Tess Of The Durbervilles
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Loving is a much more positive experience than being loved. In order to love, one must come to accept one to the extent that one is able to express his own emotions toward another person. A particular divinity can be experienced through loving others. While being loved does not necessarily provi ....
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.... his love for Tadzio.
The novella begins with Aschenbach considering the results of his latest writing. The reader is introduced to a man who cannot find fulfillment in his work, despite the world's approval of him. Aschenbach is loved by the world through the "national honor"(Mann, 199) his supporters give him. His desire concerning his career being "intent from the start upon fame" (Mann, 200), Aschenbach recognizes himself as the subject of his own reputation. Despite his own knowledge o ....
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