We all bear a burden. A weight upon our backs, and while some carry a heavier load than others, all individuals can relate to the crushing burden of Atlas. In Jeanette Winterson's Weight, she questions the traditional viewpoint of Atlas, a solitary figure forced to carry out his punishment for eternity. In his final abandonment of his punishment, she poses the critical question of whether the struggle humans undergo is truly necessary, even to go as far to suggest that individuals just walk away from pointless troubles. As a Senior approaching graduation, I fear this message hit too close to home. As many of my "burdens" seem more and more pointless, I am often tempted to simply just set it down. However, unlike in Atlas' story, my Kosmos has the chance of collapsing if I do.
