The nineteenth-century rise of the novel tracks the elevation of chance over action
Evidence
The story of Lieutenant Grange is nothing but the story of Anyman in a vacant moment whereof the true occurrences are the vast metamorphoses of nature (the turn of the seasons, the sullen erosion of rock to sand, the woodland murmurs of sprouting and decay), and the miniscule transformations within a single body — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 21 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Novels teach you that actions have consequences. They help you grow up. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 952 (
#contradicts, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: The novel relocates real event from human action to natural and bodily change — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 21; Novels teach that actions have consequences. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 952
Related
- The novel relocates real event from human action to natural and bodily change (similarity 0.86)
- Novels teach that actions have consequences. (similarity 0.82)
- Novels function as rehearsals for life rather than mere escape mechanisms. (similarity 0.82)
Broader Connections
- The novel relocates real event from human action to natural and bodily change
#corroborates(0.85) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 21 - Novels teach that actions have consequences.
#contradicts(0.82) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 952