- Paralysis on the mythic level would be terrible. Here would be the soul paralyzed in its flight to God. The whole spiritual state of a person immobilized.
- But let's try it on the romantic level, the level of personal psychology. Here the paralysis would have psychological implications, as one can be paralyzed by a trauma or psychosis, by fear or even by cowardice.
- If it were life threatening, it might have meaning on the heroic level.
- On the realistic level it would include the medical term, something would be paralyzed, unable to move.
- On the ironic level, it would be perhaps an instant's hesitation.
Cabe's comment:
Think about paralysis on our five levels.
On which of these levels are we to employ the word? Your choice(s).
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