Sunday, 8 February 2015

Isabel Allende Questions

How has the author suffered in her life?
She lost half of her assets and separated from her husband and also lost her daughter. Even though she coped well with this and did not feel the same about her husband it was still hard for her as a lot changed and she lost the feeling of belonging once she moved. She was proud to be part of the country she grew up in and struggled to adapt to a new way of life.

How has she coped with the pain and suffering?
She had a very philosophical view especially between the death of her daughter and the birth of her granddaughter. She associated the place where both her daughter died and her granddaughter was born and felt as though they were linked as she said that both experiences felt like a photograph because of the stillness and silence. With the separation she knew that it was the right thing to do no matter how hard and dealt with it maturely by simply dividing everything between her and her husband and saying that it was better for both of them. She had a positive view on the ordeal.

How has she benefited from the pain and suffering?
Personally, I think she has as she explained that she is not afraid of death anymore by being with her daughter when she passed away and is not afraid of life anymore by being in the same place when her granddaughter was born. She has a more positive view and is really calm towards pain and suffering and deals with it as it comes.

Is pain and suffering always a bad thing? Explain.
I don’t think it is to a certain extent. I think that it’s horrible if someone experiences too much of it but I do think that it can strengthen people and test their limits and their way of coping. It can bring people together in some circumstances and it can also shape someone’s personality or identity. Pain and suffering are simply a part of life because without them we wouldn’t experience joy and happiness. It’s the choices and the way you handle the pain and suffering that can really depict whether you want to feel sorry for yourself or move on because in all honesty I think that feeling sorry for yourself is a luxury that not everyone has the opportunity to have. 

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