Why Kleinmintz burnt the Manuscript Essay

"Love reunites that which is self-centred and individual. It is the fulfillment and the triumph of love that it is able to reunite the most radically separated being, namely individual persons. The individual person is both most separated and the bearer of the most powerful love." (Tillich, p. 26) Kleinmintz burning the manuscript was not only a move to signify power, but also an act with just intentions, therefore defiance against her disloyal husband was justified. After she threw the manuscript out, the two participated in sexual relations for one last time. This could be looked at as a power move on Kleinmintz's part, but also a sign of the weakness stricken upon her by her deep love for the man.
The burning of the Manuscript, not only assisted her husband with his self-reuniting, but also proved that her sense of self should be assured, but her feelings do not mirror her outcomes "Then she said, 'You should never sacrifice yourself for the person you love. Once you risk your life the way I did, then there is nothing more to give." (Singer, p. 532) She feels as though she has reached the absolute highest level of any sacrifice she could possibly give for another person, thus making her now worthless and unable to give anymore, yet she should feel as though she has a never ending supply to give from. "The highest form of love and that form of it which distinguishes Eastern and Western cultures is the love which preserves the individual who is both the subject and the object of love." (Tillich, p. 27) hence, the idea could be raised that both Kleinmintz and Menasha have explored their highest form of love. "'In novels the young man always marries the girl he saves," I said. She tensed but did not answer. She suddenly appeared tired, haggard, wrinkled, as if old age had caught up with her at that very moment. I did not expect her to utter another word about it, when she said, "Together with this manuscript, I burned my power to love." (Singer p. 532)
"Emotions cannot be demanded. If we try, something artificial is produced which shows the traits of what had to be suppressed in its production." (Tillich, p.4) This statement is specifically pertinent to the idea that emotions are created from action. Emotions cannot be concocted like a recipe. They are our human ways of processing information that affects us in varying ways. In Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Idiot, Prince Myshkin talks of a relationship he had in his younger years. He was with a woman who he only stayed with out of pity. He knew better than to try and conjure up feelings that didn't truly exist, but out of his love for the children who idolized his love for Marie, he decided he would knowingly let them mistake his pity towards her for love. "It seemed to me that my love for Marie delighted them terribly, and that was the one thing, during all