Literary notes about determined (AI summary)
In literature, “determined” functions dually to emphasize personal resolve as well as to denote outcomes dictated by external forces or logical processes. Authors use it to reflect an individual’s resolute decision or character trait, as when a character resolves to remain steadfast in purpose ([1], [2], [3]), and to indicate that a particular state or result is fixed through natural, judicial, or methodological means ([4], [5], [6]). The term thereby bridges the internal will and the external factors shaping events, from the measured precision of technical determinations ([7]) to historical or strategic decisions driven by circumstance ([8], [9]). This versatility gives “determined” a rich and multifaceted presence throughout literary narratives ([10], [11]).
- I judged from this that he intended to reply, and I determined to be in my seat when he spoke.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Elizabeth was determined; nor did Sir William at all shake her purpose by his attempt at persuasion.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Amelia said in a low, clear voice with a slight quiver in it, and a very determined look about the eyes.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray - The "character" of the individual is determined by the nature of the organization of his wishes.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - This quantity of the world, which is determined in either way, should therefore exist in the world itself apart from all experience.
— from Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics by Immanuel Kant - “The price is the labor it has cost to make and deliver it, and it is determined by the first principles of arithmetic.
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - These can be separated by hand-picking and determined gravi-metrically.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - Jeremias Chapter 15 God is determined to punish the Jews for their sins.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - It was determined that the people of Cumæ and Suessula should have the same rights and be on the same footing as Capua.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy - “I determined to die at Pavlofsk at sunrise, in the park—so as to make no commotion in the house.
— from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - However, he and his companions were determined to fight to the last gasp.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
