Postsecret is unlike any book I have previously encountered. Compiled of hundreds of secrets, I felt very uneasy reading it. It is hundereds of minuete pieces of information about peoples lives, and not just any information but the pieces they have never told anyone. It gives you a looking glass into the deepest thoughts of a stranger and each postcard weaves a story around the image. I find myself wondering who is this person, how did they hear about postsecret, and what are the circumstances behind this secret. I kept trying to understand and relate to these people I have never met and then find myself feeling like I am standing in their bubble.
Why did people send in their secrets or confessions to Postsecret? Is it relieving, a way to get something of your chest, or is it just intriguing. It is similar to the idea of a confessional booth because you are telling a secret, confession, or sin to a stranger who will not judge you. Is that why these people will tell the world on a postcard but not their closed friends or family, are they too scared to be judged? To have suce a large, complete collection od confessions is amazing because in scociety you hardley even hear someone utter sorry.
2 comments:
I had some of the same feelings about PostSecret. I think that a huge weight gets lifed off of the confessors shoulders when the secret is actually voiced and told to someone, but they don't have to suffer the consequences of their secret.
I'm curious about your last sentence here. Do you mean that we can be so empathetic to the anonymous confessors on PS but much more judging and unforgiving in daily life? Or maybe you mean that people confess things on PS, but still avoid telling the person(s) to whom it would actually make a difference. Either way, it would be an interesting topic to explore.
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