The purpose of stories is to communicate the experiences
that are generally found to be incommunicable traditionally. The emotions I
experienced from Jane Austen’s novel Pride
and Prejudice best exemplifies this fact and attests to stories versatility
in telegraphing a multitude of ineffable qualities. For instance, the simplest
impulses I experienced from the novel were occasional laughter due to amusing
situations between the characters. While it may appear that I have successfully
communicated one of my experiences in the novel, I believe the emotion means
more than that and cannot be categorized so easily. Is “laughter” so universal
as be only a singular experience with a singular emotion attached to its
meaning? Is not the moment when I laughed at the ridiculousness of Mr. Colin’s
behavior different than the time when I laughed at the blatant naivety of Jane?
I believe these experiences, even when from the simplistic impulse known as
laughter, are indefinable. Moreover, the more complex descriptions, established
thematic tone and numerous other influences over the story shape the experience
into something entirely individual to the reader and yet universal in effect.
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