Monday, October 12, 2009
Ignatius' inability to love
I think the reason why Ignatius is so isolated from society is because of his inability to love. As Myrna says Ignatius has "closed [his] mind to both love and society." I think Ignatius cannot relate to anyone in his community thus he condems it. We have already seen that Ignatius has experienced the sexual side of love, however, I don't think he really shows the readers any true feelings of affection or care, the other side. We see this through his his own relationship with his mother. It has shifted from a maternal and loving one to a parasitic and burdensome one. I think that the only person Ignatius could love or have a connection with is Myrna, because everything he does is either centered around her or in retaliation towards her. I think that if Ignatius opens his mind to love he would be less bitter and isolated.
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I completely agree with Priya. Ignatius' inability to love actually reminds me of another character and book. In Ivan Turgenev's novel "Fathers and Sons", one of the characters, Bazorov, describes love as something that only a fool does, and is embarrassing an ridiculous to fall in love. This reminds me of Ignatius, for I feel like Ignatius would hate to have his feelings control him, and have to be in an equal partnership with someone rather then be controlling and let his mind and intellectual side take over.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. But doesn't Myrna control his thoughts and behaviors? Perhaps not on account of love, but it seems like his obsession with her has similar effects.
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