"A pencil seems innocent enough. One might a long letter, or a postcard, or a novel; or one might write a list of things to do which require our attention. Regardless of purpose, the pencil is needed to propel us outside so we can shirk our other duties for a while."In this quotation Wolfe berates the necessities that take over our everyday lives. With the use of a pencil so much can be done. The pencil is to the paper as our brain is to what we think, without the pencil our thoughts can not be written down and expressed to others. The pencil allows us to express ourselves freely, the “innocent” pencil which in reality isn’t innocent because of the power it allows the writer to have.
"A pencil seems innocent enough. One might a long letter, or a postcard, or a novel; or one might write a list of things to do which require our attention. Regardless of purpose, the pencil is needed to propel us outside so we can shirk our other duties for a while."In this quotation Wolfe berates the necessities that take over our everyday lives. With the use of a pencil so much can be done. The pencil is to the paper as our brain is to what we think, without the pencil our thoughts can not be written down and expressed to others. The pencil allows us to express ourselves freely, the “innocent” pencil which in reality isn’t innocent because of the power it allows the writer to have.
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