Tuan Phan Response Essay Final Revised Draft Solitary Life Today with online chatting, more and more people are communicating and interacting with one another around the world. People are avoiding the sad and boring sides of solitary life. But in the essay “The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life”, May Sarton wrote that she feels free to express her feelings, thoughts, and not worry about anything else when she’s alone. She also feels that, “ …showed first 75 words of 671 total…

…showed last 75 words of 671 total…conclusion, people can only hold their freedom and individual truths when they are alone. In solitude we do not need to hide our personality in order to protect ourselves or to be approved by the community. If there is no one to impress or build up, then we can look closer at our own selves to find the true individual. After all is said and done, being alone can be “a great luxury”(P.39). TQP9999