The room I sit in frustrates me. The dark, musty walls feel like they are closing in... They are going to fall any moment. As I sit here, I write as furiously as my hand can move, the words falling onto the paper, in hopes that the room will survive long enough to get this inspirational thought on to paper. There is a hole in the corner of the decrepit room; a rat scurries in and out. Does the landlord know about this inhabitant? The rat buries its head in the wall and yanks out a small bundle of rubbish he must have found around the building. This rat fascinated me, as is moved from one hole to the next, disappearing out of sight only to reappear in another area… traveling from one room to another without any trouble. Does the rat live well, is he content? But I must get back to my article for the newspaper.
The first thing i noticed was the vivid description used within this pastiche. I liked how you described the way you were writing, similar to how Knut does in Hunger. Secondly, you did a fantastic job of going off into tangents. The sole purpose of this pastiche was to mimic the style and nature of Hamsun's Hunger and the protagonist. You are talking about the room you are in, and the next thing you're talking about a rat and its feelings. You have definitely captured the style and nature of Hamsun's writing, along with the way the protagonists think. I felt the same sensation while reading Hunger as i did reading this pastiche; which clearly means that you, ma'am, have nailed it. :3
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ReplyDeleteThe best part of this post was how it seems that he can ignore all the other things around him and focus in on one thing which constantly happens in the book. He is in a dark uncomfortable room but when he sees the rat all of his attention is focused towards it and the other distractions don't matter and are blocked out. Your digression was similar to what they are in the book but it could use a little more emotion or imagery to give the extra personality and uniqueness that he has in the novel.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Rahul that you also described the way he wrote which is an interesting touch.
EDIT: I deleted the above post to add some more to the comment.