Continuing with Everyman, once Fellowship leaves, Everyman's cousins, Cousin and Kindred, come to him and he asks them to follow him to his death. Now, there interaction was kind of cruel, because these three are family, they're kinsmen, and Cousin and Kindred basically run away from Everyman when he needs them. Kindred is especially cruel and literally says "I will abandon you when you need me the most" which I think is pretty horrible to flat out tell someone "Yeah I'm giving up on you."
But there's also something satirically funny about Everyman. Everyman clearly has friends and people around him, but as he needs them, they all shoot him down. I know its a pretty tough price to pay for a friend, but it makes me think of all the empty promises we make to people just because we think they'll never have to be fulfilled. It's the old "I'll take a bullet for you" idea, we as people want to support people and cheer them up, but often we're hiding our true feelings and being polite, and doing what is seen as socially acceptable. We never think we'd have to take a bullet for someone; but if we were put in that position, how many would actually take the bullet? I think the author is doing a great job of asking that question in a thought provoking although humorous way.
Pg: 100
Today was my minor day, and I had a lot of fun. Becca and I started making some costumes for Mack's show and they started coming out really cool; this like woven knot pattern that Becca and I basically attacked. We practically swarmed our two mannequins and just started tying away. I was surprised that I enjoyed even basic costume design/making, because I usually have issues when thinking of costumes directorially. I'll think of either really generic costumes that don't form a character, or something so perceptional that no one relates it to a character but me. So with my minor I'm hoping to understand other design aspects than lights.
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