Literary notes about me (AI summary)
The pronoun "me" in literature serves as a vessel for conveying personal emotion, intimacy, and the inner workings of a character’s identity. Authors employ "me" not only to show a character’s vulnerability but also to establish a relational dialogue with the reader. For instance, in epic verses like [1], "me" underlines a solitary connection with the divine, while in more introspective novels such as [2] and [3], it reveals the speaker's personal emotions and melancholic reflections. Its usage ranges from dramatic outcries in Gothic narratives like [4] to humble requests in works of social interaction and vulnerability as seen in texts like [5] and [6]. In all these instances, "me" becomes a multifaceted pronoun that both grounds the individual in their immediate experiences and invites the reader to empathize with their inner life.
- Sons of my guide, none else I see Can give what he refuses me.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - “She has something very important to tell me.”
— from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery - I still remember the strange feeling of melancholy which came over me the first time I entered that dark retreat, at bright midday.
— from The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - “Ah, me, I am slain!”
— from The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole - Will you receive me as your guest?”
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - “You have a message for me?
— from The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
