On Lying in Bed (Essay on "This Short Essay" written by G.K. Chesterton)

In this short essay, G.K. Chesterton is able to display his absolute understanding of human nature. He explains this nature through humor and wit in this particular essay, On Lying in Bed. According to this essay, Chesterton has developed three parts to human nature. The first part is that items that are desired by humans can often be found in unusually normal places. The second part is that humans have begun to aggrandize trivial …showed first 75 words of 615 total…

…showed last 75 words of 615 total…On Lying in Bed, demonstrates his complete understanding of humans and their nature. He does this by showing the three parts of his theory on human nature. First of all, humans are unable to find items that are in obvious locations. Secondly, people have begun to mix order of priorities. Finally, people live terribly mechanical lives. By showing his theory, people in the modern world are able to read his essay and improve their lives.