Novice Monks in Myanmar (Burma)
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A tragic or comic plot is not a straight line: it is a parabola following the shapes of the mouths on the conventional masks. Comedy has a U-shaped plot, with the action sinking into deep and often potentially tragic complications, and then suddenly turning upward into a happy ending. Tragedy has an inverted U, with the action rising in crisis to a peripety and then plunging downward to a catastrophe through a series of recognitions, usually of the inevitable consequences of previous acts. But in both cases what is recognized is seldom anything new; it is something which has been there all along, and which, by its reappearance or manifestation, brings the end into line with the beginning. Northrop Frye
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bhutiful photo; thanks for the link to this photographer.
Nice! These novice monks are future preachers expected to spread the gospel. Amen to these little monks.
That is a gorgeous photo, hope to get to Myanmar one day….
Beautiful image!
Wow, this is a really great shot!
This photo is amazing. The simplicity and serenity of the monk’s life, even with these kids, is greatly reflected here. Beautiful shot.