The Illness as Metaphor by Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag’s seminal work, “Illness as Metaphor,” published in 1978, delves into the complex interplay between illness and the metaphors that society constructs around it. Sontag argues that the language we use to describe illness often transcends mere description, shaping our perceptions and experiences of disease. By examining how metaphors influence our understanding of illness,...
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