Every moment, everything in the universe change. Whether it is something miniscule such as an atom rearranging itself or on a larger scale such as the birth of a new life. One might say that change is the only constant thing in life. In their lifetime, one experiences ups and downs. These highs and lows are imperative in the growth and formation of a person. Unplanned events are normative components of the human experience. One can compare life to a heartbeat. On an electrocardiogram test a person is only alive when there are ups and downs, once this beat flatlines it is a clear sign of death. Without an essential crisis in a person’s life, that takes them through ups and downs, one is no longer living. This is shown clearly through the
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This is the case in the novel “My Brilliant Friend”. The main characters Elena and Lila go through many changes from childhood to young adulthood. It is clear that the crises molded the females to go in inverse paths in life. The major crisis that defined Elena’s and Lila’s path in life occurred the day of Lila’s wedding to Stefano. During the event Elena faces the crisis that she could be trapped in a constant cycle of illiteracy that plagued the town. It’s this fear of entrapment that throws her into the crisis of choosing between staying in the place where everything was routine and stagnant or follow Nino into the light of a new, unexplored horizons. Lila faced the same crisis the only difference occurred with the outcome. Lila ends up deciding to stay in the town believing that marrying Stefano will bring about a positive change into her life. Unlike Elena who manages to escape the cycle by following Nino to the light, Lila finds herself once more trapped when she realizes that Marcello, a previous suitor, wore the shoes she made with her blood and tears that her husband had previously bought. During that moment Lila flatlined because of the lack of change occurring in her life. As much as crisis can lead to the development of a person it can also lead to to the rebirth of a new person. This happens to Amedeo Diallo in “Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza
This is the case in the novel “My Brilliant Friend”. The main characters Elena and Lila go through many changes from childhood to young adulthood. It is clear that the crises molded the females to go in inverse paths in life. The major crisis that defined Elena’s and Lila’s path in life occurred the day of Lila’s wedding to Stefano. During the event Elena faces the crisis that she could be trapped in a constant cycle of illiteracy that plagued the town. It’s this fear of entrapment that throws her into the crisis of choosing between staying in the place where everything was routine and stagnant or follow Nino into the light of a new, unexplored horizons. Lila faced the same crisis the only difference occurred with the outcome. Lila ends up deciding to stay in the town believing that marrying Stefano will bring about a positive change into her life. Unlike Elena who manages to escape the cycle by following Nino to the light, Lila finds herself once more trapped when she realizes that Marcello, a previous suitor, wore the shoes she made with her blood and tears that her husband had previously bought. During that moment Lila flatlined because of the lack of change occurring in her life. As much as crisis can lead to the development of a person it can also lead to to the rebirth of a new person. This happens to Amedeo Diallo in “Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza