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Only Love and Then Oblivion

Dette er vores study guide til Ian McEwans artikel “Only Love and Then Oblivion” (2011) fra Wider Contexts, pp. 127-129. Ud over at du her finder hjælp til at analysere artiklen, får du også et summary samt hjælp til at sætte artiklen i perspektiv.

Ian McEwan (f. 1948) er en engelsk litterær forfatter. Nogle af hans romaner og dramaer er filmatiseret. Denne artikel blev bragt i The Guardian kort tid efter terrorist-angrebene mod Wold Trade Center den 11. september 2001.

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Persuade readers of the importance of empathy and human connections

Through “Only Love and Then Oblivion”, Ian McEwan attempts to convince readers of the importance of human connections and of empathy. McEwan uses antithesis to show the difference between the victims and the attackers and to highlight the attackers’ complete lack of empathy. The article considers the victims’ final calls to their loved ones as acts of “defiance” (p. 129, l.39). They used their love and set it “against the hatred of their murderers” (p. 128, l. 34). Therefore, the victims’ final calls to their loved ones are considered almost heroic, as they remind people of the importance of human connections and of the fact that love can be more powerful and universal than hatred.

By using direct address, McEwan invites readers to see themselves in the victim’s situation and realize that they, too, would be worried about their loved ones and would like to connect with them one last time. This highlights the importance of empathy, as those that can see themselves in someone else’s place are less capable of cruelty. This is in contrast with the attackers who could not feel empathy and dehumanized their victims.

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