International Journal of Servant-Leadership
Abstract
There is a poignant old question that juxtaposes artistic expression with daily reality: "Does art imitate life, or does life imitate art?" If art imitates life, then forms of art, and film in particular, are an insightful means for analyzing day-to-day social realities, an instrument for better understanding the world in which we live. But if life imitates art, as both Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw asserted (Adams 1971, 76, 77), then various art forms become a source of modeling and inspiring societal and individual behavior. In the latter case, societies will take an interest in what their art communicates, because their art will influence people's behavior. No doubt they will also discover the propaganda value of art. May I suggest that both sides of the argument are true at one and the same time? Art does imitate life and life imitates art. There is a continuing dance between the two.
Recommended Citation
Carpenter, Keith W.
(2013)
"Oskar Schindler: A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing,"
International Journal of Servant-Leadership: Vol. 8, Article 30.
DOI: 10.33972/ijsl.155
Available at:
https://repository.gonzaga.edu/ijsl/vol8/iss1/30
Copyright Information
Copyright 2013 The Author(s). All rights reserved
