And of Clay Are We Created by Isabelle Allende: A Journey into Rolf's Repressed Self
When assigned to read the short stories in class to summarize and learn to paraphrase, there was one story in particular that emotionally touched me. This short story was “And of Clay Are We Created” by Isabell Allende. I found many great points that could be discussed about the story, and that is why I chose it to be a part of this research paper.
This story is a touching momentum of a man’s penetrating awakening that he no longer has to suffer from the emotional torment that was inflicted upon him during his childhood. Rolf, “like a flower sinking into the mud” (367) has sank into himself; a self that is magnetized with cataclysmic devastation and desolation. The volcano has erupted to bring an avalanche of despair, so does this same volcano explode, bursting to eventually bring calm and equanimity. Isabell Allende has Rolf Carle, a news reporter fly out to the devastating scene where you are introduced to Azucena, a young girl, stuck in the mud. Rolfe Carle stays with Azucena in hopes of saving her from this catastrophe but in the meantime, he journeys through his repressed childhood memories.
It is important to investigate repressed memories so you could courageously move forward to live a fuller life, instead of blocking these memories and living in the past. This paper will slightly take you through Rolf Carle’s emotions, the effects these memories can have, and how to overcome them.
I found it ironic how Rolf Carle is close to many people’s histories when investigating the incident being a reporter but he is so distant with his own and we see this when he is telling his stories to Azucena. Rolf connected with Azucena at a level of experience, whether it was physical or emotional, they became one and shared things with each other, some things being on a different level. This connection occurred because Rolf saw himself like Azucena “trapped in a pit without escape, buried in life, his head barely above ground” (Allende, 363). It is apparent that
This story is a touching momentum of a man’s penetrating awakening that he no longer has to suffer from the emotional torment that was inflicted upon him during his childhood. Rolf, “like a flower sinking into the mud” (367) has sank into himself; a self that is magnetized with cataclysmic devastation and desolation. The volcano has erupted to bring an avalanche of despair, so does this same volcano explode, bursting to eventually bring calm and equanimity. Isabell Allende has Rolf Carle, a news reporter fly out to the devastating scene where you are introduced to Azucena, a young girl, stuck in the mud. Rolfe Carle stays with Azucena in hopes of saving her from this catastrophe but in the meantime, he journeys through his repressed childhood memories.
It is important to investigate repressed memories so you could courageously move forward to live a fuller life, instead of blocking these memories and living in the past. This paper will slightly take you through Rolf Carle’s emotions, the effects these memories can have, and how to overcome them.
I found it ironic how Rolf Carle is close to many people’s histories when investigating the incident being a reporter but he is so distant with his own and we see this when he is telling his stories to Azucena. Rolf connected with Azucena at a level of experience, whether it was physical or emotional, they became one and shared things with each other, some things being on a different level. This connection occurred because Rolf saw himself like Azucena “trapped in a pit without escape, buried in life, his head barely above ground” (Allende, 363). It is apparent that