Essay Title: On the Influence of Prince Rasselas Book: The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia Author: Samuel Johnson.
Date Submitted: 04/22/2004 21:18:58
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 4 pages (1055 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 4 pages (1055 words)
Samuel Johnson's The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia is the story of a young prince's search for happiness. Interestingly, he seeks to find happiness away from the valley he is forced to live in - a valley where every care has been provided for, where every need has been met and where no struggle is necessary, and is aptly named the "happy valley". In short, Rasselas no longer is contented with a life of …
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…and Nekayah. First, as discussed by Imlac and later shown in his actions towards Rasselas, the key is the journey itself not in actually achieving this truly unobtainable goal. Secondly, Johnson offers what surely must be his own sentiment when Nekayah states, "To me, the choice of life is become less important: I hope hereafter to think only on the choice of eternity."
Johnson, Samuel. The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. London: Penguin Books, 1985.
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