...Learning Without Reason A Discussion of Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth Quote “What you learn today, for no reson at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow,” says Norton Juster in The Phantom Tollbooth. Throughout a lifetime, a person is constantly gaining knowledge from the smallest to the most significant moments. I have gained most of my knowledge through the attendance of school. But, even when I spend my free time with companions, I learn new things. I learned an important life lesson by listening to a close friend of mine repeat a struggling life they were living and that is to always keep in touch with the ones you love. During the summer in the middle of the day I was standing at the center of an immense swinging bridge with a close friend of mine, Andrew. Andrew and I had been good friends for a few months now, but I noticed he never brought up the most personal information. On the bridge, it was a very relaxing and memorable moment for myself, so I decided to ask...
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...“You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and not get wet.” Milo begins his journey in Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth searching for substance in his life. He finds meaning in the same place I have, through experiences that teach him how to better understand the things around him. I want my experiences, like Milo’s, to help me create change in my world. “You mean you have other words? Well, by all means, use them” Like Milo, I was undeservingly given the gift of education. Milo’s reception of an anonymous package that allows him to find excitement in the world seems random and mysterious. Although not tangibly wrapped like Milo’s tollbooth, my gift came from a similarly chance source. Given that I happened to be born in a suburb of Ohio, availability of public school seemed tantamount to my existence; I did nothing to earn access to the extraordinary nature of knowledge. Milo also accesses nature when he orders a “light meal” and is forced to “eat his words.” He receives a literal beam of light on a platter, thus discovering the intricacy of language and the importance of accuracy. I, like Milo, have developed...
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