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Sterne a sentimental journey6/26/2023 “The main theme of the book is the connection between sexual attraction and the finer feelings in man and woman…” The connection between sexual attraction and finer feeling between men and women are important in the book. The book mostly tells us about the attraction between men and women. “When he visits a place that offers nothing to his sensibility, he will say nothing of it.” (Sterne, xvii) instead of telling the physical descriptions or physical beauties, he prefers to describe feelings, so that sometimes you cannot decide whether is it a fiction or a fact. He does not give importance to places, monuments, statues and etc. As it can be derived from the title of the book, Sterne’s journey is a sentimental one, in which he can express his feelings and emotions. He mostly describes his feelings and emotions. His style is different from the other travel-books of that time. Laurence Sterne’s travel-book, which is called “A Sentimental Journey”, was written in 1765 and in this book the author describes his travels through France and Italy from a different point of view. In what ways can “A Sentimental Journey” be seen as a sentimental novel or a dramatization of the importance of sensibility?
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