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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 11: A Breastpin of Human Hair
Explanation and Analysis—Spaces of Freedom:
In Chapter 11, Quoyle wakes up to a hammering sound, which he soon discovers to be a bird trying to poke through the window and enter the house. A paradox describes this bird's strange behavior:
It seemed the bird was trying to break from the closed room of sea and rock and sky into the vastness of his bare chamber.
Chapter 33: The Cousin
Explanation and Analysis—Spaces of Freedom:
In Chapter 11, Quoyle wakes up to a hammering sound, which he soon discovers to be a bird trying to poke through the window and enter the house. A paradox describes this bird's strange behavior:
Unlock with LitCharts A+It seemed the bird was trying to break from the closed room of sea and rock and sky into the vastness of his bare chamber.
