Let Me Be Remembered...

Well as we wind down to the end of the year, I thought that I would write about something that has stood out to me in many of the stories we have read. In many stories, characters have made efforts to make them remembered. They would build buildings or even do extreme behaviors. It has made me wonder, is it human nature to want to be remembered and not forgotten? We have seen in many books that we have read that the characters have done things to make them known in their society. Keating in The Foutainhead focused on building buildings where he would be known for the architecture and the design. However, Roark was the one who designed it. Keating was STILL willing to say it was his and be sure that HIS name was somewhere on the design so he would receive credit. Another story that shows how we wish to be remembered is Picture of Dorian Gray. Dorian was willing to sell his soul to have his eternal youth. He was willing to stay young while others grew old because he wanted the rest of society to remember him for his youthful beauty. Onkonkwo is another one of these characters too. The guy wanted to be remembered for his success rather than being the son of a failure musician. We see this is society on a daily basis. Look at certain buildings in some of our major metropolitian areas. You see the same names on items and buildings. Trump. Rockefeller. Biltmore. Washington. Lincoln. All these people who felt, or others felt, they should be remembered. On apparel, jewelry and other everyday objects, there are labels with people's names where they felt the should be remembered for their contribution. Tiffany & Co. Ann Taylor. Chanel. Wendy's. Everywhere we look!!!! There is something about society that says we should honors thoughs who have made a contribution in someway and should be remembered. I feel that there are many things that should be a representation of someone who should be remembered. It is respectable to that person. Sometimes we go overboard though. There are times I feel like I see the same name repeated among a million things but don't have the same significance as others. For example, Heinz. When you think of Heinz, you think of the ketchup. However, when you use common names such as Smith or Miller, it doesn't stand out as something to remember.