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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 10
Explanation and Analysis—All Truth, No Truth:
Chapter 10 opens with Hazel standing on the nose of his car preaching about the nature of truth. Through a rather paradoxical argument, he opposes the Christian notion of one singular truth. In the sermon, it becomes clear to the reader that some of his anti-religious fundamentalism is a product of his loneliness and sense of unbelonging. Although he addresses the crowd, he seems to be talking to himself:
"I preach there are all kinds of truth, your truth and somebody else’s, but behind all of them, there’s only one truth and that is that there’s no truth,” he called. “No truth behind all truths is what I and this church preach! Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. Where is there a place for you to be? No place."
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