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September 14, 2021•182 words
15/09/2021
He states that they are 'a thousand slimy things'
"Art is the antidote that can call us back from the edge of numbness, restoring the ability to feel for another."
The author implies that antidote means the medicine or agent that will allow us to restore our ability to feel for one another. The antidote is usually a medical term for a medicine that undoes the effect of another medicine, so what the author is implying is that under the conditions we live in, we often forget to feel empathic towards others, whilst art is an agent that helps us be empathetic towards one another.
The term 'gift' implies a positive occasion, such as a birthday or a baby shower. The 'edge of numbness' does not feel as an appropriate time to receive a gift. It also suggests that it is a reward for not going over the edge of numbness. 'Antidote' is a word that suggests that it is bringing us back from something bad, so we should feel relief but we should not feel positive or happy.