Tragic flaw is definitely an issue in this novel, particularly for Patrick. Patrick’s biggest tragic flaw is his lost of identity and therefore, the novel is mostly about Patrick’s search for his identity. His tragic flaw influences every part of his life, even his relationships with people. He has much affection for Clara and Alice because he doesn’t have a sense of identity. He wants to be with them, believing that they would help him to find who he is or at least because he has someone to rely on. As a consequence, when he loses these two people, his tragic flaw drives him crazy. For instance, after Alice dies, he puts a hotel on fire and eventually ends up being a prisoner.
On the other hand, when Clara leaves him, Patrick displays more of a mental destruction. This is well described in the novel as he obsessively writes letters to Clara, knowing that she cannot come back to him. Also, though he hates Marmora, he risks himself and goes back to Marmora to see Clara. When Alice visits Patrick, the description of the house clearly shows he is not able to get over Clara even two years after she had left him. He specifically mentions that he is not fine on page 87, “Physically I’m fine, just my mind.” Also, when Alice moves towards him in this scene, Patrick steps back in danger, which shows that he had lost his confidence. His lost of confidence connects Alice and Patrick as he reluctantly accepts Alice because of his desperate need for someone to rely on.
Patrick’s lost of identity caused him to be a weak individual, which led him to always seek for a person to rely on instead of creating his own pathway. As these people leave him, he confronts a huge mental destruction of becoming violent and losing his confidence.
2008년 8월 29일 금요일
blog#2:characters
The character I identify the most with is Clara. Clara seems like a very independent character explicitly, but she is actually the most easily-controlled character in the novel. It might seem that she holds power over Patrick because she controls Patrick. However, Clara, herself, is being controlled by Ambrose. Though I am not controlled by anyone, many of the decisions I make in my life are heavily based on other people’s influence. Unlike Clara, I can make my own choice, I am not controlled by anyone and I can do whatever I want to do, but I always pay too much attention to what others say about me or what I am about to do. Many times, these comments or opinions of others influence my decisions. Also, I always dream about changing my life, but I am not brave enough to take a new step like other characters in the novel.
On page 100 it states, “When she reached the house she didn’t go in but went down to the beach and sat facing the water, leaning against the red boat.” In this quote, Clara expresses her desire for a change as she refuses to go back to her house where Ambrose is. Also, when Ambrose went missing, she does not go back to Ambrose immediately. Also, page 74 Clara, Alice and Patrick talk about their childhood, and Clara avoids talking about her present while Alice avoids talking about her past. This scene shows two women’s dissatisfaction of their past and present. I feel pathos for Clara because she is aware of her relationship with Ambrose, but she still seeks for a change by meeting Patrick and being with someone other than Ambrose. Some may criticize Clara for leaving Patrick, but Ambrose had an extreme control over her until his death and meeting Patrick for a short period was all she could do. That was all she could do to seek for her identity.
On page 100 it states, “When she reached the house she didn’t go in but went down to the beach and sat facing the water, leaning against the red boat.” In this quote, Clara expresses her desire for a change as she refuses to go back to her house where Ambrose is. Also, when Ambrose went missing, she does not go back to Ambrose immediately. Also, page 74 Clara, Alice and Patrick talk about their childhood, and Clara avoids talking about her present while Alice avoids talking about her past. This scene shows two women’s dissatisfaction of their past and present. I feel pathos for Clara because she is aware of her relationship with Ambrose, but she still seeks for a change by meeting Patrick and being with someone other than Ambrose. Some may criticize Clara for leaving Patrick, but Ambrose had an extreme control over her until his death and meeting Patrick for a short period was all she could do. That was all she could do to seek for her identity.
blog#1: most beautiful scene
The most beautiful passage in this novel is the last two pages of the novel. Clara calls Patrick after Ambrose dies, and asks him to come and pick her up and the novel ends as Hana and Patrick start driving to Marmora. As the resolution part of the novel, this scene of the novel does not have any intense moments or emotions compared to other parts of the book, and that is why I like this scene the most. Its calm atmosphere relieves the readers and at the same time, the ending implies that Patrick is closer to finding his identity and able to go back to Marmora without any pain or bitter feelings.
Clara stayed at Marmora, where Patrick spent his youth. This connection between Clara and Patrick shows that Marmora is an important setting for both Clara and Patrick. Patrick is riding back to Marmora with a different attitude. He has Hana next to him, supporting him and making him smile. This attitude is very contrasting to the moments when he went back to Marmora to see Clara. Though Marmora was not mentioned in this book much, many key events take place at Marmora. The first few pages of the book is about Patrick’s childhood, especially his memories with his dad. Then, Marmora is mentioned again when he goes back to visit Clara. When he went back, he had to risk his life twice. For Patrick, all his childhood memories, memories with his dad all belong to Marmora. Also, Marmora is where his search for identity began. Thus, the last scene is very significant as the novel ends with Patrick going back to Marmora, but with a more clear recognition of himself and his identity. Therefore, when he finally returns to Marmora to pick up Clara with “lights” on, it shows the readers how much change Patrick has gone through.
Clara stayed at Marmora, where Patrick spent his youth. This connection between Clara and Patrick shows that Marmora is an important setting for both Clara and Patrick. Patrick is riding back to Marmora with a different attitude. He has Hana next to him, supporting him and making him smile. This attitude is very contrasting to the moments when he went back to Marmora to see Clara. Though Marmora was not mentioned in this book much, many key events take place at Marmora. The first few pages of the book is about Patrick’s childhood, especially his memories with his dad. Then, Marmora is mentioned again when he goes back to visit Clara. When he went back, he had to risk his life twice. For Patrick, all his childhood memories, memories with his dad all belong to Marmora. Also, Marmora is where his search for identity began. Thus, the last scene is very significant as the novel ends with Patrick going back to Marmora, but with a more clear recognition of himself and his identity. Therefore, when he finally returns to Marmora to pick up Clara with “lights” on, it shows the readers how much change Patrick has gone through.
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