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dc.contributor.advisorBasu, Lopamudra
dc.contributor.authorKoester, Trever
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-11T20:16:09Z
dc.date.available2017-12-11T20:16:09Z
dc.date.issued2017-04
dc.identifier.citationKoester, T. (2017). Meaning of suffering in literature and life. University of Wisconsin-Stout Journal of Student Research, 16, 22-30.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/77571
dc.description.abstractSuffering is an inevitable facet of life. All around the world countless numbers of people endure suffering from violence, abuse, natural disasters, and their own vindictive and self-damaging natures. It is difficult to make sense of and find meaning in the seemingly pointless suffering in our everyday lives. This paper explores the meaning of suffering through the lenses of Shakespeare’s play King Lear, Jane Smiley’s novel A Thousand Acres, modern psychology, and the survivors of real-world catastrophes. Literature imitates life and by exploring it, along with modern research and real-world survivor testaments, this paper takes a holistic approach to making meaning out of the seemingly meaningless pain and chaos that suffering inflicts. This paper uses a wide array of circumstances and examples to scrape away at timeless questions that are all too often answered by thoughtless clichés.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Wisconsin--Stout. Office of Research and Sponsored Programsen
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherUniversity of Wisconsin--Stout. Office of Research and Sponsored Programsen
dc.rightsAll rights reserved. No part of this journal may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the University of Wisconsin-Stouten
dc.subjectA Thousand Acresen
dc.subjectdisasteren
dc.subjectKing Learen
dc.subjectmeaningen
dc.subject.lcshSmiley, Jane. Thousand acresen
dc.subject.lcshSuffering in literatureen
dc.subject.lcshSufferingen
dc.subject.lcshDisastersen
dc.subject.lcshShakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Learen
dc.titleMeaning of suffering in literature and lifeen
dc.typeArticleen


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