Literary notes about Tenacity (AI summary)
In literature, "tenacity" is a versatile term, often portraying an unyielding determination that transcends the merely physical to embrace moral and intellectual resolve. Writers use the word to characterize individuals with a steadfast commitment to their goals, as seen in portrayals of figures with unwavering purpose and resolve [1], [2], and [3]. It also describes a quality of persistence that is both admired and formidable, whether in describing the obstinate nature of a character's actions [4] or the enduring bond of loyalty and attachment [5], [6]. Moreover, "tenacity" extends beyond personality traits to depict natural forces and abstract mental determination, enriching narratives with a sense of relentless pursuit and resilience [7], [8].
- Tenacity of purpose has been characteristic of all characters who have left their mark on the world.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden - Benjamin Franklin had this tenacity of purpose in a wonderful degree.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden - Great writers have ever been noted for their tenacity of purpose.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden - There was a certain bulldog tenacity about Tommy that made him slow to admit defeat.
— from The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie - Now the Seven Gables will be new-shingled!" From father to son, they clung to the ancestral house with singular tenacity of home attachment.
— from The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Worthy of love and admiration were these people in their blind loyalty, their blind strength and tenacity.
— from Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse - The struggle continued with the same deadly tenacity, but without apparent result.
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne - However informed by natural ardor, it had the tenacity of an intellectual conviction.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. Mahan
