All 3 Uses of
passive
in
Childhood's End
- There had also been some passive resistance to the policy of the Overlords.†
Chpt 2 *passive resistance = resistance in a non-violent, non-controlling manner -- for example, when someone peacefully sits in a place they are not allowed and refuses to move until they are arrested and carried away
- No wonder that people are becoming passive sponges-absorbing but never creating.†
Chpt 15
- But we do not consider that it is enough to be passive receptors of entertainment.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
accepting what happens without trying to take control or reacting strongly