Essay Archive - Literature and Life: Of Human Bondage and Beyond
Literature and Life: Of Human Bondage and Beyond
In the novel Of Human Bondage , the reader comes across a truly
magnificent quote on page 627. This quote is: "He had lived always in the
future, and the present always, always had slipped through his fingers." In and
of itself, this is a very powerful quote. However, it can be given even more
power and significance if a person can relate this quote to their own life and
experiences. I myself, after reading this quote, was instantly able to identify
with it.
This quote describes the middle school years and my early high....
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