Literary notes about Convention (AI summary)
In literature, the term "convention" is employed with remarkable versatility, serving to denote both societal norms and formal assemblies. At times, it refers to the customary behaviors and expectations that individuals may embrace or reject—illustrated in discussions about departing from traditional modes of thought or behavior ([1], [2], [3]). In other instances, "convention" designates organized meetings or gatherings, whether for political deliberation or social reform, where ideas and policies are debated and decisions made ([4], [5], [6]). Thus, its usage captures an intriguing duality: on the one hand, it symbolizes the weight of established tradition and social propriety, while on the other, it represents the dynamic venue for collective action and progressive change ([7], [8], [9]).
- So far as she is noticeably different from other people she is less bound by convention.
— from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller - He abandons social convention, as indeed—in the case we have just been considering—he abandoned logic.
— from Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic by Henri Bergson - I was made to look at the convention that lurks in all truth and on the essential sincerity of falsehood.
— from Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad - Sisters :—You have called another Convention, and all who are the friends of equal rights are invited to attend and participate in the deliberations.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - At our last Convention in Worcester, I presented a prospectus for such a paper, which I will request hereafter to be read here.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - My pleas before the Constitutional Convention and the people, were for equal legal and political rights for women.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - The call for that Convention invited delegates from all Anti-Slavery organizations.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - The motion was carried, and credentials received, and every man and woman became members of the convention.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - A convention has indeed been made; but this convention, so far from destroying the state of war, presupposes its continuance.
— from The Social Contract & Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
