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Well defined contextual conceptualisation, allows for varied interpretations with thoughtful writing and depth. This allows for self reflection and social empathy and understanding. Sharing ideas and perspectives through expression freely allows for more inspired concepts and discussions.

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This was my favorite novel for years and then in my 20s I came to loathe Emma for reasons I can’t recall, but I should give it a revisit. And your comment about the name Charles had me howling

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Jun 4, 2023Liked by Charles Schifano

I’ve not read Madame Bovary (I’ll add it to the ol’ reading pile) but this essay reminded me a lot of Middlemarch by George Elliot. It’s precision, it’s exactness resonated throughout. I had to stop reading multiple times to just stare into the mid-distance, having felt so seen as Elliot described the follies of love and aimlessness and everything else. Truly timeless.

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