Literary notes about find (AI summary)
In literature, the word "find" is a versatile tool that conveys both concrete and abstract discovery. It is used to describe tangible searches—whether a character leaves to see if a building has been burned [1], struggles through tears to locate a door [2], or seeks shelter amid a storm [3]—as well as the more subtle quest for knowledge or self-understanding. Authors employ it to mark moments of intellectual or emotional revelation, as when individuals uncover forgotten truths or reassess their identities [4], [5], [6]. In this way, the act of "finding" links physical journeys with deeper explorations of human experience, enriching narratives with a sense of unfolding mystery and gradual enlightenment.
- and I took forty of the 2/ix guard, with Bruce and Bradshaw, and went off to see the fire and find out whether our Legation had been burnt.
— from A Diplomat in Japan by Ernest Mason Satow - I could hardly find the door, through the tears that stood in my eyes.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens - Dismounting, he approached, hoping to find some one to guide him to the town, or at least trusting to obtain shelter from the pelting of the storm.
— from The Vampyre; a Tale by John William Polidori - The statesman in his sphere and the individual in his must find, as they go, the best practical solutions.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana - I find myself in a position to throw light on just that part of his tragic career which has remained most obscure.
— from The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham - I am determined to find out the secret of her silence towards her mother, and her enmity towards me .
— from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
