Like both the previous posts, I find the changes of setting to be very interesting. I have read books with different characters, but not a book with this many. I still feel like Hanna is the main character, maybe because she has been so many places and described them, I feel like Hanna is part of the setting.
In the case of Ozren, i definitely think that the war torn setting of Sarajevo describes his character. Something that used to be beautiful and put together, but the war has torn in apart to where no one feels safe in Sarajevo. Hanna easily adjusts from setting to setting, probably because she travels so much, but I think other characters are more planted in their settings. Like Ozren for example, I have a hard time picturing him outside of Sarajevo. Also because I think I don't think he would ever leave his son. Anyway I think the setting developes each character, like when Lola moved from her small aprtment with her family, and had to travel across the rough countryside, I think it really showed the change that Lola made within herself. From a girl who couldn't fend for herself to someone who could survive a tough situation and could even thrive because of it. In People of the Book many of the settings the characters are in seem to define them as people and give them each unque characteristics.
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Thats an interesting point. That when the setting changes it signifies a change in a person. Also I think Ozren's life used to be beautiful until the war burdened it. This is like the Sarajevo which used to be a beautiful city until it was destroyed by the war.
ReplyDeleteI like what you said about Hanna being the main character because she easily adjusts from setting to setting. I could see Hanna in any setting described so far in the book and I think she kind could connect with anybody who has encountered the book.
ReplyDeleteI really like the connection you made with the characters and the setting. it made me realize that the characters are actually exactly as Brooks explains the setting. Ozren is torn by the war just like Sarajevo. Hanna can't keep a close relationship just like she travels from place to place. And Lola matures from the time shes in Sarajevo up until shes in the mountains. I think thats a very interesting point you make.
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