The quote “literature is painting, architecture, and music” is reflected in a simple and powerful way in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s story “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”. The story describes a small village’s discovery of a remarkably handsome and enormous drowned man. The author’s words paint a vivid picture in our minds of this extraordinary man, how he looks, and how he changes the lives of the villagers. This is like literature as painting because the words create a visual image in our heads. In this way, Marquez’s story embodies the idea that literature combines painting, architecture, and music to tell a compelling and beautiful tale.
Daily Archives: September 30, 2023
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Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it”. – C.S. Lewis This quote relates to “The story of hour” as i take this story for my essay. In the story married woman husband death taken suddenly at first she was very sad about that but after some time she realize that now she his free from all the marriage rituals now she can do whatever she want to do now she don’t have to follow somone rules. However now women are free to chose whateveer they want they have to stay at home or not but before they can’t leave home they are not allowed to do work. So it not right they also have there life whatever they want they can do it now. “Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it”. – C.S. Lewis it tells the reality of life but it not describe what they going from.
In “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, Boris Pasternak’s quote resonates profoundly, “Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary.” The narrative unfolds in a Harlem neighborhood, portraying seemingly ordinary children exposed to economic disparity. The protagonist, Sylvia, becomes a lens through which readers witness the jolting realization of social inequality. Ordinary moments, like a trip to a toy store, transform into a exploration of privilege and societal injustice. Bambara utilizes everyday language to articulate the extraordinary challenges faced by marginalized communities. Through the characters, the story unveils layers of societal critique, echoing Pasternak’s idea of extracting the extraordinary from the ordinary. “The Lesson” is a good example of literature’s power to show profound truths about ordinary lives, acting as a mirror reflecting the disparities woven into the fabric of society, thereby fulfilling Pasternak’s vision of literature as a pathway for extraordinary revelations
Reading through all the quotes,I chose-” literature adds to reality,it does not simply describe it.”(C.Slwels) because literature expands into many different understandings around society today. In the the story “The lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, Syliva plays a big role in how society is seen from two different perspectives. she sees the way Miss Moore describes the social classes in front of the kids and expands her thoughts about the rich and poor people. She goes on by saying “What kinda work they do and how they live and how come we ain’t in on it?”..In other words, she finds that society is unfair and people who work hard get everything they want while people who struggle still try and can’t get what they want or need. Miss Moore describes these locations herself, as well as the differences in how the children behave while there- to express and have the kids think more about lifting themselves out of poverty and experience life outside of the projects.
According to Salman Rushdie, “Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit, where I hope to find not absolute truth but the truth of the tale, of the imagination and of the heart.” This statement was picked since it is something that we all face on a regular basis. I like how Salman Rushdie says, “I hope to find not absolute truth, but the truth of the tale of the imagination and the heart.” To me, it is finding things in life or deciding the reality of things, not just the truth but also the experience itself, in order to learn more from the truth. It inspired me and makes a lot of sense.I really enjoy how he states literature is a part of human civilization and the human soul. That means a lot to me. Saying that there is literature even in our own communities and in our hearts.
