Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching

 Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching

In this assignment, I want you to consider how we depict the world that we can’t see. You’ll be using Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching as the central text; every assignment should quote at least two passages from the D.C. Lau translation of the Tao.
As a few critics have noted (https://theconversation.com/oscars-2023-the-philosophy-of-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-explained-201829, the recent movie Everything Everywhere All At Once shares some similarities to the Tao. This is dicey, since East Asian religious texts are so often misused in U.S. pop culture – but the connections really do seem to be there. Quoting from the Tao and specific scenes from the 2022 film, discuss how Evelyn and Waymond may reflect aspects of Lao Tzu’s ideas.