2006-10-31 05:15:05 · 11 answers · asked by M 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
She's indicating that she thinks life is an ACTIVE process, rather than a static one. Obviously, the word "life" is, in fact, a noun. However, the act of living is not...it's her way of saying, "get up and live" rather than sitting there with your hands in your lap.
2006-10-31 05:23:09 · answer #1 · answered by CuteWriter 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quotes
2016-10-26 03:40:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A verb is an action, and a noun is a person, place, thing or idea. Life is about living it, the action of living, not who you are or where you are or what you are.
A verb allows creativity and beauty. A noun is mostly inactive.
Great question!
2006-10-31 06:04:30 · answer #3 · answered by s_evans2333 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A noun is a word which 'names' something, ie. 'table'.
A very is a word which describes what something is doing, what I like to call a 'doing' word, for example 'walking', 'eating', 'painting'.
What Gilman was saying is that life is for 'doing', that you must spend every day 'doing' something. Essentially, live life to the fullest, for that is how life should be lived.
I hope this helps you out!
2006-10-31 05:24:33 · answer #4 · answered by davidbrookesuk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More than likely she means life is a fluid thing, an action thing and not just as static as a noun.
2006-10-31 05:23:58 · answer #5 · answered by Wil T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means life is defined by our actions, not our things or posessions
2006-10-31 05:23:26 · answer #6 · answered by judge_smails_sir 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is about actions, not things.
2006-10-31 05:23:09 · answer #7 · answered by fyrfly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that life is something you do, not just an object that you talk about.
2006-10-31 05:23:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe yeah
2016-08-08 18:25:20 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means some of us have menial lives, others don't.
2006-10-31 05:28:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋