In Jostein Gaarder’s novel, Sophie’s World, philosophy is compared to a magic trick involving white rabbits. Although at first that metaphor might not make sense, upon closer examination Gaarder does make a good point. You surely know the famous magic trick when a rabbit is pulled out of an empty, black, top-hat, as the audience stares … Continue reading
…the only thing we require to be good philosophers is the faculty of wonder… So, what does Jostein Gaarder, the creator of Sophie’s spell-binding world (Sophie’s World), mean in the previous quotation? He wishes to seek out what is necessary to be a philosopher, an age-old debate. Everyone can call themselves a philosopher, but who … Continue reading
Today’s symbol study explores the use of “rooms” and “views” in literature, or rather the metaphorical meaning behind them. For a better analysis, E.M. Forster’s A Room with a View, will be used as a guidebook. In his novel, Forster associates people in relation to rooms. One group of people is associated with a view, while … Continue reading
A Room with a View, written by E.M. Forster, tells the story of the protagonist, Lucy’s, adventures in Italy, and the way those adventures change her. Lucy is stuck in “the golden cage” of society, a cage exclusively for Britain’s elite. This cage confines Lucy with its rules and regulations. Brainwashing Lucy, the cage causes … Continue reading
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