Saturday, 15 February 2014

Alicia & Qi En (4B)

Qn 2 : Marriage is a universal institution that will stand the test of time. Do You Agree?

I do not agree that Marriage is a universal institution that will stand the test of time. Instead, marriage is something that is very fragile, and both the husband and wife have to take a lot of effort to keep their marriage  intact. In our modern society, there are many people who will get divorced only after a few years of marriage due to many problems. In the book Brave New World, Mustapha Mond once said that romance is a type of exclusiveness and that it is a narrow channelling of impulse and energy, and i agree with his statement. Marriage is indeed a very exclusive institution that requires a lot of energy. Nowadays, there are couples that would marry on impulse only to regret it afterwards. Moreover, there are also couples who realise that their personalities clash only after marrying because they have yet to see their partner's true colours. This could lead to many serious conflicts between them and even if they put in a lot of effort, it is not guaranteed that all these conflicts will be resolved so that they can continue on with their marriage. Thus, I do not agree that marriage is a universal institution that will stand the test of time.

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