Arguments:
Auction House (American collectibles): what objects are worth value and what aren't.
Exhibition: paintings (meaning in the objects in the painting) and objects.
New Generation: we value objects for their "symbolic value", a memory or important remembrance
Design: objects valued because of it's color, technology, and craft. Meaning as well as function
Domestic Life: and how it relates to who we are, for example a kid's backpack.
World Trade Center: using objects like piece of the plane or an American flag to document a time in history when others think it's "robbing graves"
Athen's Paintings and the Greeks: their paintings and way of life are simple "domestic objects" just like ours today (books, photographs, films, etc.) which all represent stories and values
I thought the Auction house argument was the most successful because it was right off the introduction and the meaning of The Uncommon Life of Common Objects. It is a supportive example of what people find valuable and worth money. It gave examples of different objects and how some might find it more valuable than others maybe based on their own stories regarding the object.
The argument that resonates most with my own experiences is the paragraph about "domestic life". I too have objects such as clothing, jewelry, paintings etc. that mean something to me because they either represent myself, take on the role of a memorable story or keep me from forgetting someone I care/cared about.
Thinking about it now that I've read The Uncommon Life of Common Objects, all the objects in my life play a roll in my life. Depending on the object it is either used, looked at, listened to, watched, admired, loved, hugged, cried over and I could go on.
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