I very much like the analysis of technique, but lord, the content is overwhelmingly spot on. Seems like Erich Fromm’s books were everywhere in the sixties and seventies, but I have not heard his name invoked much lately (it’s high time!)
Are these relative clauses also considered adjective clauses? We did a lesson on adjective clauses (https://youtu.be/04Ienlw3ccg), and it's refreshing to see how they can be used so lyrically.
Yes! They are all referring back to the subject, "person" Now you could take them out and use modifying phrases or clauses that flesh out the subject: A person who has not been completely alienated, who remains sensitive, not losing the sense of dignity, not yet "for sale, suffering over others... It is refreshing because usually, the relative clause is clunky, but Fromm uses anaphora to make is more rhythmic and also the play of the negative and the positive.
You're welcome. Our personal favorite (which we find is the most crucial lesson for our younger students) is the one about the base clause: https://youtu.be/6lHaPkVDTAg.
The John Steinbeck sentence that you used in the video is similar to the Fromm sentence, except Steinbeck did not create a mid-branching sentence. All the other examples in the video are mid-branching with the relative clause serving as an adjectival clause separating the subject from the verb.
I very much like the analysis of technique, but lord, the content is overwhelmingly spot on. Seems like Erich Fromm’s books were everywhere in the sixties and seventies, but I have not heard his name invoked much lately (it’s high time!)
He's aging very well, unfortunately. So much social commentary is packed into this one sentence.
A sentence with angels dancing on every letter.
Are these relative clauses also considered adjective clauses? We did a lesson on adjective clauses (https://youtu.be/04Ienlw3ccg), and it's refreshing to see how they can be used so lyrically.
Yes! They are all referring back to the subject, "person" Now you could take them out and use modifying phrases or clauses that flesh out the subject: A person who has not been completely alienated, who remains sensitive, not losing the sense of dignity, not yet "for sale, suffering over others... It is refreshing because usually, the relative clause is clunky, but Fromm uses anaphora to make is more rhythmic and also the play of the negative and the positive.
Thank you for sending your Youtube lecture!
You're welcome. Our personal favorite (which we find is the most crucial lesson for our younger students) is the one about the base clause: https://youtu.be/6lHaPkVDTAg.
The John Steinbeck sentence that you used in the video is similar to the Fromm sentence, except Steinbeck did not create a mid-branching sentence. All the other examples in the video are mid-branching with the relative clause serving as an adjectival clause separating the subject from the verb.