‘A book should be like an ice axe breaking the frozen sea within us’
-Franz Kafka
Hope, Freedom, Imagination. Books are our main sources of hope, freedom and imagination. This is what the author suggests.
You might be already questioning yourself as you read this post, ‘how books are an ice-axe that should break the frozen seas?’ but as I think and think more deeply about this theory suggested by Franz Kafka, I begin to realize that this quote contains a clear, meaningful definition. I was confused at times thinking about the quote, but now, this quote has inspired me to change my ‘reading life’. The first image that came up to my mind as I read the quote the first time was an image of a frozen lake in winter with bits of it melting as spring time was about to come. I compared the frozen lake as a dark, solitary cell where there was no hope and no happiness, while the melting water represented freedom, hope and knowledge. According to me, I think this is what the author suggests. I believe that books are powerful sources of hope, freedom and knowledge. We learn from books and they also give hope to those who need it.
Books are like a key to our mind. They lead us to where we can’t imagine, until where endless imagination take us. They make impossible things possible. They are a great companion whenever we are lonely. They give us hope, freedom and knowledge. However, despite these advantages, most of us choose not to read. Most of us regard ‘reading’ as a waste of time because we have not yet encountered books that played the role of an ice – axe that freed us, which made our minds to penetrate into the unknown world of imagination.
Frankly, I do not deny that I was one of those who despised reading, those who would only read whenever we were really forced to. The only books that made me travel beyond my everyday thinking were books written by Louis Sachar. These books made me imagine events taking place in my life and made me think about the character’s point of view. They made me want to read more by drawing my attention.
This interesting quote stated by Kafka will help me with my relationship with books and will encourage me to finish a book, rather than picking a new one, even though they are boring. This quote has taught me many facts, it will also remind me of the ice-axe and the frozen sea whenever I’m reading.
-Franz Kafka
Hope, Freedom, Imagination. Books are our main sources of hope, freedom and imagination. This is what the author suggests.
You might be already questioning yourself as you read this post, ‘how books are an ice-axe that should break the frozen seas?’ but as I think and think more deeply about this theory suggested by Franz Kafka, I begin to realize that this quote contains a clear, meaningful definition. I was confused at times thinking about the quote, but now, this quote has inspired me to change my ‘reading life’. The first image that came up to my mind as I read the quote the first time was an image of a frozen lake in winter with bits of it melting as spring time was about to come. I compared the frozen lake as a dark, solitary cell where there was no hope and no happiness, while the melting water represented freedom, hope and knowledge. According to me, I think this is what the author suggests. I believe that books are powerful sources of hope, freedom and knowledge. We learn from books and they also give hope to those who need it.
Books are like a key to our mind. They lead us to where we can’t imagine, until where endless imagination take us. They make impossible things possible. They are a great companion whenever we are lonely. They give us hope, freedom and knowledge. However, despite these advantages, most of us choose not to read. Most of us regard ‘reading’ as a waste of time because we have not yet encountered books that played the role of an ice – axe that freed us, which made our minds to penetrate into the unknown world of imagination.
Frankly, I do not deny that I was one of those who despised reading, those who would only read whenever we were really forced to. The only books that made me travel beyond my everyday thinking were books written by Louis Sachar. These books made me imagine events taking place in my life and made me think about the character’s point of view. They made me want to read more by drawing my attention.
This interesting quote stated by Kafka will help me with my relationship with books and will encourage me to finish a book, rather than picking a new one, even though they are boring. This quote has taught me many facts, it will also remind me of the ice-axe and the frozen sea whenever I’m reading.
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