C’est une excellente pièce, très bien écrite, avec de personnages vraisemblables. Cependant, il faut dire que j’ai trouvé le début de la pièce un peu lent et que ça prend quelques tableaux pour y rentrer. On dit dans la pièce “Tout ce qui est beau est éphémère” (118), ce qui me rappelle du Petit Prince quand ce dernier se rend compte au point culminant de l'histoire que sa rose est éphémère.
Donc, mon résumé…
Mes personnages préférés étaient Blanche et Virgile. C’est un bon couple, avec de bons coeurs. Ils ont un fils qui a été tué en guerre, et un petit appartement qu’ils louent pour avoir du pain sur la planche. Malheureusement, cet appartement est rempli de personnes avec des problèmes.
Le problème de Marguerite c’est qu’elle est vieille, et que son chum Horace ne l’aime pas assez pour l’épousée. À la fin, il la laisse parce qu’il ne peut pas s'engager à elle complètement, et elle se suicide.
Le problème de Johanne est que son chum Roméo n’est pas un bon gars. Après qu’il la laisse, elle tombe amoureuse de Vincent, un ex patriot qui est finalement attrapé par la police après le suicide de Marguerite. Même s’il semble être un bon gars, son problème est que son passé ne lui permet pas sa liberté. Mais il a ses bons moments. Par exemple, après la rupture entre Johanne et Roméo, Vincent lui dit: “Dans tous les jardins du monde, quand il y a une fleur qui meurt, les jardiniers s’arrangent pour qu’il en pousse une autre à sa place. C’est comme dans le Coeur des petites filles. Quand un oeillet se fane, un autre se prepare à éclore. Et la vie s’emplit de son parfum” (79).
Finalement, Blanche et Virgile se trouvent seules. Johanne était comme leur fille adoptée, mais elle devait enfin retourner chez ses parents dans une différente ville puisque sa mère est malade. Ils ne savent pas trop quoi faire avec leur appartement que la ville veut (et doit) acheter d’eux. C’est dommage car à ce point, ils sont “trop vieux … pour [se] déraciner” (126).
Le Temps des lilas est une pièce qui éteint notre espoir dans l’amour et de pouvoir avoir une fin heureuse dans la vie. La vie peut être dure, et les moments précieux sont rares, de la même façon que les lilas ne s’ouvrent que pendant quelques jours de l’année. De plus, c’est evident que vieillir n’est pas une tâche facile dans une vie déjà difficile. À la page 75, Virgile exclame: “Le linge qu’on porte vieillit aussi vite que nous”. Blanche est d’accord: “C’est vite passé une vie” (129).
Thèmes à explorer : La vieillesse. La monotonie de la vie. Les fleurs. L’amour (inégale ou “one-sided”). La fidélité. La mort. La vie est éphémère.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Saturday, April 25, 2009
The Watchmen, a graphic novel.
I absolutely enjoyed this book!!! It took me a lot longer to read than I had first anticipated, but it was well worth the invested hours. The book, in comic format, talks about the lives of several superheroes, all human (or, at the very least, they all start off human), with human flaws.
My favourite character is Dr. Manhattan due to his philosophical insights, particularly on time. He describes time the EXACT same way I have always thought God to exist through time. As the book goes on, Dr. Manhattan's humanly thoughts dissipate as he inhibites his new indestructible body, in turn negatively affecting his relationships with those around him because he can no longer relate. It made me pity him! The emotions I had while reading this book where at its highest when reading Dr. Manhattan's part.
The two people, with whom I have spoken and who have also read the book in its entirety, chose Rorsharch as their favourite character. Rorsharch is honest and unwilling to compromise even until the bitter end. He chooses truth every time. Although somewhat unstable, he fights for the good guy, and kills off the enemy.
If you've read the book, you probably dislike Ozymandias for his self-righteousness. Granted he is the world's smartest man, and his goal of achieving global unity is admirable. Unfortunately, he has a perverted way of achieving that goal, killing many people along the way.
Other notable characters are: The Comedian (the only one to understand what a joke is this world we live in); the Night Owl (using all his nerdy expensive inventions to fight for good); & the Silk Spectre (hot female superhero represent!). Granted, there are other memorable characters (such as Bernard, the psychoanalyst), but I will spare you the details.
Within the Watchmen, a secondary character reads another comic. At first I didn't appreciate this comic-inside-a-comic story of the black freighter. However, in the end, I enjoyed making the parallel connections between the two stories. I think the pirate story resembles the Watchmen story in that the castaway wants to save his village from the pirates just like Adrian Veidt [Ozymandias] wants to save the people in the world from each other. But in the end, it's the villagers who need protection from the castaway in the same way that the people (particularly in New York) need protection from Adrian Veidt. "Who watches the Watchmen?". Furthermore, just as the castaway kills his own, Adrian kills his own too. Ooohhh the irony!
In conclusion, if there is at all conclusion from these random thoughts I've presented, is that you should read this graphic novel!
My favourite character is Dr. Manhattan due to his philosophical insights, particularly on time. He describes time the EXACT same way I have always thought God to exist through time. As the book goes on, Dr. Manhattan's humanly thoughts dissipate as he inhibites his new indestructible body, in turn negatively affecting his relationships with those around him because he can no longer relate. It made me pity him! The emotions I had while reading this book where at its highest when reading Dr. Manhattan's part.
The two people, with whom I have spoken and who have also read the book in its entirety, chose Rorsharch as their favourite character. Rorsharch is honest and unwilling to compromise even until the bitter end. He chooses truth every time. Although somewhat unstable, he fights for the good guy, and kills off the enemy.
If you've read the book, you probably dislike Ozymandias for his self-righteousness. Granted he is the world's smartest man, and his goal of achieving global unity is admirable. Unfortunately, he has a perverted way of achieving that goal, killing many people along the way.
Other notable characters are: The Comedian (the only one to understand what a joke is this world we live in); the Night Owl (using all his nerdy expensive inventions to fight for good); & the Silk Spectre (hot female superhero represent!). Granted, there are other memorable characters (such as Bernard, the psychoanalyst), but I will spare you the details.
Within the Watchmen, a secondary character reads another comic. At first I didn't appreciate this comic-inside-a-comic story of the black freighter. However, in the end, I enjoyed making the parallel connections between the two stories. I think the pirate story resembles the Watchmen story in that the castaway wants to save his village from the pirates just like Adrian Veidt [Ozymandias] wants to save the people in the world from each other. But in the end, it's the villagers who need protection from the castaway in the same way that the people (particularly in New York) need protection from Adrian Veidt. "Who watches the Watchmen?". Furthermore, just as the castaway kills his own, Adrian kills his own too. Ooohhh the irony!
In conclusion, if there is at all conclusion from these random thoughts I've presented, is that you should read this graphic novel!
Friday, April 24, 2009
For Women Only - by Shaunti Feldhahn
I recommend this book to most girls in a relationship. Although this book is mainly aimed at married couples, I personally think non-married girls can get alot of great insight from it as well. The major point of the book is that women need to respect their men. We should respect his decisions and opinions. Even if he is lost while driving somewhere, not wanting to ask for directions, a woman should respect that decision and trust him to find the right way there. She should NEVER bad talk him in public, whether he is around her or not. She should praise him for the good things he does [in public & in private] & only tell him the things that bother her in private. RESPECTING THE MAN IS EQUAL TO A WOMAN FEELING LOVED IN A RELATIONSHIP. She needs to feel loved, he needs to feel respected. Shaunti Feldhahn writes, "crying is often a woman's response to feeling unloved, and anger is often a man's response to feeling disrespected".
Other topics covered in the book: Men feel the need to be the providers; Men need to feel desired & wanted in bed, so don't use sex against him; Men feel insecure & need the wife's support; Men are visual compared to women; Men enjoy romance but don't always know how to go about it; Men care about their woman's appearance, not that they want her to be perfect, but are satisfied in knowing that she cares about her own health & appearance too and presents herself well.
There is an equivalent of this book for men entitled for men only.
For more information, go to www.4-womenonly.com
Other topics covered in the book: Men feel the need to be the providers; Men need to feel desired & wanted in bed, so don't use sex against him; Men feel insecure & need the wife's support; Men are visual compared to women; Men enjoy romance but don't always know how to go about it; Men care about their woman's appearance, not that they want her to be perfect, but are satisfied in knowing that she cares about her own health & appearance too and presents herself well.
There is an equivalent of this book for men entitled for men only.
For more information, go to www.4-womenonly.com
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
