This week's fiction section tells the extremely long~short story about an Argentinian man who abandons his city life in search of much more simplistic existence in the back country. This story nearly put me to sleep and I finished it wondering "Why did I just waste 25 minutes of my time?" I mostly attribute this reaction to the fact that I was reading about a man slowly aging into senility. Nothing is more difficult to parallel to my own experiences. If I took anything away from this story it is most likely the main character's attitude in his personal situation. He approached life without worrying about the small annoying obstacles that we all run into. He was content in his lack of money and simple lifestyle. Surprisingly, he decided to stab a man in the last few moments of the story. I can only hope to have his zeal in my old age.
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this fresh perspective makes the story seem less serious and more humorous, bravo
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