Thursday, June 19, 2008
Week 3: Metaphors
I think its interesting how in my Comm 100W class we were discussing this today, except the topic was the many ways that people use cliches. I always thought that metaphors and cliches were the same thing, but I understand that I might be wrong. One concept that really caught my attention was where it mentions "if you view love as a journey, then you'll expect romantic and other close relationships to progress and change over time." This is exactly what I believe, I think the relationship that one has, either romantic or a friendship relationship, is a journey. For example, I have been together with my partner since we were both in high school, we are high school sweet hearts. Our relationship has been through some ups and downs, but we have both worked at making our romantic relationship even better. I consider this a journey because one has to go through changes when involved in a romantic relationship. Axley (1984) mentions "that when we apply the conduit metaphor to organizational communication, we assume that meanings can be transferred from speakers/writers to listeners/readers in words." In result, "effective communication are messages that are clearly transmitted and understood." This has also been effective in my friendships with close friends, effective communication is necessary in all relationships.
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I agree with the quote, "effective communication are messages that are clearly transmitted and understood". I've been with my boyfriend for almost 2 years and there are times when we say we communicate yet it's still not penetrating through the other person's brain. A lot of quarrels are the outcome of neglecting to communicate clearly with one another. I believe that communication can either make or break a relationship.
I definitly agree that metaphors are a great way of communication. Sometimes even those who seem to have a comment for everything run out of words and need a metaphor. Or often enough sometimes plain words cannot describe the true nature of something and only a comparison of another word, phrase, event or action can truly depict the emphasis wanting to be used. I know that sometimes it makes things clearer and more understandable for me to hear or read a metaphor. So then I have some what an idea to base it on.
Communication is not as simple as the word conveys. It is something many struggle with simply because we are different, we are all unique, we all have different experiences, cultures, character traits, and histories that make us who we are. Is it a surprise that so many relationship problems derive from "communication"?....There is hope, however, and that hope takes its form through metaphor. Metaphors have the ability to ease communiation in a powerful way-one that can foster relationships in a unique format.
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