The quote I picked was “Literature is painting, architecture, and music” by Yevgeny Zamyatin. I picked this quote because I was able to effectively connect its meaning with the story of “Araby” by James Joyce. Due to the fact that Joyce used a lot of descriptive words and imagery to set up the setting, to describe a character, to adding different sounds in his writing. One part that stuck with me his when he was describing the sounds of raindrops when the boy was in the back of the drawing room and wrote “I heard the rain impinge upon the earth, the fine incessant needles of water playing in the sodden beds”. Using words like “impinge” and describing the raindrops as “fine incessant needles” can create a beautiful image to the reader of how real and vivid rain can be portrayed. This is why books are one of the most beautiful forms of art.
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Jonathan, if you choose this quote for your essay, be sure to discuss all three elements, not just music. Also, keep in mind that the music element can also refer to the sounds of the words in the story, not only to reference to actual sound, such as falling rain.