Have you ever seen someone in a crowd, and wanted to get to know them? Well that happens to me all the time, but now that I am reading Youth In Revolt I start thinking of everyone I don't know fully as a dirty, horrible liar. This assumption is totally unfair to those who are actually sweet and honestly nice. This makes me wonder if its better to know someone fully, with their flaws and all, or to barely know someone.
I think it totally depends on the person you get to know. Knowing someone you admire or enjoy spending time with very well, is great. Then you can talk deeply, and have inside jokes etc. Knowing someone very well and caring for them go hand and hand. But knowing someone you despise or hate very well, can be the worst thing possible. You
will probably end up hating them, and quite possibly hating yourself.Unfortunately, I haven't gotten very far in Youth In Revolt. Something always repulsed me about Nick Twisp, maybe its because the story gets TOO deep into his head. Since I dislike Nick Twisp, I don't want to know EVERYTHING that goes through his head.
This is what makes or breaks a story; the characters. If you really like a character, then reading will be a pleasure. But if you dislike a character, you will probably dislike reading just as much.
I often want to meet actors or musicians that seem super awesome. But you never know if you would get along with them. Sometimes ones expectations about a person, are not at all what that person is like.
Have you ever had this experience? Explain
"Unfortunately, I haven't gotten very far in Youth In Revolt. Something always repulsed me about Nick Twisp, maybe its because the story gets TOO deep into his head. Since I dislike Nick Twisp, I don't want to know EVERYTHING that goes through his head."
ReplyDeleteferny, thats EXACTLY how I felt. I think maybe the writer did this on purpose, you know? Cause honestly, I do get sick of the same watered down characters. Maybe being repulsed is a good thing...
you bring up a really interesting question, ferny. i feel like you're almost taking a risk when you decide to introduce yourself to someone, because you know they're going to impact your life in some way, whether it's a really cute boy who you're in love with but never see again and then you're really sad, or a super-clingy, annoying midget-lady who makes you want to jump off a ten-story building, or if it's just simply a great friend. my dad likes to say (jokingly) "a stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet". i guess thats excluding rapists and pedophiles and such. but what i'm saying is that making friends is scary coz you never know what they're like or how they're going to affect you.
ReplyDeletegood post!
love futterwoman
Thank you
ReplyDeleteyou guys definitely have great ideas on the subject and i wish i had talked to you guys about this before i posted- to steal your ideas of course :P
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i wouldnt steal, you guys have such great imput, so thank you!
I'm using this as a mentor blog post :)
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