ENGL 3207H Chapter Notes - Chapter N/A: Misanthropy, Lovesickness
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Comparative between two texts or just focus on one text. More questions will be added on equiano. Sentiment opposite to reason, leading to a refinement of emotional character. Emotion disconnected from the idea of wealth. Beggar a model of endurance because he is walking on stones without shoes. Virtue is almost standing against compassion (example: the beggar) No direct exchange dog acting as the middle man when he gives the coin to his master after harley drops it. He is always getting something back from his acts of charity. Sensibility is always something that is gendered. Harley given a title man of feeling a woman showing this type of feeling wouldn"t been given a title. The lawyers laughing at him harley has a joke. A running joke are the readers apart of the joke or are we identifying with. Holding up this ideal, but also against it. Telling us what to do in order to survive in this world.