Tuesday, November 4, 2008
All Just a Fantasy
I believe that the coincidence that the character of the parrot is referred to by so many different people in so many different ways makes the story seem unrealistic. On page 126 Barnes referes to living in a fantasy. This is a way to experience a life that you want, something that may not fully exist but is truly idealistic and may capture pieces of what is honestly going on. I believe that Barnes is writing this novel this way, capturing reality and truths from Flaubert's life and stories and throwing them into a melting pot of ideas that seems to be a fantasy of what he really was. Using the character of Geoffrey, Barnes can "blame" his "errors" or this "fantasy" on this character. What he is writing is percieved by Geoffery, not by himself. Is it simply that Barnes is truly unsure?
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I think that Barnes is unsure but also if people aruge against him he can make some sort of claim that he is percieving Flaubert's life through a fictional character, making it in sense a fictional work...mmm I am still tryig to understand it myself.
While they do not perhaps make the most well rounded story, the events that Barns chooses to emphasize are not unique. All kinds of thing could be found in any life if you look deep enough.
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