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Definition of Paradox
A paradox is a figure of speech that seems to contradict itself, but which, upon further examination, contains some kernel of truth or reason. Oscar Wilde's famous declaration that "Life is... read full definition
A paradox is a figure of speech that seems to contradict itself, but which, upon further examination, contains some kernel of truth or reason. Oscar... read full definition
A paradox is a figure of speech that seems to contradict itself, but which, upon further examination, contains some kernel... read full definition
Chapter 3
Explanation and Analysis—Quite Illiterate:
Settling down with a book he “took out of the library by mistake,” Holden makes a paradoxical statement when describing his relationship with reading:
The book I was reading was this book I took out of the library by mistake. They gave me the wrong book, and I didn’t notice it till I got back to my room. [...] I thought it was going to stink, but it didn’t. It was a very good book. I’m quite illiterate, but I read a lot.
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