My Perspective on Cortazar

            In his writing, Cortázar uses magic to prove his points about human behavior, and talks about hypocrisy, exile, and how reading is real. This makes his writing relatable despite its incredible elements. Everyone has experienced hypocrisy at some point in their life. Whether it's a parent telling you not smoke, as they continue smoking their own cigarette, or a grandparent telling you not to cut towards yourself, as they cut the onion with the blade towards them. Generally, I agree with Cortázar. Hypocrisy is a bad thing, but in certain situations what may work for one person may not work for another.

            Even though I haven't really experienced exile, the book, The Naming shows how a girl was ripped away from her home to be forced into slavery. This caused her a sort of pain and sadness that the book allowed me to empathize and almost experience it with her. Which brings me into my next aspect of Cortázar's stories; in "The Continuity of Parks", he shows how the reader of a book becomes integrated into the story. I personally love to read and know what it's like to feel so apart of the story that you feel that it's happening to you. Especially, when there is a death of a sub character that was close to the main character. You got to know this other character with the narrator and you got just as close to this person as the narrator allows, like in Harry Potter when a very important character dies. Overall Cortázar makes great points about humanity, and even though he can be confusing to the point where your brain hurts from going in so many circles, he's ultimately a brilliant writer.