Wednesday, November 12, 2008

What symbolism does the weather have in "Sorrow-Acre" in relevance to Adam and Anne-Marie?

Izak
Dinesen is the pen-name for Karen Bliksen (nee Dinesen) who is famous for her biography
which was adapted by Kurt Luedtke and made into a movie that won Academy
Awards (Oscars) in various categories.

"," part of Dinesen's
, recognizes a mother's unconditional love for her son, encourages
compassion, and recognizes the cruelty of the world and the huge sacrifice that is often
required and which cannot be conceptualized because, as Adam says about Anne-Marie's efforts, it
is "too sweet for words." The weather, in its own beauty, harshness, and complexity,
is able to reinforce what the reader already knows: that sometimes a new start can only come
after in this case, Anne-Marie's death.  

Returning to his family
(ancestral) home, Adam arrives in the summer. It is key that...

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