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Literary notes about Event (AI summary)

In literature, the word "event" often carries a dual character—both marking a specific moment in time and symbolizing a turning point within a narrative. Authors use it to denote a tangible occurrence that anchors the plot, as in a recorded past happening that carries weight in memory [1] or a crucial incident that changes a character’s perspective [2]. At the same time, "event" can suggest a broader, almost abstract phenomenon that influences communal affairs or historical processes, whether it is used to illustrate a public commemoration [3] or to underscore a contingency that defines human affairs [4]. This versatile usage underscores the capacity of the term to bridge experiential detail and wider conceptual significance.
  1. When we have made this distinction, we can say that the image "means" the past event.
    — from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell
  2. Here an event occurred to Mademoiselle Gillenormand the elder,—an idea struck her.
    — from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  3. The mysterious event caused much speculation at the church on the following Sunday.
    — from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
  4. A promise, then, is simply an accepted assurance that a certain event or state of things shall come to pass.
    — from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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