Save as many as you ruin
Save as many as you ruin
If you made a mistake in your life, whether it is a personal mistake or it would have grave consequences for other people. Would you be able to forget it? Would you get a second chance to make things right, and in that case, would you embrace this second chance or simply ignore it? ‘The second chance in love” is the main theme in Simon Van Booy’s story called “Save as many as you ruin”.
The mood in the story is melancholic. In the start of the story, the main character, Gerard, thinks of the time when Hitler was ruling and sent little children to gas ovens, and at about line 24 he wonders if he’s just like everybody else, which I find rather sad because it appears that he is questioning himself. Is he like everybody else? Also it starts to snow, which could refer to Gerard crying, depending on the mood of the story. Since this story is as sad as it is, I would believe that he is crying. Everything is covered in snow, meaning that everything turns heavy and cold; not only the weather, but also the mood. Even when it looks sad, Gerard always tries to think of something good, such as his daughter, Lucy, whom he loves very much. There is a blizzard when Gerard meets the old love, Laurel and the memories starts to resurface inside of him.
In the short story there’s a huge contrast between Laurel and Issy and Gerard’s relationship to each of them. Laurel was a caring person who wanted to have a serious relationship with Gerard involving true love, where Issy was Gerard’s desire and lover. She didn’t really care about him or their child. And as so often seen before desire seems to have a way to stand clearer than love. Maybe because “desire” is something raw and animalistic inside of us whereas “love” is a lot more complicated
The main character in the story is Gerard. He works at an office in New York, and he walks through Manhattan on his way home every day. He’s very much aware of everything that he walks by or passes through
If you made a mistake in your life, whether it is a personal mistake or it would have grave consequences for other people. Would you be able to forget it? Would you get a second chance to make things right, and in that case, would you embrace this second chance or simply ignore it? ‘The second chance in love” is the main theme in Simon Van Booy’s story called “Save as many as you ruin”.
The mood in the story is melancholic. In the start of the story, the main character, Gerard, thinks of the time when Hitler was ruling and sent little children to gas ovens, and at about line 24 he wonders if he’s just like everybody else, which I find rather sad because it appears that he is questioning himself. Is he like everybody else? Also it starts to snow, which could refer to Gerard crying, depending on the mood of the story. Since this story is as sad as it is, I would believe that he is crying. Everything is covered in snow, meaning that everything turns heavy and cold; not only the weather, but also the mood. Even when it looks sad, Gerard always tries to think of something good, such as his daughter, Lucy, whom he loves very much. There is a blizzard when Gerard meets the old love, Laurel and the memories starts to resurface inside of him.
In the short story there’s a huge contrast between Laurel and Issy and Gerard’s relationship to each of them. Laurel was a caring person who wanted to have a serious relationship with Gerard involving true love, where Issy was Gerard’s desire and lover. She didn’t really care about him or their child. And as so often seen before desire seems to have a way to stand clearer than love. Maybe because “desire” is something raw and animalistic inside of us whereas “love” is a lot more complicated
The main character in the story is Gerard. He works at an office in New York, and he walks through Manhattan on his way home every day. He’s very much aware of everything that he walks by or passes through