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Literary notes about Trend (AI summary)

In literature, the term "trend" is employed as a versatile descriptor that conveys movement, direction, and evolution across various contexts. In some writings, it suggests the progression of historical or social change—as when Du Bois identifies a shift in societal values following technological advancements [1] or when sociologists discuss the directional movement of public opinion and research foci [2] [3]. At times, literary authors use the word to characterize the evolving tone or inclination in character behavior and thought, exemplified by discussions of a character's internal progress or decline [4]. Meanwhile, in more concrete descriptions, "trend" can indicate physical or measurable directions, such as economic fluctuations or architectural alignments, as discussed by Ukers and others [5]. Thus, within literary discourse, "trend" encapsulates both abstract forces of change and tangible, directional shifts, serving as a bridge between ideas and observable phenomena.
  1. Walker's wild appeal against the trend of the times showed how the world was changing after the coming of the cotton-gin.
    — from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois
  2. 9. Does the trend of public opinion determine corporate action?
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  3. The trend of public opinion is the name we give to this general movement.
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  4. In the last analysis, that would scarcely be called the fault of the decorations, but rather of the innate trend of the mind.
    — from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser
  5. 1899—The bubonic-plague boom temporarily halts the downward trend of coffee prices.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers

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