Where amazing happens

Well I've been looking forward to reading this book ever since I bought it from Matt. This chapter was very interesting in showcasing and taking us on a exhibition of the wonder's that were being spread in tales. Using what we have learned from previous chapters we can see that some of the paintings and depictions seem to be puzzle pieces of other animals or experiences that they saw during the time (world making). Now this is a stretch, but it seemed to make sense and I can't go a post without relating the chapter to . This could be one of the reason that Pokémon was such a huge hit. It didn't just make up new monsters and creatures, it combines different animals we know today and this created creatures that we could relate too and felt like we already knew. A squirrel plus a turtle, electricity and a mouse, and a bird with a ice. It created a world that I as a kid could relate too, each new Pokémon was a new wonder giving us a sense of joy, emotion, and fueled exploration into this make believe world. If you look at the depictions and books that were written at the time we can see how they were extractions and combinations of the blocks of knowledge that people had at that time. In the same way, we still have wonders today, they just seem much more sophisticated. The Brain is a wonder to us today, but to the Egyptians it was just mush, and not a seen in the same light since they used to throw it away before they made their mummies. Diamonds to us can be seen as a wonder, but if somehow a pre Columbian Aztec stumbled upon it, it may just end up looking like just another clear rock. So it seems that what is a wonder is defined by the time and society, a sort of postmodernist viewpoint. Don't forget historical wonder's. The Stonehenge could of just been a bunch of rocks for some town, but to some of us we see this as a marvel.