Friday's post: Change and time

            There have been two recurring themes that I find to be very interesting. They both combine and build upon each other. They are change and time. The author believes that people change. Tony has changed throughout the years. He was attracted to both “types of women: mysterious and clear-edged”. He acts differently with Veronica and is trying to figure himself out. He actually cares for Margaret and is trying to figure out the divorce. I do think this is true. Other people do not change though. Veronica would be an example. She was not able to grow and stayed with her foolish games, even forty years later. I personally do not like her. She knew that Adrian was Tony’s friend and got with him anyways. I do not think that Tony should have reacted the way he did though. We knew that letters were exchanged, but after reading them, I changed in my opinion. Granted, he was mad but that gave him no right to insult them. I also do not like how she says she burned the diary. I am not sure if it is true or not, and all he wants to do is read it. Well, that is what Tony should want to do. I think he also finds pleasure in fighting over receiving the diary.

            Time also distorts clarity. This related back to the lecture at the beginning of the year. The more experiences you have, the less clarity you obtain. This relates perfectly to this novel. You only remember patches and your memory tries to fill in the holes. This can lead to remembering something that never really happened, because you filled in the gaps. This is proven in psychology, but I find it quite sad. Pictures and written works cannot change this, it must be accepted. Tony is trying to achieve the acceptance.