So different, in fact, that some of the monks have accused William of having been led astray by the Devil. This view is so radically different from the other monks in the novel, who relied mostly on faith to argue for and against ideas. This emphasis on sensory experience suggests that William focuses on empirical evidence - that to support arguments or argue against them, one must have tangible evidence. Then he asks Adso, “Look, what do you see?” The words “look” and “see” refer to our sense of sight. So, these images of a pair of glasses and light paint a picture that William is a man of reason. Even the phrase “bright” idea also alludes to light. The light is a symbol for clarity and intelligence, when people come up with bright ideas, they usually say they had a “lightbulb” moment. The lens suggest that William is a man of science, because reading glasses back in the 14th century were a cutting edge technology and is a testament to scientific progress. First, this line sets up William’s disposition and indicates to readers where his perspective is coming from.
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