His heart dropped after the screen displayed the words “white checkmated”. After all, he was up a rook, had better position, and was rated much higher than his opponent. Nevertheless, his king was hemmed in by his own rooks in such a way that his opponent’s only remaining pieces—a bishop and a queen—were able to deliver checkmate. In his desperation, following this heartbreaking loss, he continued playing game after game, seeking redemption.
His heart dropped after the screen displayed the words “white checkmated”. After all, he was up a rook, had better position, and was rated much higher than his opponent. Nevertheless, his king was hemmed in by his own rooks in such a way that his opponent’s only remaining pieces—a bishop and a queen—were able to deliver checkmate. In his ...[text shortened]... on, following this heartbreaking loss, he continued playing game after game, seeking redemption.
Nice piece of writing. I didn't comment on it because it stands well on it's own. In what sense do you use the term redemption?
His heart dropped after the screen displayed the words “white checkmated”. After all, he was up a rook, had better position, and was rated much higher than his opponent. Nevertheless, his king was hemmed in by his own rooks in such a way that his opponent’s only remaining pieces—a bishop and a queen—were able to deliver checkmate. In his ...[text shortened]... on, following this heartbreaking loss, he continued playing game after game, seeking redemption.
Nice piece of writing. I didn't comment on it because it stands well on it's own. In what sense do you use the term redemption?
Originally posted by Coletti Nice piece of writing. I didn't comment on it because it stands well on it's own. In what sense do you use the term redemption?
Thanks for the reply. I think the story itself invests the word redemption with all the necessary meaning. Of course, different readers may take it in different ways. But criticism of a work of literature, when it attempts to engage such meanings, will reveal as much about the critic as it does the literature; at least, it will do this if the writing is any good.
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