According to a different source, this question refers to the essay "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift.
Although we do not know what the quote you are referencing is, we are able to explain the claims that Swift makes throughout the entire essay.
In this essay, Swift makes a commentary about the view and value of personhood in his society. In this essay, he argues that poor Irish families should sell their children to wealthy English people in order for them to be eaten. Although the claim is absurd, what Swift wants to convey is that people value the lives of the poor, as well as the lives of the Irish, as less important than the lives of rich English people. In his society, such prejudice prevents people from valuing all lives equally.
This essay continues to be relevant today. Nowadays, we still believe some people are less worthy than others. For example, we care deeply about celebrities dying, but we do not care much about the hundreds of people who die from war or poverty everyday. As a society, the poor, the elderly, and foreigners are often seen as "less worthy" because of our prejudice. This view is also influenced by values in society pushed by the media, such as the celebration and admiration of extremely wealthy people.
a contingency break; inattentional blindness
This scene is an example of a contingency break. A contingency break is when, in a piece of media (usually children movies or TV shows) a scene occurs that is immediately retconned in the next scene. A common example of this is in children's cartoons, when a character may have gotten their clothes dirty in one scene, but they are back to normal in the next with no time for them to have been cleaned. This applies to the movie <em>Shrek</em>, as the three blind mice are turned into horses in one frame, but are back to the status quo in the next.
Inattentional blindness is the failure to notice a fully visible, but unexpected, object/action because one's attention was on another object/action. A contingency break can be considered a "real-life" example of inattentional blindness because, if this scene occurred in real-life, you would not notice the mice turning back to normal as your attention was not focused on them.
Laughter is an element that must be present in our lives. This is because it is a result of the well being that we are feeling and causes happiness that generates a strong relief for our mental health. In addition, many people are unaware of the physical benefits that laughter can have on our bodies.
Despite the scientifically proven benefits, laughter was not always so normal in our society, since in the Middle Ages it was seen as something sinful and that should be avoided by good Christians. Currently, our society has failed to smile more, due to the problems of modernity and the suppression that everyday life causes in our mental health.
However, it is important to emphasize the importance of laughter in our lives, as scientists around the world confirm that it is capable of promoting calorie burning, reducing stress, strengthening the abdomen and the immune system, stimulating friendship and relationships improving sleep quality, blood circulation, breathing and diffusion.
Even though there are not any underlined words, it is clear that Gregor feels relief.
Gregor was relieved that he wasn't chosen last. Gregor <u>exaled deeply</u> because he could finally relax. The author even notes that his posture <u>relaxed</u>. His muscles no longer felt tense. His heartbeat <u>steadied</u>, which means he was no longer worried or stressed.
