Saturday, February 20, 2010
Let the Great World Spin--Characters
The book was filled with a diverse cast of characters with very different experiences, motivations, etc. Do you think there was one central character who stood out from the rest? How did the characters' experiences of New York differ based on whether they were from somewhere else or from the City itself? The tightrope walker is the only character in the book never given a name—is this significant? Is he symbolic of something greater than himself?
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I felt that Corrigan stood out as a dominant character - one you really like from the very beginning. He gave selflessly so it was nice to see him ignore 'rules' and experience love before his death.
ReplyDeleteIn a way, the tightrope walker seems to represent something positive, unpredictable, and exciting in a city that can also hold countless stories of troubled lives and sadness.