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The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton
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The following sections of this BookRags Literature Study Guide is offprint from Gale's For Students Series: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction, Author Biography, Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Style, Historical Context, Critical Overview, Criticism and Critical Essays, Media Adaptations, Topics for Further Study, Compare & …show more content…
. . And this is the kind of religious teaching, or any other kind of teaching, that has the most effect. 'A good man out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth good fruit; and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil. For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.'" Merton's father is seen here, and throughout the book, as honest, simple, noble, and pure of …show more content…
The worst thing that had ever happened to me was this consummation of my sins in abominable coldness and indifference, even in the presence of death."
After Oakham, Merton was admitted to Cambridge, an event which Merton remembers having shared with a classmate who also applied at Cambridge--an Englishman named Andrew who isn't given a last name. Andrew is only mentioned in this part of the book. He was not a close friend and is a very minor player in Merton's life. His inclusion seems to point to Merton's pattern--or possibly desire--of experiencing milestones with others. His admission to Cambridge, his entry into the novitiate, his vows--all are remembered with the presence of cohorts who are only acquaintances.
In the summer before entering Cambridge, Merton traveled to Rome where frescoes in ancient cathedrals formed the impetus for his first step toward interest in religion. It was here where he had a sort-of conversion experience in which he sensed the presence of his father, who had been dead for more than a year. It was the first time in his life that he prayed in earnest and it was followed by his first visit to a church for the purpose of prayer. That prayerful visit to a church marked a sort-of surrender for Merton. It was an experience he remembers as important to his
The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton
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The following sections of this BookRags Literature Study Guide is offprint from Gale's For Students Series: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction, Author Biography, Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Style, Historical Context, Critical Overview, Criticism and Critical Essays, Media Adaptations, Topics for Further Study, Compare & …show more content…
. . And this is the kind of religious teaching, or any other kind of teaching, that has the most effect. 'A good man out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth good fruit; and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil. For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.'" Merton's father is seen here, and throughout the book, as honest, simple, noble, and pure of …show more content…
The worst thing that had ever happened to me was this consummation of my sins in abominable coldness and indifference, even in the presence of death."
After Oakham, Merton was admitted to Cambridge, an event which Merton remembers having shared with a classmate who also applied at Cambridge--an Englishman named Andrew who isn't given a last name. Andrew is only mentioned in this part of the book. He was not a close friend and is a very minor player in Merton's life. His inclusion seems to point to Merton's pattern--or possibly desire--of experiencing milestones with others. His admission to Cambridge, his entry into the novitiate, his vows--all are remembered with the presence of cohorts who are only acquaintances.
In the summer before entering Cambridge, Merton traveled to Rome where frescoes in ancient cathedrals formed the impetus for his first step toward interest in religion. It was here where he had a sort-of conversion experience in which he sensed the presence of his father, who had been dead for more than a year. It was the first time in his life that he prayed in earnest and it was followed by his first visit to a church for the purpose of prayer. That prayerful visit to a church marked a sort-of surrender for Merton. It was an experience he remembers as important to his