EAS284H1 Chapter 0: Week 1 - Textbook Notes
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On the relationship between fiction and the government of the people. Literature, in particular fiction, is fundamental and powerful. It can shape people, society, and its customs/beliefs. Fiction is a powerful medium not because it is easy to understand and it allows people to experience/feel and know about other worlds and other people"s lives. interesting but because is. Get rid of dense and meaningless aristocratic literature and promote the lowbrow popular literature of the people. Abandon tradition and support the popular literature as it is expressive and meaningful. Some modest proposals for the reform of literature. Write about good things that encourage people and make them more content to live. Don"t use metaphors/similes so that they lose their original meaning or to fill in the gaps in the writer"s abilities. Use metaphors/similes only if they enhance the meaning of the writer"s original sentiment. Don"t follow any writing structures as they restrict expression.
