Introduction

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

The poem “Once we had the world…” by Wisława Szymborska and the extract taken from pages 12 to 14 of the essay “Total Eclipse” by Annie Dillard represent how people’s values and beliefs evolve in response to key moments over the course of their lives as they experience the world. The works explore how the attainment of knowledge brings with it new uncertainties rather than vanquishing our fear of the unknown, and underscores the importance of meaning for true understanding.