Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors by Susan Sontag What makes the sky dark

What makes the sky dark in the night and blue in the morning

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persistence and dignity masterfully evokes a man's quest for autonomy against the backdrop of post-colonial Trinidad

Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors by Susan Sontag What makes the sky darkSontag wrote Illness as Metaphor in 1978, while suffering from breast cancer herself. In her study she reveals that the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, Sontag shows cancer for what it is a disease; not a curse, not a punishment, certainly not an embarrassment, and