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The KISS
In the story, in a dim room of a restaurant, an elderly man,
Brantain sits in a shadow. He braves himself to stare the handsome The Use of Force by William Carlos William Once More to the Lake | Summary
girl, Nathalie (in the story, a girl, Nathalie is said to be handsome) The main narrator who was a doctor by his profession had to “Once More to the Lake” is an autobiographical essay written by
who sits in front of fire light. The girl calmly strokes her cat and go to Olson’s family to examine their one and only daughters E.B. White. The essay revolves around White’s visit to a lake in
occasionally stares slowly toward Brantain with small talk. She Mithilda. When the doctor reached there, he was welcomed by Maine, where he used to vacation as a child, with his own son.
knows that Brantain loves her. She is waiting Brantain confidently Mrs. Olson. The doctor entered the kitchen where the sick White reflects upon the passage of time and the changes that have
to declare his love and she will certainly accept it. Brantain is child was sitting on his father’s lap. The Olson family looked at occurred since his childhood.
enormously rich although he is unattractive but Nathalie loves for the doctor distrustfully. As White revisits the lake, he finds himself experiencing a sense of
his wealth. When the sick child looked at the doctor, she became more déjà vu, as the surroundings and activities mirror those of his own
When they paused their talk, a young man, Harvy entered there nervous. Her eyes remained wide. She started breathing so youth. He vividly describes the sights, sounds, and smells of the
and gave passionate kiss to Nathalie. The girl turned to him and rapidly. The doctor knew that she had a fever. Even he had lake, evoking a strong sense of nostalgia. White observes his son
before she warned him of Brantain's presence, he gave her a found many similar cases of fever and diphtheria patients at engaging in activities that he himself once enjoyed, blurring the
passionate kiss. Brantain felt that he is cheated by Nathalie. Then, her school. The doctor asked about the sore throat of the sick lines between past and present.
Brantain stood up and left the restaurant saying "good bye". child but the Olson family denied saying that she didn’t have Throughout the essay, White contemplates the notion of time and
Nathalie showed her anger to Harvy for not knocking on the door it. The doctor asked her to open her mouth. The doctor called its impact on both the physical environment and human existence.
but Harvy provided a reasonable excuse. He said that he and her the sick child by her name while asking. But, the sick child He comes to the realization that although the lake itself remains
brother had come to search her in the restaurant. Her brother went didn’t move and obey his orders. Mrs. Olson assured the baby relatively unchanged, he has grown older and is now confronted
upstairs and he came there hopping to find her there. After this that the doctor wouldn’t hurt her. However, the doctor didn’t with his own mortality. This recognition of the universal cycle of
incident, she started searching Brantain. As she met him, she made like her mother’s expression. When the doctor moved ahead, life and the passage of time brings forth a profound and somber
him trust her explanation about Harvy and her relation. She said the sick child clawed the doctor’s eyes. The doctor’s glasses reflection on the nature of existence.
that Harvy and her brother were friends, so she considered Harvy dropped down on the kitchen’s floor. The parents felt “Once More to the Lake” is celebrated for its introspective and
as her own brother. Now Brantain believed her words and they ashamed. They asked for an apology. Mrs. Olson started contemplative tone, its vivid and detailed descriptions, and its
decided to get marry. shaking her baby by her arm. The doctor found that the exploration of themes such as the passage of time, the enduring
At their wedding, Brantain even allowed Harvy to kiss his bride parents of the sick child were very careless. He told them that qualities of nature, and the cyclical nature of life. It is regarded as a
because he did not want to interrupt Harvy and Nathalie's he had to examine her at any cost. He wanted the child to obey classic essay that captures the essence of personal introspection
relationship. Harvy went to visit Nathalie and said that Brantain his command or he would have to open her mouth in his way. and the complexities of human experience.
had sent him to kiss her. Knowing about that thing, Nathalie was
Once More to the Lake | Analysis
glad. Her lips looked hungry for the kiss to At this time, Nathalie is The sick child’s fear increased. She became more and more “Once More to the Lake” is a deeply personal and autobiographical
like a chess player who has arranged all him. pieces successfully so nervous that time. The doctor asked Mr. Olson to hold the essay that emerges from a firsthand experience shared by many
that she is about to win. It means that she has arranged in one place child tightly. He didn’t want any interference from the parents. generations of Americans: the tradition of escaping to a mountain
to Brantain in other, she handles successfully to her boyfriend. He wanted co-operation from the parents. Mr. Olson held her lake during the summertime. The specific lake mentioned in
Accidentally, Harvy changed his mood and did not not want to kiss daughter’s wrist tightly. Then the fight began. The sick child White’s essay is Great Pond, which is part of the Belgrade Lakes
Nathalie. He did not want to come in the middle of Nathalie and started screaming saying that they were about to kill her. The in the vicinity of Belgrade, Maine.
Bratain. He said her that he had stopped to kiss any women and doctor held her head with his left hand and inserted his The essay’s personal and autobiographical nature is evidenced by
kissing women was However, she was happy getting a rich and medical instrument between her teeth. However, the doctor’s its use of concrete and specific language. This language establishes
wealthy husband. Brantain. attempts failed again because the sick child broke that the essay’s adherence to Huxley’s criteria for excellence,
instrument. There was bleeding from her mouth. Later on, the particularly in terms of presenting objective facts and focusing on
doctor asked for a spoon type instrument to open her mouth. tangible details. Ultimately, White’s contemplation of these
The girl shrieked emotionally. The doctor became quite angry. specific details, both remembered and freshly observed, leads him
To examine her and providing her comfort is a kind of social to a profound realization that transcends the individual experience
duty for him. Finally, he used his excessive force and became and embraces a universal truth.
successful to find out the reason of the sick child’s fever. She
had been suffering from a sore throat for three days. The sick
child kept her pain secret. But the sick child started attacking
the doctor being angrier. Earlier she was playing a defensive
role but eventually, she tried to get off her father’s lap to beat
the doctor. Her eyes were full of tears.
Beauty
In this essay, Susan Sontag portrays how a women's beauty
has been degraded while being called beautiful. Over the
years, women have been regarded as the fairer gender.
Susan discusses various implications of beauty, specifically
for women. She argues that women should not significantly
value their outlooks rather than their abilities (inner beauty).
According to the essay, ancient Greek society placed an
enormous amount on inner beauty. It would be better if inner
beauty or talent is matched by outer beauty.
Sontag provides a clear analogy for her views on the value
of a woman. For the Greeks, beauty was a virtue: a kind of
excellence. She effectively compares the Greek concept with
her idea of what people assume today. It is surprising when
a beautiful girl is also talented, intelligent, and so on. Many
people would like to agree that intelligence, talent,
goodness, and outer beauty are rare combinations.
However, others could argue that intelligence, talent, and
goodness are also rare in ugly people.
According to Sontag, in patriarchy, women are valued too
much for their looks and too little for other qualities. Beauty
has become something essential to a woman's character.
The contrast between the importance of beauty to men and
women has given beauty a mixed reputation. Women now
must be beautiful. Sontag uses this opportunity to describe
the challenges faced by Women to be beautiful. Beauty,
thus, becomes a form of self-oppression.
In this way, throughout the essay, Sontag continuously
compares the standard of beauty of a woman to that of men.
She brings up the fact that women are beautiful but men are
handsome. Besides just focusing on outer beauty, women
also should be critical regarding the concept of beauty given
by society. She thinks that the success and achievement of
women through hard work also should be taken as beauty.
In the name of beauty, women are exploited and dominated
in society.