Whether Burke was right in these claims about the Revolution, of course, is another question, and one that can never be answered: French readers of Reflections could take its lessons to heart, and, anyhow, events have a way of modifying tendencies independently of intention and interpretation.
Michael K, for instance, is prone to reader-prodding reflections such as: "Is this my education?
In his Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful, he had argued that "large inexact notions convey ideas best", and to generate fear in the reader, in Reflections he constructs the set-piece of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette forced from their palace at sword point.
This is true to the spirit of the novel, which creates space for readers' thoughts and reflections.
In Fagan's pugnacious, snub-nosed paean to the highs and lows of juvenile delinquency, readers will find reflections of Benthamite prison reform, Michel Foucault and the TV show "Big Brother".
Write a short reflection expressing why you chose the article, as well as how and to what degree other readers' opinions reflect your own.
"What we choose to study as scholars," Lifton tells readers, "is a reflection of our advocacies, our passions, spoken or otherwise".
With FORBES GLOBAL's growing popularity, our advertising pages are increasing in step: The demographics of you, our readers, are a reflection of the editorial product.
As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches, we invite readers to offer brief reflections on their experiences and thinking.
