Realignment in a Forward Direction

Art is a revolt against fate. All art is a revolt against man's fate.

—André Malraux (1901-1976)

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Realignment in a Forward Direction

Inspired by André Malraux's (1901-1976) quote, "Art is a revolt against fate. All art is a revolt against man's fate." The titled responsion is "Realignment in a Forward Direction". What follows is subject to revision, do you have any suggestions?

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André Malraux was a French novelist, art theorist and Minister of Cultural Affairs. Malraux’s novel La Condition Humaine won the Prix Goncourt.
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First of all, I would like to say that André Malraux repeats himself for dramatic effect, a rhetoric style of sorts that hammers home the point that Art is a revolutionary mechanism. Do you agree with this? When the ordered arrangement takes on a forme similar to a pastiche is there a revolution or an improvement at play? Stopping here would be fallacious for sure, the concept of fate brings in an entirely different dimension. Originality or enough originality to separate your efforts as distinct, different, and worthy of Art with a capital "A" is, in fact, what Malraux is referring to. If you are hung up on fate as a non-entity then use your imagination.

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