In Sophie's World, as we get more into depth with the explanation of Hilde's father and Sophie's birthday party, and all that sort of 'plot' (although, personally I wouldn't call it plot, more like a messy, cop out explanation) I'm starting to wonder how this book will end. I don't really have any hope left. With its insane reasoning behind the strange happenings of the letters, fairy tale characters, and such I don't think it could get any more disappointing. Personally, I wanted to have an exclamation that was not so magical but logical. I thought that although the events taking place in the book were strange, there had to be something that would clear it all up in a way that wasn't stupid. I was sorely mistaken. So as the book comes to a conclusion, I hope it can make up for its stupidity and do something different for once. Don't have Sophie confront Hilde or Hilde's father or any of that, have them explore boundaries, do something unexpected. Just please don't do anything dumb. Another simple request would be to have something make sense, not just jumbled up 'just because'. Also, have characters who question their own values, who feel things, who have a personality. Sophie's World has no one like this so far.
I find that once again in class we explore the concept of time, more specifically the time until we die, through a film. I see a pattern forming. Although this movie, In Time, doesn't seem to explore anything new, it did strike my interest (if only the concept of the whole thing). I've never personally thought too hard about my own death, at least the specifics, but I know that because I live I must die. Sometimes it seems that that is the one truth that is concrete in this world. There are always saying like 'live your life to your fullest' but I find it hard to do so. Our concept of time is so screwed because we think we have so much of it, and that is the problem. In my case, I wouldn't find it too burdening to have a clock on my hand telling me when the big day will be because I would live the fullest life I could. The reason I would do so is because I know, and I wouldn't want to waste the time I have. However, I can't say that now. Because I don't know when I'll die, I spend my time doing trivial things. I bury myself in school, come home and read and study, and to tell you the truth I don't feel satisfied. So if I knew when I would die I think I would pursue other things instead of this bland life I live so far.
