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A 7 page paper which examines how Laurence Stern presents the reader with virtue as a pleasure in his work “A Sentimental Journey.” No additional sources cited.
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the 18th century. In this story we have a man who encounters many different challenges to his character as he works towards ensuring he is a man of integrity and
nobility. As such we can readily imagine him to be a man of virtue. In many cases people do not look upon virtue as something that is pleasurable but something
that must be done in order to combat mans natural desires and instincts. However, in Sterns story we see how he views virtue as pleasure in and of itself. The
following paper examines a couple of passages in Sterns work, discussing how they portray the notion of virtue as something pleasurable. Virtue as Pleasure In the beginning of
Sterns tale we see him discussing what virtue means to man, or how valuable virtue is to a man. He argues that "No man cares to have his virtues the
sport of contingencies--or one man may be generous, as another man is puissant-- sed non quo ad hanc-- or be it as it may--for there is no regular reasoning upon
the ebbs and flows of our humours" (Stern). He indicates that such virtues may be reliant upon similar causes that influence the way in which life seems to move. He
also indicates that he would much rather be known as a man who may have been ridiculous at times perhaps, or misunderstood, but that he never engaged in something that
was sinful or something that would cause shame (Stern). In this he is essentially setting himself up as a man of virtue. He wants to be noble and feel
that he is a man of great virtue regardless of temptation. He wants to be seen as a man whose actions and deeds speak of virtue. From this simple
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