About Helena and the Wolves
About the AuthorMy name is Jack Toor. I am a junior at the University of Michigan majoring in biochemistry with a minor in writing. I come from a small-ish town called Saline just outside of Ann Arbor.
I like to write as a form of expression. I find that putting my thoughts into words forces me to make sense of my most tangled feelings. This semester, I was introduced to the writing of Jorge Luis Borges, who certainly provided some stylistic inspiration in this project. Thank you for visiting my project! |
In the last few months, my writing hopscotched between several topics. Running through each was a common thread of curiosity with how humans make sense of the world. At the left is a visual aid I made for one project to explain the way philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein saw the world: independent facts suspended in logical space.
After working through his theories, I began to wonder more about how we develop our personal understanding of the world. If one had plenty of time to think, what would they come up with? From this thought experiment came my final piece for Writing 220. Helena and the Wolves is a project about humankind’s pursuit of understanding. Solomon is placed in a setting much different from our own and left with enough time to do with it as he pleases. Time, memory, and purpose are major themes in the story. My intent was not to pose answers to the "great questions of life," but instead to get the reader to think for themselves and reflect on their own development. |