Kierkegaard's Writing

I have read Kierkegaard previously and he writes with a narrative style using detailed accounts of his life, imaginary and other textual references (from the bible for example) to illustrate what he is trying to convey. In Repetition, he employs the use of a fictional character in order to tell the audience how important repetition and it's contrast to "recollection" and "hope" is. I think that his usage of repetition is similar to how we define behavior and action resulting from habit. In my opinion, Kierkegaard uses the story of the boy who falls madly in love to depict how recollection, which is stated to be reliving the past through memories, is what should not be done and actually makes man unhappy and compares it to a garment.

I think that repetition can be ascribed to how we behave and how our expectations are formed due to repeating certain aspects of our life. I think Kierkegaard's account of recollection and repetition are elaborate explanations for the literal meanings. His accounts also depicts how repetition has transformed from ancient to modern times.

I think that this reading influences our writing styles by providing a different perspective on how we can deliver our points; with the use of examples and personal accounts to convey one's point.