Power

          Foucault view of the panopticism is interesting. He see the panopticon as an important part of society. He describes discipline and punishment in reference to a panopticon. He states that the panopticon is necessary to have or gain power. Foucault used the panopticon as a metaphor for society. The perception that everyone is being watched alters people’s decisions. When I first started reading Foucault, I was a little confused. I did not know here he was going with his analogies. After it was explained to me his views made sense. I do not agree with everything in the piece of work. I agree that people act differently when there are being watched or think they are being watched. I think every person is in their own panopticon. People reflect the way they are by the people that are around them.

            Berger, Bordo, and Nochlin have their own accounts of how they power in writing.  Berger describe power when he talked about the how paintings were mystified.  The artist paintings can have the power to change what a person thinks when they see the painting. Bordo describes how advertisements use their power and techniques to lure the views. Nochlin talks about a painter that uses his power to stir up controversy through his paintings.

Berger, Bordo, and Nochlin had different views on the images that they analyzed. They imply that one might understand the world only through one perceptive. They were saying that the life that a person lives in is not the only way to live. I believe that the authors were exposing the readers to their views of how they see things in society. I think that people are sheltered or are only taught one perceptive when they grow up by their guardians. Parents teach their children only what they want them to know. Going to college opens the doors for individuals to see other cultures and views that the society and the world have to offer.