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The Four Noble Truths:
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The Three Marks of Reality:
No Permanent Identity
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The idea of no permanent identity "is not only changing but is made up of parts that are also constantly changing" (Molloy 131). Kung Fu Panda's Po, is picked to continue training to become a master kung-fu warrior.
Molloy, Michael. Experiencing the World's Religions: Tradition, Challenge, and Change. Sixth ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2012. Print. |
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The Noble Eightfold PathWith right work and right effort, one is closer to completing the Noble Eightfold Path.
These two steps of the Noble Eightfold Path relate to The Devil Wears Prada because Andrea becomes obsessed with Miranda and her accomplishments, causing Andrea to lose her friends and family. Andrea does not realize that her job is causing harm to others and that if she does not learn moderation, she will keep losing the important people in her life. Molloy, Michael. Experiencing the World's Religions: Tradition, Challenge, and Change. Sixth ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2012. Print. |
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Comparative Analysis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBot8SOLWBQ
Similarities
Similarities
- In this scene the protagonist’s alter ego (Tyler) set (his own) apartment on fire, because he could not keep up with all the furniture he thinks he needed to be “complete” --- this concept is similar to the second noble truth, that suffering comes from desire. (His alter personality even makes a comment saying, “The things you own, end up owning you.”)
- A second similarity is that after he burns his apartment with the furniture, the protagonist later in the film realizes he did not need the materialistic things he mourned about. He “lets the chip fall where they may, evolves, and stops trying to be perfect” similar to the idea of the third noble truth that suffering can end if the person stops craving possessions and ambition, and just walks the path.
- The third similarity I identified was the idea of change portrayed in Fight Club. In our text we covered the concepts of the three marks of reality. One of them is impermanence. The film shows this concept in the final scene, where we have been seeing the protagonist’s change of character (from a pushover to this fighter who stands up for his beliefs) throughout the movie (by watching his alter ego) but the protagonist himself does not recognize the change that is occurring daily, he recognizes it overtime.
- One difference is that when the character starts evolving, his rage takes over due to all the suppression he has encountered thus far. After he changes for what he believes is best his intentions are selfish. This is a difference because the eightfold path teaches that a person must have the right intentions, and should get rid of immoral qualities
- This brings us to the second difference, which is another concept addressed in the eightfold path. One of the stages of the path is right action or right conduct. In this film, the protagonist is able to change by fighting. His coping mechanism is to release his anger and oppression on others, and vise versa to encourage disputes. This is a difference because right action refers to not being harmful to one self or others.
- The last difference I identified is the concept of suffering. In our text, it is stated that all suffering comes from desire. In the film this concept is explicit, but not all suffering demonstrated is due to desire. A large fraction of the protagonist suffering comes from the oppression of others.
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