Literary notes about because (AI summary)
The word "because" functions as a vital connector in literary language, linking actions and emotions with their underlying causes. It not only explains motives—as when a character's behavior is justified by a particular sentiment or circumstance ([1], [2])—but also sets up conditions or consequences with a logical flow ([3], [4]). At times, it underscores the inevitability of certain outcomes, as seen in philosophically reflective passages ([5], [6]), while in dialogue it occasionally softens assertions or injects humor, giving characters a more relatable voice ([7], [8]). This versatile conjunction enriches narratives by enabling authors to delve into the complexities of human behavior and the intricacies of their fictional worlds.
- And he cared more for me than for anyone, and all because I used to weep over his hymns.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - ‘Because I wished to destroy it,’ I answered, with an asperity it is useless now to lament.
— from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - "I'm obliged to bring you this way, sir," he said, "because the door from the vestry to the church is bolted on the vestry side.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - I will revenge thy death, and endeavor to the utmost of my power to come to the place where thou art, because I love thee.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - The world is just what it is because the will, whose manifestation it is, is what it is, because it so wills.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer - Just because the suicide cannot give up willing, he gives up living.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer - "Why, Ned, why?" "Because, professor, this beast is made of boilerplate steel!"
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - "Because you are within my reach again," I said, taking her hand.
— from The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
