1987 AP Test Essay

          Often times in life many people find a great life to be easy, with a low level of stress. " A life of leisure" as it is sometimes put. In a poem written by George Eliot he presents his ideas on leisure on how he perceives leisure in a comment community. He discusses leisure in multiple ways; he discusses the psychological effect leisure could have on a person, and in a personage way. He compares the leisure life against our judgement.
          Eliot states "Ingenious philosophers tell you, perhaps, that the great work of the steam-engin is to create leisure for mankind. Do not believe them: It only creates a vacuum for eager thoughts to rush in." In this quote Eliot shows that leisure causes many thoughts and expectations to come up and be exciting for us. Although be careful with ur excitement because if u let it build to high ur expectation may be disappointed. leisure causes people to expect that leisure things are expected to make things better for mankind and nicer, but it may not live up to ur expectations in other words. However he then turns around and takes leisure and it explains it through a life of a man.
          Eliot refers to leisure as "old leisure." Explaining how he "Life was not a task for him, but a sincere." Explaining that Leisure means life is to be relaxed, and worrie free. "He slept the sleep of the irresponsible." Eliot implies that "Old Leisure" sleeps like he has No responsibilities and sleeps the day way. That is leisure in Eliot's eyes, worried free and responsibility free.
          Leisure is only seen as a relaxed, do what you want, type of relaxation. Eliot shows that leisure is worried free. Although life is worried free, the thought of leisure may be deceiving. A leisure life is easy,  but the thought of leisure can be disappointing.