Wendell
Pfeffer
2/26/14
I cannot but help say that the Sense of an Ending is a much more
enjoyable book to read than Notes from
the Underground. When I was reading Dostoyevsky’s work I had to spend hours
upon hours reading and re reading almost every single page in order to have
some understanding on what he was talking about. This new book is the complete
opposite, although their are some ideas that correlate with some of
Dostoyevsky’s I can read this book well and with good understanding. Every
single page is clear, concise and provides good detail on the plot, which also
makes it quite enjoyable.
I am currently still on part 1 and
most of part 1 discusses Tony Webster’s life as a young individual. It explains
his life at school, his group of friends, his parents and even the girlfriend
that he acquires later on in his life. What I like most about this book is how
it relates to teenagers in general and the problems they face day in and day
out. Tony stresses about his inability to have a sexual experience with a girl
and how he scorned other people in his school that were having those
experiences. These are problems all guys have gone through. But what’s
particularly interesting about this notion is that Tony completely ignores what
sex had done to Robson and instead wishes he were the one having sex with
Robsons girlfriend. Adrians immense impact in joining Webster’s group of
friends was also quite interesting. Usually
people that are incredibly bright struggle to socially interact or fit in with
others, but the exact opposite happened to Adrian. People came to him and he
later found himself surrounded by a good group of kids. Not only that but they
took quite interest in him. A quality that Dostoyevsky wished he would have
acquired. Maybe its because they are attracted to his unique character or maybe they are just using him. It isn’t normal for a new and smart kid to
carry on so much attention from the other kids at school.
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