Chesterton's "On Lying In Bed": Understanding Human Nature
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In this short essay, G.K. Chesterton is able to display his
absolute understanding of human nature. He explains this nature through
humor and wit in this particular essay, On Lying in Bed. According to this
essay, Chesterton has developed three parts to human nature. The first
part is that item ....
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.... ceiling above his
bed. In the essay he realizes that he has found his object of desire in a
rather ordinary place.
In a similar way, people in today's society can find their desires
in places that are rather customary. We, however, are not looking for a
place to paint. In the many items we covet, many can be found in regular
locations. Frequently, we look in unusual places for these items, when
they are actually located directly "under our nose." This shows the first
part of the human na ....
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