Literary notes about Alternative (AI summary)
In literature, the term "alternative" is frequently employed to denote a distinct choice or pathway that characters or ideas must either embrace or reject. It may represent a tactical option in a competitive scenario, as when a chess player is forced to innovate under pressure ([1]), or it can encapsulate a broader methodological or philosophical decision, such as opting for reason over randomness ([2]). At times, "alternative" underscores the inevitability of a particular action—forcing a character into a specific fate as seen in moments of reluctant compliance ([3], [4])—while in other contexts it introduces contrasting conceptual frameworks or interpretive variants within texts ([5], [6]). This multifaceted usage enriches narratives by highlighting pivotal junctures where different courses or meanings diverge, ultimately deepening both plot and perspective.
- Kt × P 24. B × Kt R × B 25. P × P P - B 3 26. Kt - K 3 Kt - Kt 4 was the alternative, but in any event White could not resist the attack.
— from Chess Fundamentals by José Raúl Capablanca - Ideas furnish the only alternative to "hit or miss" methods Logical ideas are like keys which are shaping with reference to opening a lock.
— from How We Think by John Dewey - “In that case, I have no alternative but to agree.”
— from The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie - Gilles had no alternative but to submit.
— from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay - y are z ” may be expressed as the Alternative Proposition “Either some
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll - Alternative , f. , succession de choses qui reviennent tour à tour; choix. alterner , se succéder avec régularité.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann
