Literary notes about Vulnerability (AI summary)
Vulnerability in literature is a multifaceted term used to underscore both tangible and intangible weaknesses. It appears as a descriptor of physical susceptibility, as seen in discussions of naval or aerial defenses and weapons systems [1, 2, 3, 4], while also serving as a metaphor for emotional exposure and personal frailty [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]. The word further extends to encompass broader societal concerns, such as economic instability and environmental hazards [10, 11, 12, 13]. Through these varied applications, vulnerability functions as a powerful lens, revealing the inherent fragility in human nature and the structures we build.
- Lastly, the vulnerability of the airship must be taken into account.
— from British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by George Whale - ENVER AS THE MAN WHO DEMONSTRATED “THE VULNERABILITY OF THE BRITISH FLEET”—OLD-FASHIONED DEFENCES OF THE DARDANELLES 133 XVIII.
— from Secrets of the Bosphorus by Henry Morgenthau - The horseman’s problem is to neutralize greater vulnerability by greater speed and a larger measure of surprise.
— from War and the Arme Blanche by Erskine Childers - Their extreme vulnerability to artillery fire prevents their use close to the battle front.
— from Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry OfficersAn Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918 by Anonymous - She settled on me for a moment, and I felt a chill from her plaintive vulnerability.
— from Life Blood by Thomas Hoover - Please?" "As soon as the plumbing's out and you feel up to it," Odeon promised, stricken by her uncharacteristic vulnerability.
— from The Alembic Plot: A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson - He didn't realize that his vulnerability could be read from his countenance and the sweat that was beginning to come from his forehead.
— from Corpus of a Siam Mosquito by Steven David Justin Sills - If emotional pain is not allowed to stagnate within the inner being and clog the mind, a person can be open to others without radiating vulnerability.
— from Through These Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Lauren Ann Isaacson - She had been rather hurt at the way in which he had kept aloof from her, and his vulnerability to the banter which she despised had annoyed her.
— from Between Sun and Sand: A Tale of an African Desert by W. C. (William Charles) Scully - Growing income disparities and the vulnerability of the country to climatic change are among leading concerns for the nation.
— from The 2010 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency - Second, we must end vulnerability to economic disruption by foreign suppliers by 1985.
— from State of the Union Addresses by Gerald R. Ford - Servicing the large debt, high unemployment, and vulnerability to external economic forces remain long-term problems for Morocco.
— from The 1995 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency - Servicing the $21 billion foreign debt, high unemployment, and Morocco's vulnerability to external forces remain severe problems for the 1990s.
— from The 1991 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
