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APPENDICES
APPENDIX G
CHRIS COOPER: THE LEVELS OF MEANING — A BONDIAN APPROACH?
(Unpublished document from 2011)
Chris Cooper has attempted to create a Bondian version of Dorothy
Heathcote’s ‘Five layers of meaning’ based on Heathcote’s original, and Geoff
Gillham’s re-work (discussed in section 3.3.6.). This has not been published as
yet, because Cooper is not satisfied with it and intends to develop it further.
I believe it is a useful document which helps in considering important issues
related to depth in drama. I have shared it here with Cooper’s permission.
Heathcote: Five layers of meaning or levels of explanation in an action.
Subjective in the objective
ACTION what is done
MOTIVATION immediate reason
INVESTMENT _ whyit is so important
MODEL where learned this from (positive/negative model)
LIFE-VIEW how life should or should not be (stance)
Geoff Gillham
Objective in the subjective
ACTION the particular (ACTION)
MOTIVATION individual consciousness — the particular — in the individual
INVESTMENT social (class) — the particular — in the individual —
in the social
MODEL history — the particular — in the individual - in the social
— in the historical.
LIFE-VIEW nature (universal) — the particular — in the individual —
in the social — in the historical — in the universal
A possible Bondian version — by Chris Cooper
The social-psyche — psycho-social: reality ideologised
ACTION the particular (ACTION)
MOTIVATION _ individual consciousness — the particular — in the individual
— why I think I do what I do
INVESTMENT social (class) — the particular — in the individual —
in the social — society expects me to act in this way
MODEL history — the particular — in the individual - in the social
- in the historical — this is the nature of our society/
culture
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