A Note About Solitude (theme)
Solitude is a state of isolation or lack of contact. It may stem from bad relationships, deliberate choice, diseases or mental illness or circumstances of employment or situation--for example being shipwrecked as a castaway on a LOST island.
Short-term solitude is often valued as a time when one may work, think or rest without being disturbed.
A distinction can be made between physical and mental seclusion. People may seek physical seclusion to remove distractions and make it easier to concentrate, reflect, or meditate. Solitude and loneliness are not the same thing, although similar. In this sense solitude is positive. As humans we all need a little solitude now and then, as well as socialization. Teenagers especially need time alone, but also are very social (as you experience every day--usually during a lecture class).
In terms of South America the concept of solitude is at once something peaceful--like dusk in Summer, but is also something intangibly sad. This concept becomes an important theme in South American poetry and prose.
Short-term solitude is often valued as a time when one may work, think or rest without being disturbed.
A distinction can be made between physical and mental seclusion. People may seek physical seclusion to remove distractions and make it easier to concentrate, reflect, or meditate. Solitude and loneliness are not the same thing, although similar. In this sense solitude is positive. As humans we all need a little solitude now and then, as well as socialization. Teenagers especially need time alone, but also are very social (as you experience every day--usually during a lecture class).
In terms of South America the concept of solitude is at once something peaceful--like dusk in Summer, but is also something intangibly sad. This concept becomes an important theme in South American poetry and prose.
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