Literary notes about Connection (AI summary)
In literature the word "connection" is deployed as a multifaceted device—one that can denote literal links, imply logical relationships, or underscore deeper emotional and historical ties. It is used to indicate how disparate ideas or events are bound together, as in the swift realization of a lingering relationship ([1]) or the identification of historical bonds linking characters or cultures ([2], [3]). At times it functions as a symbol of the intrinsic relationships between thoughts or the narrative threads that knit together a storyline ([4], [5]), while in other contexts it highlights personal ties or social networks that define characters and their journeys ([6], [7]). This varied application enriches the text, inviting readers to explore multiple dimensions of how elements in a story interrelate.
- It took just a few seconds to make the connection.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Julian interprets the myth in connection with the three worlds described in the Fourth Oration.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 1 by Emperor of Rome Julian - This seems to have been the origin of the connection of the Normans with Italy.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - For the connection thought of is concomitance or succession; and the connection between the thoughts is just the same.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James - It is a logical postulate of reason: to pursue, as far as possible, the connection of a conception with its conditions.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant - “You shall see the connection if it kills you, Henry!
— from Howards End by E. M. Forster - But, to any mind, I thought, the connection here was clear and straight.
— from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
