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"The Feeling of the Ending" tells the story of Tony, a high school student in the 1960s, who had two friends. The three of them loved reading and were keen on talking about sex. They often got together to joke and joke. Later, the knowledgeable and wise Adrian also joined them, and his joining quietly changed this small circle. As an adult, Tony married and divorced, and retired to live a quiet life. However, a will from the mother of his old girlfriend changed the trajectory of his life, forcing him to look back and explore the mystery of the year. He found that the memories he once believed in became full of doubts, and the once gentle and harmless self became blurred.
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Official(3)Scraped 4d ago
This "other river" vaguely stipulates Tony's choice forty years ago, causing him to lose a possibility in life forever, and is indirectly responsible for the fate of related characters (including Veronica and Adrian). The "new music" after awakening makes people feel warm. It brings new life and a different kind of pain. The "end" of the novel expresses the unease of the narrator Tony and unsettles the reader: "There's a buildup. There's a responsibility. And beyond that, there's unrest. Huge unrest."
Time first settles us, and then confuses us. We think we are maturing, but in fact we are just fine. We think we are responsible, but in fact we are very weak. What we call pragmatism is, at best, an escape from reality rather than a direct confrontation.
If a person understands what happened to him differently at different times, then recollection plays a key role.
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Official(3)Scraped 4d ago
This "other river" vaguely stipulates Tony's choice forty years ago, causing him to lose a possibility in life forever, and is indirectly responsible for the fate of related characters (including Veronica and Adrian). The "new music" after awakening makes people feel warm. It brings new life and a different kind of pain. The "end" of the novel expresses the unease of the narrator Tony and unsettles the reader: "There's a buildup. There's a responsibility. And beyond that, there's unrest. Huge unrest."
Time first settles us, and then confuses us. We think we are maturing, but in fact we are just fine. We think we are responsible, but in fact we are very weak. What we call pragmatism is, at best, an escape from reality rather than a direct confrontation.
If a person understands what happened to him differently at different times, then recollection plays a key role.
