As I told you last week, the two protagonists of the Torrents, Jan and Sigrid, both had a stunning physical aspect: his blue eyes could put a spell on any girl around him - her green look would made countless victims all her life.
But the physical aspect is only the beginning. They were brilliant not only because of their astonishing features, but also for that special mark of distinction they had. In their case, the appearance and the essence merged: they both were highly intelligent persons. Their high level of mental ability allowed them to understand, to dominate and to create.
I will try to paraphrase few quotations from the text that would support my ideas.
I already told you that self-fashioning was very important for Jan. He would always say that a real person is a student forever. It means that we ought to make great effort to shape our personality, to become better persons (in other words, we should try to be well-prepared individuals and eager to surpass ourselves).
Sigrid always believed that they were born to fly very high, and not to trudge. And so they did, but unfortunately, her wings got broken.
It is Jan who could never escape from her spell - Sigrid would always remain his muse.
Jan's distinction would always make victims among the countless patients he had. Almost all the ladies who received medical treatment from him fell victim to his charm.
Unfortunately, we are not told how Jan perceived the women around him. (Please notice that he was fully aware of the impact that his apparition had upon the ladies).
In my opinion, for Jan (as a doctor), the woman is both the subject and the object of his attention.
But can a doctor delimit the scientific interest from the emotion he may feel by seeing a lovely face?
But the physical aspect is only the beginning. They were brilliant not only because of their astonishing features, but also for that special mark of distinction they had. In their case, the appearance and the essence merged: they both were highly intelligent persons. Their high level of mental ability allowed them to understand, to dominate and to create.
I will try to paraphrase few quotations from the text that would support my ideas.
I already told you that self-fashioning was very important for Jan. He would always say that a real person is a student forever. It means that we ought to make great effort to shape our personality, to become better persons (in other words, we should try to be well-prepared individuals and eager to surpass ourselves).
Sigrid always believed that they were born to fly very high, and not to trudge. And so they did, but unfortunately, her wings got broken.
It is Jan who could never escape from her spell - Sigrid would always remain his muse.
Jan's distinction would always make victims among the countless patients he had. Almost all the ladies who received medical treatment from him fell victim to his charm.
Unfortunately, we are not told how Jan perceived the women around him. (Please notice that he was fully aware of the impact that his apparition had upon the ladies).
In my opinion, for Jan (as a doctor), the woman is both the subject and the object of his attention.
But can a doctor delimit the scientific interest from the emotion he may feel by seeing a lovely face?
No comments:
Post a Comment