The Language of Flowers
I picked this article because I like how everything has a language and a meaning that can even transcend time. One of the most interesting pieces of information about this article is how that flowers and plants had meaning back in biblical text and that practice has held up well into the Victorian era. I agree with this article because one can only express so much through language. Expressing thoughts through the symbolism of flowers in a time when saying one's feelings aloud was looked down upon, giving meaning to a physical object is a wonderful and inventful way to use language. This article made me want to learn more about what other plants mean and how that has changed over time just like the meaning of flowers have changed. This affects the world because the use of flowers to convey emotion or meaning is universal even though the meaning changes from place to place. It's a tradition spanning eras giving people a different form of communication.
I find it cool that the different flowers have different meanings but also how society or people up hold those meanings and keep it alive. I am going to be honest when I read the title to your blog post I super thought I was going to read an article about how flowers and plants talk to each other ( I know I'm a dork).
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. When conveying your feelings sometimes words can fully express what your feeling. I think flowers are a great way to convey those feelings that you are unable to say. While reading your article did does make me want to learn more about the language of flowers. It is very interesting!
ReplyDeleteI never really thought of flowers that way but the article was very insightful. I also agree with what Rebecca said as I also thought the article would be about how plants talk to each other.
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