Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Solzhenitsyn's Nobel Lecture
In this literary piece it becomes evident that what Solzhenitsyn is trying to express is that Art can help conquer evil by allowing people to better understand one another. In addition, Solzhenitsyn makes is it exceedingly clear that literature, which is considered a type of art, also has a distinct purpose of recording past human experiences and thus is able to serve as a unifying factor for mankind. In my opinion, the overall theme of this piece is that Solzhenitsyn is trying to convey to artists, readers, and writers that all their respective roles are important, however, with each role there comes specific responsibilities, but all the participants that fill these roles should do so in a manner that seeks to unify mankind through knowledge, not divide mankind through violence.
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Roderic,
ReplyDeleteI like what you have to say about unifying manking with writing. I think that's a great way of putting it, plus, I think when people take time to write, they think more about their choice of words before putting them on paper for everyone to read. This can also help us become unified as you say because then people tend to write more calmly than when they are speaking out of anger towards another person or group. At least that is my experience.