Solitude By Anna Quindlen

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Everyone remembers their summers as a child, running free in the warmth of the sun but a large group of children may have been oblivious to what could be a small yet crucial part of living. They never had the opportunity to cope with solitude, which according to Anna Quindlen and William Deresiewics is something that needs to be preserved. Having alone time was a large part of life for the older generations. However it started to vanish from their lives with the invention of the television and becoming a part of each household.
According to Quindlen’s article having solitude brings out a sense of happiness in her, she uses personal experiences, doesn’t have a ton of factual information to back up her argument. She remembers her younger days of solitude, saying it made her who she is today and that she’s proud of that. Quindlen argues that having some alone time is good for the mind and allows us to expand our thoughts in the realm of creativity and allows for more innovative thoughts to be produced. Whereas Deresiewicz takes a different look at how solitude is beneficial. He says that “…Solitude has traditionally been a societal value.” Continuing to value isolation as a large part of a religious sense in older days, going on to say that without being alone you are not as capable to communicate with the higher power. …show more content…

Deresiewicz continually says that the advancements in technology shorten the capacity for the newest generation to concentrate and focus on doing nothing as previous generation had to deal with. Quindlen believes that it is not too late for the younger generation to deal with boredom, we have the ability to unhook the cable box and remove the modem. Leaving us with nothing but our thoughts to increase our creative ideas and be closer with ourselves, through

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