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5 pages in length. Grace's quest for enlightenment recognizes a time in which all of mankind must break free from the confines of what had heretofore been accepted as a universal recognition of time; with each individual following in the footsteps of those who went before, without any question as to why things are accomplished in any certain order, the aspect of time for such enlightenment symbolizes the ultimate chance to break free from such lasting constraints. Grace's attempt to define the notion of human connectedness leads her down a path of discovery that postulates the very essence of being, inasmuch as the writer carefully contemplates the various avenues one must travel as a means by which to reach the conscious state of true spiritual recognition. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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expansion which effectively transcends any mortal barriers placed upon its passage. Patricia Grace recognizes this fact in her award-winning novel Potiki, illustrating how there exist significant differences between how
time is perceived with regard to cultural memories and that which is perceived on what can be termed "now time." This sense of distinct timelessness -- which is in
direct opposition to the rigid structure of its passage outside of the spiral realm - has best been experienced through cultural transcendence; however, it is not within a conscious state
that this encounter ultimately occurs, but rather it happens when ones soul is still enough from the inside of oneself in order to allow such a remarkable and rejuvenating transpiration
to take place. It is at this point where the limitations of time rise above all perceived boundaries, clearly illustrated by Graces approach to the severe limitations of mortal
existence as compared with the endurance of narratives. "In this way the ancestors are known and remembered. But the carver may not be known or remembered, except by
a few" (Grace 8). The reader can readily surmise from Graces approach that "several instances of cultural diversity take on a different hue
when viewed from a narrative perspective" (Howard 187), inasmuch as there is currently a conflict that exists between two views of how the mind works, with one of these views
representing the manner by which humans process information: the computations view. The other view is the way in which the mind uses stories and collections of stories to help
interpret and understand the ambiguities routinely faced in life known as the cultural view. "The telling and re-telling of stories sustains, enlarges, and de?nes our view of the world
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