Another interesting week of reading - and fascinating insights from Ellie. I was struck with the idea that each observer creates a unique version of the observed. That each person takes the same set of facts and creates their own truth from it. I’ve often mulled on the idea that everyone who reads a novel has their own unique vision of it - what the characters look like, how they dress, what their homes and landscapes look like. This is true even when the author has described those things in detail. Imagine how many million Elizabeth Bennetts there are or have been. How many Holden Caulfields. And how cross we can be when we see another person’s version brought to life on screen! This line of thought got me noodling on the idea of the universe contained within each one of us. A unique, never-to-be-repeated place that’s completely inaccessible to anyone else. For a terrific pop-culture meditation on this I recommend Stephen King’s horror-free Life of Chuck.
I’m doing ok with the Italian names! Personally I don’t need a character list (that sounds like a lot more work for you 😆).
I’m looking forward to reading everyone’s thoughts on this week.
Moscarda perhaps should read Walt Whitman, “ I contain multitudes.”
Another interesting week of reading - and fascinating insights from Ellie. I was struck with the idea that each observer creates a unique version of the observed. That each person takes the same set of facts and creates their own truth from it. I’ve often mulled on the idea that everyone who reads a novel has their own unique vision of it - what the characters look like, how they dress, what their homes and landscapes look like. This is true even when the author has described those things in detail. Imagine how many million Elizabeth Bennetts there are or have been. How many Holden Caulfields. And how cross we can be when we see another person’s version brought to life on screen! This line of thought got me noodling on the idea of the universe contained within each one of us. A unique, never-to-be-repeated place that’s completely inaccessible to anyone else. For a terrific pop-culture meditation on this I recommend Stephen King’s horror-free Life of Chuck.
I’m doing ok with the Italian names! Personally I don’t need a character list (that sounds like a lot more work for you 😆).
I’m looking forward to reading everyone’s thoughts on this week.