In reading a book about race the other day, I came across a section where people of various ethnicities all talked about their native language being an important part of who they are. The one constant.
Language and identity. So if you think about it, the fact of House's multilingualism can be as much about his role as an outsider as anything. Trying to find connection by language, at first for the attempt at connection, then simply for the power of information that it brings.
His search for language is also a painful reflection of his personal universe, both w/his relationship with his father and his relationship w/the world in general. "Dad tells him to stay on the base, so Greg sneaks away every chance he gets. "
It is a sad thing indeed when folk cannot or will not see the beauty that surrounds them.
As others do, I love the line "He tells Wilson it seems appropriate to read backwards now that everything else in his life has been turned upside down."
""Because of our sins, we were punished." He doesn't believe it, but he keeps reading."
There is a very disturbing theme throughout the show of House's need to self-punish. For as much as he hates his father, he still cannot help but play the good son in that, at least.
Powerful stuff. Thank'ee's for sharing. :-) -Katrina
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Date: 2008-04-16 07:16 pm (UTC)In reading a book about race the other day, I came across a section where people of various ethnicities all talked about their native language being an important part of who they are. The one constant.
Language and identity. So if you think about it, the fact of House's multilingualism can be as much about his role as an outsider as anything. Trying to find connection by language, at first for the attempt at connection, then simply for the power of information that it brings.
His search for language is also a painful reflection of his personal universe, both w/his relationship with his father and his relationship w/the world in general. "Dad tells him to stay on the base, so Greg sneaks away every chance he gets. "
It is a sad thing indeed when folk cannot or will not see the beauty that surrounds them.
As others do, I love the line "He tells Wilson it seems appropriate to read backwards now that everything else in his life has been turned upside down."
""Because of our sins, we were punished." He doesn't believe it, but he keeps reading."
There is a very disturbing theme throughout the show of House's need to self-punish. For as much as he hates his father, he still cannot help but play the good son in that, at least.
Powerful stuff. Thank'ee's for sharing. :-)
-Katrina