Changing Perspective

Everything and everyone changes. Some people adapt well to change, whilst others have trouble, wanting things to remain the same. Change can be confronting because no-one likes to be forced out of their comfortable habitat, but it can be rewarding. Change, and the way we adapt to it, can help us grow and mature, therefore helping us learn and improve ourselves.

Miroslav Holub's poem 'The Door' focuses on embracing new perspectives and embracing change. The metaphor of opening the door suggests we open ourselves up. If we go outside (that is to say, beyond the familiar, the here and the now), we may see some magical things such as a 'garden' or a 'magic city'. It is also possible that we may see something confronting such as a fog - but that fog will clear. In other word, we will understand and be rewarded in due time. Although there may be something confronting outside such as 'darkness ticking' or even more frightening, 'nothing', we should still open the door, for 'at least there will be a draught.' Which is to say, although change is confronting, it will always be rewarded in some way. The origin of the change is embracing change itself. The change was caused by someone stepping outside their comfort zone and looking 'outside the door.' Miroslav Holub's short text is an argument for new perspectives, his message is don't fear change, embrace it, for after all, it will be rewarding in some way.

Ingrained prejudice is difficult to change as shown in the Simpson's television episode 'Homer Phobia'. Homer's homophobia is irrational and based on fear. He finds homosexuality extremely confronting and he believes that the mere presence of a homosexual is enough to cause a 'straight' person to turn gay. Obviously, this does not acknowledge the fact that sexuality if innate and bout by a number of complex circumstances, but never the less, Homer still finds the thought of homosexuality confronting. Homer's perspective of John changes when he saves Homer's life and Homer sees John for more than just his sexuality. The origin of this change was fear and the change was caused by John saving his life. By breaking stereotypes, Homer sees the rewarding side of his changed perspective and is rewarded with a new friend and a new outlook on homosexuality and life as a whole.

'Legally Blonde' liberates women to stop relying on men and to empower themselves to strive to the top. There is a deeper message within the movie about self-empowerment and working the political process to progressive ends. Warner takes Elle out for dinner and Elle is under the impression that Warner is going to propose:-

"Girls, this is it, in a few hours ill be the future Mrs. Warner Huntington the third."

But instead, Warner had other plans:-

"If I'm going to be a senator by the time I'm thirty, I need to stop digging around. That's why I think it's time for us, Elle, pooh bear, I think we should break up"

This is a very confronting change for Elle because she had been with Warner for a very long time, she felt that without him, life is no longer worth living. At the beginning of the movie, Elle Woods is shown as superficial. However, towards the end, she is very accomplished, ambitious, successful and driven. She has changed and become a better person. She becomes a lawyer, alters her career and her life and gets a boyfriend that loves her completely. The origin of the change was her losing her boyfriend and the change was caused by her realising her true self. Although the change

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