The End (READ LAST!)

Even though this is at the top of the blog, it should be read last. So now you are done with all of it! How was the trip? Fun? Boring? Slow? Fast? Whatever you think of it, I hope you have enjoyed it. Although I do not completely recommend it, you could read "More Die of Heartbreak" by Saul Bellow to further understand the novel, or go online and search up other great reviews and analysis of it. Since we're in the modern world now... "Peace Out!"

~Pitaah

Picture

I have posted the picture above. It may be difficult to see, so I will explain the basic layout of it. On the bottom right, there is a hand that is holding a broken heart. The middle is a railroad torn apart and barely holding the sun and moon which is the world shaped in a heart together. Everything in this picture is broken... except for that one tiny person far away walking on the railroad. That person has stolen a heart, which is the requirement to be able to leave this place. The land itself is a broken heart, and everything is broken, broken, broken...

I have also written a poem that corresponds with the picture. I hope you enjoy :)

Welcome, Welcome, to the Land of the Broken
Where Betrayal is Freedom's only Token.
Here is the Trail of Broken Hearts
Where Love is Split and Placed with Marks
Of Fear, Envy, and Loneliness
There is no Mark of Holiness
Is there a way to leave this place
To see a world that is Filled with Grace
Yes but there is a Price to Pay
If you want to be Shown the Way
Keep your Heart and Steal Half Away
And the World will Disappear within a Day
Broken Hearts and Broken Dreams
That is the Core of the World it Seems

~Pitaah

You Final Thoughts

We're at the end of the road, and tell me... What is love? What is lust? Is sex something to look forward to?

To What Extent Does an Author's Environment Influence His Perceptions of Self and World?

The first major environment would be family. His father and mother were the first people he saw, and they constantly try to make his world similar to theirs. In the first few years of out life, we basically only see our parents' lives, so of course it is not weird if our lives become close to theirs. Next are the people who he hangs around with. If the people are good, he is more likely to be a good person later in life. However, not everyone ends up that way. There could be the few who used to be in gangs and grow up to save the poor.

I believe that the environment could either completely affect you or not affect you at all. It all depends on your heart, what you think is right and wrong, and whether you want to let your will be swayed so much.

~Pitaah

A Relationship That Lasts

After reading the novel, I can assume that both of you have quite many problems dealing with love and relationships. I would like to ask you... what do you think defines a good relationship?

~Pitaah

The Two Superpowers

I have had this question for a long time, and it's been bothering me... where's the line between love and lust? How do people decide whether they are going for that guy or girl for love or the other?

~Pitaah

Action?

I would not call this book an action-packed story. Much of it is conversations between Kenneth and his Uncle, with some parts where the narrator (Kenneth) explains some area or what the situation is. This may sound extrememly boring, but what makes up for it are the "deep" and hard-to-answer questions about life: What is love? Where is that thin line between love and lust? How do you keep a relationship alive?

However, I would not like to say that the book does not have an sort of adventure in it. Of course, Kenneth and his uncle both strive to create a strong relationship, and their "adventure" is recorded vehemently. Adventure does not require monsters or a magic place. It can be near the heart.


~Pitaah