territorialism

TERRITORIALISM   

~ It discuss how an individual tries to protect his or her possessions. It is creating a specific boundaries or markers on certain things.

~ a social theory of "propriety psychological space". If we are what we own, then we are also what we define ourselves to be, our psychic space. This self-definition is our territory. "Its sole function is to manage and defend the self's acquired identities and their properties"

HOPE FOR THE FLOWER - Trina Paulus

It all starts when Stripe, the main character, first hatches from an egg. He begins his life by eating the leaf he was born on. He realizes that there must be "more" to life than just eating leaves. He senses there must be a way to get up into the sky. He searches for a way and finds himself at the base of a pillar made up of caterpillars. They are all struggling to get up into the sky as well. Here he meets Yellow who also wants to get up into the sky by climbing to the top of the pillar. But she feels bad about what must be done to achieve this goal. You have to literally step on and climb over all the other caterpillars who are also trying to reach the top of the pillar. The two of them eventually decide to stop climbing and go back down the pillar. They live together for awhile. But Stripe's curiosity and unrest overcome him and he decides that he must get to the top of the pillar. Stripe says good-bye to Yellow. He focuses, adapts, and drives to reach the top, and eventually he succeeds at being on the top of the caterpillar pillar. This results in disillusionment, as he takes in a vast vista of other caterpillar pillars. Is this all there is at the top? He has not really gotten in to the sky. He just has a view of other caterpillars struggling to reach the top of their respective caterpillar pillars. Yellow, however, has followed her instincts, continues to eat and then spins a cocoon. She eventually emerges from the cocoon transformed into a butterfly and flies into the sky effortlessly. She has found the real answer to the feeling that there must be more to life than eating leaves, and who caterpillars really are. She is waiting for the disillusioned Stripe as he descends the pillar and eventually reaches the ground again. She shows Stripe her empty cocoon, and he eventually realizes what he needs to do. Stripe makes a cocoon of his own. Yellow waits for him. Stripe emerges transformed into a butterfly, and they fly off together

CRITICISM:

 Hope for the flower is simply a story for both children and adults (and caterpillars who can read). The story began when stripe, a caterpillar hatches his egg. He began to wander and eat leaves on the trees. He then became bored and thought that there is more to life than eating those leaves. So he searches and found a caterpillar pillars and every caterpillar wants to be at the summit. Stripe started to climb and he met Yellow who was also eager to be at the top. Then finally they decided to leave the pillars. Together they eat again and play but Stripe was decided that he will go at the top. In this part Stripe showed that he really wanted to do what he want and Yellow trying to stop him, didn't work for Stripe leaving Yellow behind and returning to the pillars. While Sripe was away Yellow discovered how she will reach the sky and she turned into a butterfly. After being transformed into a butterfly, Yellow showed Stripe her cocoon and Stipe became a butterfly too.

this Story only shows us in real life we have a goal, and whatever goal we have in life, when we reach it we do not become satisfied and seek another one.

Stripe on the other hand want to be at the top of the pillar but after reaching and discovering what is on the top, he became disappointed.

the story really show characterization of a territorialism theory in the role of Stripe and Yellow. They didn't stop searching until they found out want they wanted to be. They didn't stop until they've reached their goal.

The story Hope for the flower is simple but after reading it you can find a very bountiful meaning of life