The Mosaic

As more and more entries are added to this project, I have begun to recognize a pattern. I have seen recurring themes and ideas, I have seen pieces begin to fall into place. And I am very pleased at what I see.

In The Story of B, the two main storytellers utilize a certain method of teaching that I find infinitely interesting and amazingly effective. They taught not in a linear manner, but rather by giving pieces of a mosaic. With each story the bigger picture became clearer and clearer. Many times ideas would repeat themselves, reemphasizing parts of the overall image. As each part of the mosaic is put into place, we gain a better sense of understanding. But even once the main pieces of the mosaic are laid, there are still cracks in between them. So we fill in those cracks with smaller, more detailed pieces. But between those pieces there too are cracks. So we fill them in with even smaller pieces. The process is never done. There is always more information, more understanding to be applied to this mosaic. The philosophy behind this teaching method is that nothing will ever be completely understood, and that we should never expect to know or understand anything completely. Instead, we must constantly add pieces to our mosaic to better understand the big picture. And that is what I am doing here: creating the mosaic of The Divine Comedy, one piece at a time.