, 2016 at 8:53 AM
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Aba
I learn so much really reading you Aba and also realize the importance of literature and classics and their meaning to life. The orchards here run in entity with the help of serfs and it is just a reminder to wealthy and greedy landowners that they cannot do without them in totality. The abolishment of serfs have them seeking other forms of making money which is a reality in many fields even today.
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shobana
on September 29, 2016 at 5:49 AM
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Many thanks to you too, Presta.
posted by
anib
on September 29, 2016 at 12:06 AM
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Re: Re: Aba
Very good, Aba! I knew it was gone forever, so I held the memory. It's a universal onenes, I think, that most share. Yes, I liked it very much.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on September 28, 2016 at 10:56 PM
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Re: Aba
The beauty, Presta the poetess, is, that the connectedness is so universal, one can identify oneself with any number of symbolisms. In your childhood, the collecting of plums from the orchard lying waste must later have turned as a symbolism when you saw the felling of trees for utilitarian purposes. The lost beauty ever remained in your memory. Glad you liked this contribution. 
posted by
anib
on September 28, 2016 at 9:16 PM
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Aba
Again, I think you have done a splendid job here noting various symbolisms in The Cherry Orchard. Perhaps one could add the personal response each individual feels to the play, while still concentrating on classes of people's responses. Those responses may be shaped by one's life events.
For example, we lived in an area of new homes at one point as a child. Next to them were beautiful orchards. The orchards were left to rot, still bearing fruit. We would walk through them daily, and leisurely collect the wasted plums. Later, the trees were felled. New homes replaced the orchards. Thus, for me, one aspect here is a personal reality, in concert with the symbolism. Another dimension I consider. I may have lived The Cherry Orchard, in a small way, for a short while. Serious or comedic, may depend on mood.Very well done, Sir Aba. 
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Sea_Gypsy
on September 28, 2016 at 9:03 PM
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