What is so fascinating about circus life?
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Re: What is so fascinating about circus life?
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There is alot of hard work involved (as with anything) that most people do not think about. A lot of training and effort must go into a production like that. In reality circus life certainly is not for most.
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I think that, yes, Duke felt at home in the circus because it represented freedom from his past life. He also did not have to behave according to society’s standards. He made friends who were weird like him. The freaks as he called them.
What I got from the story was that the circus made Duke very happy. He also loved performing his acts, particularly the sword swallowing one.
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And I would like to answer some of your questions:
1. I think the circus life is a very challenging life to have. Imagine meeting new faces every day and performing such dangerous stunts. You'd have to be something like an adrenaline junkie to do that or pretty desperate.
2. The best performance I've seen is the one I saw on TV. I forgot what it's called, probably french. It was magical I just wished I could have been there in person. The worst circus troup I've seen is the one who came to our little town. They're a bunch of tired people who jus wanted to earn a living. They earn pennies for dancing on a tight wire rope, with a great possibility of falling to their deaths. You just know that the person is scared to perform. It's not very enjoyable.
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I'll have to keep an eye out for one. I live in a rural area that focuses on farming, but I sometimes hear about larger events that take place in bigger placesbootsie0126+ wrote: ↑20 May 2018, 12:47If you ever get the pleasure of going to a circus, make sure it is a true circus and not simply a carnival where the main attraction is "freak" shows. I could have recommended The Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, but after 148 years of performing, closed down this past fall in 2017.holsam_87 wrote: ↑19 May 2018, 17:00Unfortunately, I live in a fairly small town. We don't have circuses come through here. The closest thing is our county fair and the Chinese acrobats that come sometimes to perform at the local school.cristinaro wrote: ↑18 May 2018, 03:37
Try going to the circus once! It's one thing reading about it and quite another experiencing it. I agree with you about the animal abuse, but the circus world is much more than that.
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well said! I even think that the elements of the circus that we still have today are so different than what they used to be. There are communities that have taken activities like accorbatics, pole dancing, and hoops and made them a sport. It really makes me wonder, what parts of our lives will our children romatasize and think about?AmySmiles wrote: ↑01 May 2018, 12:12 I believe the circus, to many seems like an entirely different life. A whole different world. So much so it becomes a comical saying, I quit and I'm going to run away and join the circus. It's an escape maybe from the ho hum life that we seem to fall into. I imagine it would especially be alluring if you liked to travel. What a great way to "see the world". I myself have never been fascinated with the circus. I find the death defying acts to frightening, the clowns silly and the lion tamers crazy. But that is just my opinion. I'll stick to my old routine that I am comfortable with.
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I don´t go to the circus anymore, I like getting an inside view of circus life in books or tv series but I don´t really enjoy the show.
In my opinion circus life in the book is portrayed as an escape. It´s for people for whom boring 9-5 to lives are not suitable. And I think it´s all this uniqueness and rush that attracts Duke to it, but I have to finish the book to give a complete perspective on this last topics.
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