My novel A Complicated Kindness is quite different from books I've read in the past. The conflict of this novel revolves around Nomi and the town she lives it. With this being sad, it is clear that the conflict is man vs. society. Nomi's behavior towards her society is pretty straight forward. She does everything possible to oppose the town. She doesn't like how dead and quiet the town is; not to mention that everyone pretty much knows each other. That makes life so boring! She constantly dreams of moving to New York; if only she could turn this into reality. Another conflict she encounters is with herself. With half of her family gone to who knows where, she is left with her dad. Soon her dad leaves her as well. Poor girl, what should she do? Now that her family disappeared, she is left all alone; the person in the family that hates the town the most, how ironic. I have not yet reached to the point where it is resolved, however I am quite excited to see what Nomi does!
The conflict reminds me of my life in a way. Although I do not live in a Mennonite town, I constantly find myself dreading each day because of how boring I know it will be. I find Richmond boring and definitely small as well which is quite like the town Nomi lives in. When I went to Las Vegas during spring break, I fell in love with it! The breathtaking architecture inside the hotels are to die for. Four days was definitely not enough for me! Since I came back from Richmond, I found myself dreaming and dozing off thinking about Las Vegas. Call me crazy but I want to move there when I'm older. It is so full of life even at odd hours, it is definitely a city that never sleeps. With my dream of moving to Las Vegas and thoughts about my city, I find myself relating to Nomi.
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