My last inquiry of my last
reflection on The English Patient is purely for myself: if I were
Almasy, would I have the courage to live on?
I struggled to persuade myself
into believing that I can be as tough as the English patient, accepting and
coping with reality. Yet, to be honest, my final answer is a definite no.
Although severely disfigured and
disabled, Almasy still does not give up on his life. Overwhelmed by Hana’s care
and love, his broken heart gradually begins to seam piece by piece. Hana once
again gives him the confident to believe in the existence of good
force in the middle of a brutal war. However, there is still nothing he can
look forward to; even the end of the war does not mean anything to his
distorted soul and damaged body. He has no dream, no hope, and no future…
If I were
Almasy, I would have killed myself after the plane accident. Why would I live
with a disfigured face, which myself cannot even recognize? I cannot think of any
rationale behind keeping myself alive when everything good about life is gone
forever. What is the point of living when one’s memories are torn into pieces,
body is destroyed by a plane crash, and soul is abused by the war—what is the
point of living? I cannot live a day without hope and dream, which keep me
moving forward even when I am exhausted.
From
reading the life of Almasy from multi-perspectives, I finally realized that the
only real challenge of life is to learn to be strong and stay strong. The world
never ends as long as the sun still rises in the next morning.
LIfe is full of challenges and obstacles everyday. Giving up hope nad killing yourself is not the best of way of approaching it. From what hashappened to Almasy we are well aware that he has lost pretty much everything. But after rain there is always sunshine. Always be optimistic, you never know what will happen tmrw.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely. That is the most valuable thing I derived from the book.
ReplyDeleteWow, it sounds like Almasy is a very courageous, strong man. I don't blame you for thinking such way. If I was in that situation I would have thought and done the same thing as you said. It's just important to come to realize that life's more valuable than it seems.
ReplyDeleteI completely Agree with you, Life has its ups and downs but its also beautiful
ReplyDeleteI like your inquiry question, you basically just put yourself in the main character's shoes. That's good! I'm glad to find that someone in this class actually took the time to consider their reaction or emotion to the situation of the main character. Anyways, it seems like you were able to relate and connect to the book despite the raising of yourself and Almasy in very contrasting time periods.
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