The Repetition of History
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana (1863-1952) George Satanyana’s quote is famous, whether you are sitting in history class or chatting with a friend, the words “history repeats itself,” are bound to arise somewhere in daily conversation. A question was raised in my English literature class briefly, however, it stuck with me for days. On our fist day of class we were given our theme for the course, which summarized is “how literature affects and creates memory.” We started with talking…read more