all of this came about because of jim casy
I value intellectual features in the novel characters I read of. Fiction, non-fiction, it doesn’t matter - if a narrator or character has the ability to notice things, details, or motifs I find that fascinating. Perhaps this is somewhat dull to say, however, because most narrators are omniscient, but when ordinary characters have a strong perception and discernment, WOAH, I think that is great.
Why my incredible response? Oh, it’s very simple. Because most people don’t train that side of their brain. Many leave details to the wind and allow every other epiphany to be passed off as nonchalantly as the local evening news. It’s a shame, though; amazing one-time events are happening all around us. Sometimes it takes a fictional being to throw us a bone about our real-time wonders. Take, for instance, the advent of Spring.
Life is a miracle, there’s no doubt about that. It’s not an absolute, but life absolutely attempts to continue itself; trees grow toward sunlight when it is blocked, animals protect each other in the pack when distressed, and humans fight great wars when push comes to shove. Life has more motivation to live than some people who have acquired that gift. And this is something to see, not to ignore.
Spring captures that essence of life. Now more than ever, you will see an abundance of macro-shots of flowers and blooms pasted across internet websites, mine notwithstanding (see Photos). Spring brings to life all that we wish we had never lost in the bitter months, the melancholy months. And not only does this happen, and life rejuvenates itself, and people again grasp their boldness and passion, but this happens every single year, all over the world!
While, it’s fun to think about these things (hey, I have fun thinking about them), I go wild when a literary character starts on some tangent about the “little things” that most people ignore as useless monologue.
Maybe I monologue. Hmm.
Next time, I’ll dialogue.
Yes, Ryan, next time you’ll dialogue.
Looks like the crowd has spoken.
April 1st, 2005 at 12:56 am
Have you started re-reading ‘Grapes’ yet? Tell me when you do so that we can talk about Jim Casy and Rosasharn and all the Joads!
April 1st, 2005 at 7:31 am
I must confess, yes… I began it a few days ago. Invisible Man got to the point of being perpetually crappy, so I gave in and hit Grapes hard. With the amount that I read every day, I’m about a third of the way through it thus far.