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| John Long |
What struck me the most about Maury's profile?
Believe it or not, what stuck out to me the most was Graham explaining the terminology of the word "hobo" and how it came to be. For the longest time I thought the word "hobo" meant "homeless bum" or something like that. On page twenty, Graham explains that the word came from vagabonds carrying a hoe with a bag full of their possessions, and the word "Bo" was slang for an adult man in old English. Fascinating. Some might not think so, but I find that learning the root history of a word is wonderful to learn.
I recently found this video on YouTube.com, and it's filled with information about the "Hobo culture" that is certainly interesting...
After reading the first two profiles in Holding on, we get the sense that the hobo culture is something of a relic. In the video, Jim Kershner from Spokesmanreview.com explains that the word "hobo" is an old term that we don't really hear anymore today. The hobo culture began around a hundred years ago in the rail-yards near the "smoke-hand river". I personally don't know where that is located. In the sections of the book that we read already, we understand that they had their own customs and their own way of living which is extremely different from that of what you would call a "bum",but they were free spirited people who was free from all connections with absolutely zero ties to the world. What fascinated me the most from this video is that they had their own folk tales and myths made up in songs. One in particular that they sung around campfires was called "the big rock candy mountains" which Kershner explained was a tell tale about a place with a lake of stew and whiskey too. I didn't think about it, but during the great depression, the hobo population had sky rocketed from desperate people hitching rides on the railways looking for work across the states. Throughout the years the hobo population had changed and the term "hobo" had become associated in a negative way with other words such as "homeless" and "bum".
This video isn't very long, but it does have quite a bit of information that I found great to look at.
Here's the link to the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsBPcf_Kv4M
Believe it or not, what stuck out to me the most was Graham explaining the terminology of the word "hobo" and how it came to be. For the longest time I thought the word "hobo" meant "homeless bum" or something like that. On page twenty, Graham explains that the word came from vagabonds carrying a hoe with a bag full of their possessions, and the word "Bo" was slang for an adult man in old English. Fascinating. Some might not think so, but I find that learning the root history of a word is wonderful to learn.
I recently found this video on YouTube.com, and it's filled with information about the "Hobo culture" that is certainly interesting...
After reading the first two profiles in Holding on, we get the sense that the hobo culture is something of a relic. In the video, Jim Kershner from Spokesmanreview.com explains that the word "hobo" is an old term that we don't really hear anymore today. The hobo culture began around a hundred years ago in the rail-yards near the "smoke-hand river". I personally don't know where that is located. In the sections of the book that we read already, we understand that they had their own customs and their own way of living which is extremely different from that of what you would call a "bum",but they were free spirited people who was free from all connections with absolutely zero ties to the world. What fascinated me the most from this video is that they had their own folk tales and myths made up in songs. One in particular that they sung around campfires was called "the big rock candy mountains" which Kershner explained was a tell tale about a place with a lake of stew and whiskey too. I didn't think about it, but during the great depression, the hobo population had sky rocketed from desperate people hitching rides on the railways looking for work across the states. Throughout the years the hobo population had changed and the term "hobo" had become associated in a negative way with other words such as "homeless" and "bum".
This video isn't very long, but it does have quite a bit of information that I found great to look at.
Here's the link to the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsBPcf_Kv4M
Hello John!
ReplyDeleteI found it so interesting that you write scripts, that takes a lot of time, dedication and mostly talent! So good for you, don't ever give up because it only takes one time to get noticed and then you're in!
I also found it interesting where the word Hobo came from. Before reading I hadn't the slightest clue! You're right it is wonderful to find out where the meaning of words originally came about.
Hi John.
ReplyDeleteYou made a worthy point. I respect your opinion about zero ties in the world and believe that. I cannot imagine living without ties to the world.
Hello there,
ReplyDeleteAs a fellow English major I must express my interest in your writing of scripts! Most of my writing has focused around poetry and short stories, but I have always thought how much fun it would be to write something which you get to see played out for you. How much fun!
Cheers!
Devon