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Post by Dr. Nemmers on Jul 8, 2024 17:09:32 GMT
I wanted to wait a bit to get to this post so y'all had hopefully gotten to this point to be able to comment. Now that it's Monday I think we're ready: The narrator's trip to the city (in this case Havre, Montana) is so absurd! It seems like everything that happens there makes no sense: the conversations, the course of action, the narrator's behavior.... The image that probably encapsulates it best for me is when the narrator is walking down the street carrying a giant purple teddy bear, with the airplane man behind him eating freely from a box of chocolate-covered cherries. What in the ever living... What are your other favorite absurd moments or lines? And why is this trip so absurd (or is that an absurd question to ask?)?
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Post by jarelyrebollar on Jul 9, 2024 14:26:31 GMT
My favorite absurd moment from The Narrator's trip to Havre, Montana, would have been when The Airplane Man was convinced that a random senior citizen was listening to his conversations. When The Narrator came up to talk with the old man, the old man just straight-up died! Then when The Narrator met up with The Airplane Man again he was told how The Airplane Man had never met that old man before in his life. Also, I feel like the absurdity of the trip reflects the narrator's internal state. He's disconnected, alienated, and struggling with his identity, and the bizarre events around him mirror his inner turmoil. It gets to the heart of the narrative's exploration of disconnection and the search for meaning.
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