Thursday, September 13, 2007
The Immortals
When I first read the story I also thought he was one of those survivors as well. The way he doesn't confirm things but rather uses words such as, I think, means he is not a hundred percent sure of what he is saying. For example, "I think I must have been a dud god or something..." The faint memory he refers of a woman and a child also make me believe he is in denial like someone said earlier. He believes this past to be "fake" and very "human" as if it were a bad thing because that would mean he was a survivor. This brings up a common human characteristic of denial. In my opinon people often are in denial of things, especially when its something bad. In his case it would be not accepting the fact that he is one of the survivors who is in reality experiencing delusions and is slowly dying as well. In his mind he probably views himself as some kind of supreme being as a defense mechanism to get through the reality. I had suspicions also that the other people were survivors but I hadn't based it on anything, however very interesting that someone noticed the title hinting out more than one survivor. Amis did a great job of reaching out to his audience throughout the book by bringing up common themes/issues we experience. He touches upon love, relationships, life, denial and incorporates historical as well as evolutionary facts to give the story more credibility.
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