Monday, January 28, 2013

Blog Post 2

     The book Fluorescence is very intriguing and makes me want to read more. I like the way the book is set up with the different formats and wording. I like the fact that it does not rhyme and you can interpret the text however you would like. My interpretation of the book is that things are going very badly for someone and they have considered suicide and bombing. I don't really understand why there are sections such as the one, two, three, and four. It makes the book seem spread out and like it needs to be sectioned off for separate stories or parts of someones life.
     During class my group was assigned section four. I thought it was interesting reading this part because the writing actually writes in the beginning of this section some awful things and have literally listed a bunch of examples. "There is a point of no return" quoted on the bottom of page 38. I think that this is the truth to all bad things. Once something goes bad is there a point of no return is life compared to for instance spoiled milk when it goes bad it only gets worse. Or should we look at it as if when it goes bad then it can only get better. There is not really an answer to that question. Everyone does something different with there life and it shows in everyones personality.
     There are different parts in the book where they could be talking or having a conversation with someone. Why doesn't the author let anyone help them or talk them down from this crazy state. Is the person really depressed or are they just complaining or dreaming. I think that this person is actually depressed and needs help and it is hard to understand why no one is helping them. Overall this book could be interpreted many ways and that is the reason I like it. I think the ending will reveal if the person is going to carry on with killing themselves or killing other people or if they come to there senses and get help. The later "chapters" have titles so maybe that has something to do it how it will be different then the beginning.

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