REFLECTION PAPER

Reflection Paper: “A Grammar of Motives” by Kenneth Burke

Reflection Paper: “A Grammar of Motives” by Kenneth Burke

“A Grammar of Motives” by Kenneth Burke is the book that I like the most. It is about human relations. I believe that the book is a complete exploration of human motives. The extremely idiosyncratic style and the only apparently systematic character of Burke's critical writing in general, and of A Grammar of Motives in particular, pose formidable obstacles for the reader. Burke's legacy is nevertheless central and exemplary insofar as it encompasses the essential terms of the dialectic of perspectives which has ...