Someone just shared that when they read a novel they visualize the characters, sometimes as a film actor, or celebrity they have seen.
I had to think about this.
No, I definitely do not do this, at all.
The exterior ego presentation of humans is not what I pay attention to, it is not what I see when I communicate with a person, and I do not make assumptions based on appearances, other than for safety sake. Since the visual presentation of humans most often reflects a human’s context ,more than their inner workings, I only pay attention to it when the context becomes relevant to communication and understanding, then I look at appearances for clues. But usually I only pay attention to the interior life of humans, and novels usually reveal that, and provide a context, so there is no need for me to visualize.
Humans are fascinating, there are infinite ways to perceive the world around us!
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“A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.”
William James
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I think that this might also be called rationalizing, or making excuses. It isn’t a very creative approach to the facility of thinking.
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I tend to have a vague character visualization, based on the author’s description. When I read a Star Trek novel, of course many of the characters were in the shows, and so I visualize the characters more vividly then.
Joan, I would find it difficult avoid thinkin of Star Trek characters as the actors who played them, so iconic!
I often don’t really visualize characters in a story, unless they have a feature that stands out, like black hair with a streak of white in it. And then I focus on that and I guess on their age.
It’s really interesting to see how a director visualizes a character when they create a movie.
Teri, it is interesting to see how directors envision a character in a story. I have just read The Queen’s Gambit, and the choice of the actress to portray Elizabeth Harmon was very astute.
DH and I enjoyed watching Queen’s Gambit.
Teri, I too enjoyed the movie, the book is just as enjoyable, although since I do not play chess, I skimmed over the descriptions of plays. The story held together very well despite my knowing nothing about chess.