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"By discovering something new, a character can change for the better." Is this true of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and other texts you have studied?  

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AREA OF STUDY ESSAY- DISCOVERY "By discovering something new, a character can change for the better." Is this true of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and other texts you have studied? The term "discovery" is employed within many areas, such as of personal spirituality, psychological loneliness and religious morality, where the protagonist in question ascertains something previously unknown or unrecognized. The poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and several other texts studied, all embody the abovementioned fields of discovery, each in their own specific ways. Through the discovery of something new, a character can change not only for the better but also for the worse. However, before one can endure this alteration, there is a challenging journey that is supplemented with obstacles and hardships. As a consequence of these difficult struggles the character is encouraged to reflect, and only then, can they instigate change. In The...

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