Orgon *barf* -Madison Flowers

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Looking back on this book, I have realized that I relate much more to Orgon than I would like to admit. It genuinely pains me to say that because he was literally so dumb, but it is true. Think about it, how many times did his wife, son, and daughter try to convince him that Tartuffe was deceitful and untrustworthy, yet he refused to listen. How many times did Dorine warn him that Tartuffe was not who he was pretending to be, yet Orgon would not believe it. All of the people he should have trusted most in his life (besides his mom because she was psycho too) were telling him to stay away. But out of his pure stubbornness, he chose to ignore them all. And what happened? They ended up being right and he almost lost everything.
How many times do we do this? I know I do it all the time, and I see my friends to it all the time too. Think back to when you were a kid and your mom would say “put on a jacket because it is going to be cold today” but you would refuse and you had to find out the hard way that your mom was right, it was cold and you did need a jacket. Or what about that one guy or girl that you thought hung the moon and the stars and could do no wrong, but all of your friends were telling you to stay away. You didn’t stay away and that guy or girl ended up being just as bad for you as your friends warned you he/she would be. *Told you so*
I think all of us can relate to Orgon on that issue. Or is it just me?

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Stephen Davis said…
I agree with you in that all of us have at least a little bit of that Orgon type ignorance. I know that I have it in particular when it comes to different people in my life that I was warned against and, like Orgon, I foolishly ignored the rightful advice of those around me and wound up far worse off than if I had taken their advice to heart earlier.
September 29, 2019 at 7:44 PM
Gabby Strahan said…
Madison Flowers i love ya dude and I appreciate your honesty and vulnerability in admitting that you discovered areas of relation with Orgon. If I am being completely honest I feel like we as a culture relate far too much with Orgon and his character. I definitely see some of his qualities in myself, thanks for calling us out.
September 30, 2019 at 5:05 PM
Joshua Evers said…
I can completely understand the pains that Orgon felt when he realized that he was deceived. I say this only understanding deception on much smaller levels, thankfully. But the trust of his family was important, and he paid dearly for refusing to even acknowledge it. I also question how Orgon was not murdered by his family out of frustration, but that question is for another day.
September 30, 2019 at 6:02 PM
Jamie Peters said…
I think that Moliere had this in mind when he created the character of Orgon. Plays are almost always designed to be realistic and relatable, so that people can both laugh at the characters faults and learn from their own. Unfortunately, Orgon is also the way most of the world looks at Christians: a bunch of idiots who do not listen to "wiser" leaders. Moliere was a lot smarter than we thought.
September 30, 2019 at 6:05 PM
Moriah Nelson said…
Madison, I can definitely see your point and have definitely been like Orgon, trying to get by on my own (limited) understanding instead of relying on God or the wise counsel He has placed in my life. We can definitely learn a lot from Orgon about what lies or truths we believe in our own lives.
September 30, 2019 at 6:38 PM
Cade Wood said…
Girl, I think everyone is in that boat honestly. At some point in everyone's life we are ignorant of something that another is more knowledgable about. At that moment in time, we have the choice to humble ourselves and listen or go against whatever it is that our trusted advisee is warning us against. More times than not I too find myself doing the thing someone warned me against because I am stubborn. I really liked this post!
September 30, 2019 at 7:07 PM
Addison Zanda said…
I love this post and Kayla's post because of the "lack of direction" we live with in our lives. It kinda reverts back to Kant and our tutelage in way. Going against the right decisions seems to be the way to go in the world now, but once we take the oath our friends do, a good bit of the time we go with the flow in a careless way.
September 30, 2019 at 7:25 PM
Luke Killam said…
I definitely agree with this, and can relate so much to it. Maybe the purpose of this comedy was the irony of it all. The people who laughed at Orgon were just like him!! God bless our society.
September 30, 2019 at 8:32 PM
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