Beauty and Truth. . .

"Although we cannot establish that Keats believed consistently in eternity, we can establish that he tentatively proposes the idea and that he undoubtedly hoped for the kind of eternity he imagines." (51) The author of this essay brings up some very interesting points. The thing that I liked most was that Austin started the essay by touching on the 6 things that beauty and truth could mean the same thing in. Of the six, I found that beauty and truth could mean the same thing in eternity, as the author puts it. I found this to be the most valid of the arguments presented. I also liked how Austin still makes his points, yet leaves it all up for reader interpretation. I mean, the six points brought up throughout the essay could potentially be the most "logical", but he never completely throws out the idea of thinking outside the box. As a reader, I really appreciate that.