In Chapter 2, Albert Knox states that "It seems as if in the process of growing up we lose the ability to wonder about the world." What does he mean? Do you agree with him? Explain why or why not, using examples from this first section of the novel (pp. 1-120) and your own life experiences.
Personally,I find this a very capturing book.Its not that I have never asked these questions to myself before,but the book has an amazing capability of holding the readers attention.
Albert Knox states to Sophie in chapter 2,"It seems as if in the process of growing up we lose the ability to wonder about the world."This sentence,though a short one,has a lot of meaning hidden behind it.As babies,everyone of us had a powerful sense of wonder,but as we grow up,habit takes over us.Why don't we react to everything as if it is something we have never seen before?The answer to this was absolute-habit.We weren't,however,born with it,but it held hands with us along the years.This is why we lose our sense of curiosity.I too,always used to,and still do,ask myself the same questions that Sophie was asked by Knox.Why are we here?Who are we?However, all these questions lead to just one:[Where does life come from?].It still remains a question that hundreds of not only philosophers,but scientists also think about.
I don't think I fully agree with Knox with what he said.Man doesn't actually lose his ability to wonder,he 'choses' not to wonder about it.As we all know the amount of responsibilities we have on our back keeps growing with us,our time to actually figure out the true meaning of life limits.Some,I daresay,are not even bothered.Moreover,as said in the book,we hardly have any clues as to what steps the ancient philosophers took so as to find out what they did.We have very few pieces of the puzzle.This just makes it more of a deeper and challenging quest.
This book has definitely made me think deeper about life from a philosophical point of view.An amazingly inspiring book,I think it makes a grown up as curious as a baby once again.
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"I too,always used to,and still do,ask myself the same questions that Sophie was asked by Knox.Why are we here?Who are we?However, all these questions lead to just one:[Where does life come from?]."
So what were the answers you thought up of when you asked yourselves those questions?
yes! i totally agree with you! finally a blog which i feel most related to! Just like you I still asks myself these questions but it seems like there can never be a satisfactory answer and i agree that people don't 'lose' their ability to wonder. they simply forget/ abandon/ or choose not to wonder.
I agree with you that men do choose their own 'paths' and whether or not to wonder anymore.
However, do you think that the "many responsibilities" we have is a good excuse to not wondering about life?
What is the point of fulfilling these responbilities when you don't know the aftermath? Is there a point to work so hard anymore since we are all going to die anyway?
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