Everybody in this world is susceptible to tragedy. It is a common misconception that only the upper most class of people experience tragedy. Major motion pictures, such as Hercules for example, depict the hero (him and only himself) to experience a major downfall. Although we never hear of any other tragedies, the common man is just as apt to experience adversity as the elite upper-class. "...We never hesitate to attribute to the well-placed and the exalted the very same mental processes as the lowly" (Lines 17-18). Tragedies of the most meaning are the tragedies that are publicized, and we hear about. There is no doubt that these are more likely, so to say, to happen to the wealthier, upper-class, because they have more to lose. These same tragic events are just as likely to happen to the less fortunate, tragedy is inevitable.
An experience that brings you to your knees in suffering is challenging and could be a long road to recover. There is some positive in this, believe it or not. In lines 2-6, Miller states, "...Everything we have accepted out of fear or insensitivity or ignorance is shaken before us and examined, and from this total onslaught... from this total examination of the 'unchangeable' environment--comes the terror and fear that is closely associated with tragedy." The expression, "what doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger" comes to mind. Something that breaks you down to your roots, and makes you re-evaluate everything you've ever known, in some situations, makes you a stronger human being, someone that has the ability to recognize adversity and conquer it. That is the beautiful thing about tragedy, the ability to rebound.
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