Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Not Norwegian Wood
My friend told me that there is a book called Norwegian Wood. The title of the book is not coincidentally identical to the title of the homonymous Beatles' song.
Apparently, in both cases the title was chosen to not be related to its own content. So, the writer of the book could have called the book ABC Market, achieving the same objective: lack of connection between title and content. The choice Norwegian Wood simply gives this absence of correlation more emphasis.
Consider yourself painting a still-life of a cup of ice-milo and teh-ping and you call this painting Norwegian Wood. This act would make you an immediate member of that elusive club of those who created something and, by evading a meaningful title, called it Norwegian Wood.
Almost there... When I was typing this, I naturally considered labeling this entry Norwegian Wood. However, in my case, that title would be relating closely to the content of the blog. So, is the chosen title related or not?
Apparently, in both cases the title was chosen to not be related to its own content. So, the writer of the book could have called the book ABC Market, achieving the same objective: lack of connection between title and content. The choice Norwegian Wood simply gives this absence of correlation more emphasis.
Consider yourself painting a still-life of a cup of ice-milo and teh-ping and you call this painting Norwegian Wood. This act would make you an immediate member of that elusive club of those who created something and, by evading a meaningful title, called it Norwegian Wood.
Almost there... When I was typing this, I naturally considered labeling this entry Norwegian Wood. However, in my case, that title would be relating closely to the content of the blog. So, is the chosen title related or not?
