Walker Percy’s Lost in the Cosmos
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In Walker Percy’s book, Lost in the Cosmos, he claims that “the main emotion of the adult Northeastern American who has had all the advantages of wealth, education, and culture is disappointment” (179). Explain Percy’s position. Why does he think this and what is his explanation for it? Do you agree with him? Why or why not? Please construct a thesis either defending or critiquing his argument. Use in-text citations from Lost in the Cosmos (page numbers in parenthesis)
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Contentment is one of the things that are hard to find on earth. Someone will have everything that another person considers as the best things in life but will still not be content with that kind of life. The book Life in the Cosmos, by Walker Percy, shows how what may be perceived as the best things for someone to get in life do not really fulfill their innermost desires because those things are not good enough……………………
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