Assignment 1

“One person by himself s not a complete human being…”

I think Frye is talking about how one human being on his own can never be complete because the person would not advance very far without other humans input and opinions. My opinion is that his words say it like it is. The impact of literature, society and judgment can be a major influence and define lives. The quote can be connected to literature and human communication. When we read the book stimulates our brains and could impose a greater depth of thinking on the person reading. The literature being read could ask fundamental questions and implant new thoughts into the mind that may never have been established without it. Literature, being written by another human, is an expression of creativity, and or detailed ideas about a subject and it brings in a new perspective and multiple bias thoughts which prod the mind further than possible while independent. This quote has a direct connection to paragraph 24 in “The Love of Learning”; “Make use of the public libraries. Start you own personal library and watch it grow. Talk about your reading. Ask others what they’re reading. You’ll learn a lot.” Undoubtedly this quotation sums up the whole message being portrayed by Frye. Reading and communication with other human sources is one of the most influential learning methods in the world, and makes us closer to being complete as humans.