Both Uses of
subversion
in
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- Whereas photographs of Phaedrus' face during this period show alienation and aggression...a member of his department had half jokingly called it a "subversive" look...some photographs of DeWeese from the same period show a face that is quite passive, almost serene, except for a mild questioning expression.†
Part 2subversive = a person who works from within to destroy an established order; or relating to such destructive efforts
- This was the same governor who supplied the list of fifty subversives we heard about a few days ago.†
Part 2 *subversives = people who work to gradually destroy an established order
Definition:
gradual destruction (of something previously established) -- such as a government, rule, or belief