Thổ Thần Tập Sự 18 tải về miễn phí cuốn sách

Juan Vázquez juan_vazquz — I reread this book for the first time in about half a lifetime and it was striking to me to have that experience. First of all, it's amazing how much of this book I had misremembered. There were critical plot points that surprised me maybe even more so than the first time that I read it because I was expecting another turn that apparently never occurs. Moreover, it's interesting to me to revisit this novel in the context of my own development, as someone more knowledgable of and engaged in the rest of the world. I found the story more affecting this time around and I understood its context (Chilean history/culture, American meddling, world politics, etc.) for the first time. As such, I had a few major takeaways this time around. 1. I never really thought of Esteban as the protagonist of this novel until now, but really, he is driving this story. The other characters are generally fairly static and don't change much throughout the novel, but Esteban's journey is really an arc. I think this facet of the novel really passed me by when I was younger and I thought of Clara, Blanca, and Alba as the main characters. I'm not so sure that I was right. 2. It's interesting to view this novel through the lens of current world conflicts and politics. I suspect that our view of Egypt's revolution will change greatly over time. I think many people in America viewed the Muslim Brotherhood as an undesirable leader when they were in power and we pretty tacitly held back when the military announced its coup. However, I think many of the Muslim political groups involved in the Arab Spring will probably come to be seen the way that we see former Communist leaders that we helped to depose in favor of pro-Western dictators. In the end, even a dictator that seems to better represent our foreign interests is less palatable than democratically elected leadership that is opposed to our own ideology. Essentially, people before ideology. I suspect that many Egyptians will come to feel the same with time, even those that supported the ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood. 3. I've been thinking about the power of ideas presented through characters compared to the same ideas presented by a theorist or writer. Perhaps we love fiction because it gives us the opportunity to present and hear ideas that sound trite or can't be supported through rational argument. A character's thoughts aren't up for debate in the same way that a philosopher's ideas are. In fact, a character's ideas imbue the character with meaning and a driving force, which, surprisingly, often gives greater heft to the ideas themselves. When Clara says, " Just as when we come into the world, when we die we are afraid of the unknown. But fear is something from within us that has nothing to do with reality. Dying is like being born: just a change", the sentiment expresses her beliefs and becomes meaningful because we love her. This isn't a particularly original thought, yet it feels fresh as the other characters react to it.