How do literary youth exist?

Garret 2022-04-20 09:02:10

I like the character of Jesse, I think it should be very close to Josh Radnor himself, the romantic Leo, is my ideal type, I mean the ideal type I want to be. But because of the reality of life, there will always be no place for our little literary and artistic feelings. There are probably several types of responses to this that are covered in the film, which allow us to interrogate ourselves.
Jesse is a person who can always adhere to his romanticism impartially. After leaving the campus, he still misses the campus time very much, because at that time, it was a matter of course to roam the sea of ​​books. In his words: even if you tell others what you want Be a poet and no one will laugh at you. I can quite understand this feeling, but I don’t dare to openly talk about poetry and the distance. First, I have to solve the problem in front of me, and second, I don’t need to tell people around me what I want to do. In the current environment, I am still on campus, so I can see how much effort I will have to make to protect that emotional little feeling after stepping into the society. What is worth learning about Jesse is that he brings poetry into life. He does not distinguish between the spiritual world and real life, but connects harmoniously at the junction, which is the feeling of listening to classical music and smiling to every passerby.
Calm Jesse is the ideal type I want to be. Natsby is my current state. I have spiritual pursuits but not so deep. I also like things that are not so layered but can bring short-term pleasure. Therefore, it is easy to be attracted by uncles like Jesse, and want to get a shortcut to become a person like him. But when Jesse criticized Tsby for reading vampire novels out of the pursuit of literary works, I disagree. Everyone's personality is different, so it is not the same for different external environments. Again, this explains why some people are indifferent to what other people are crazy about. Like I find the cheesy music played by the uncle on the street annoying but still understand his addiction.
Dean's obsession with books borders on morbid, but it has to do with the state of his life that makes him want to run away too much. When he chose to commit suicide, Jesse told him to stop reading what he thought was the best book in history, and recommended the vampire series that he had always sneered at. Maybe at that time he had realized that books are also a kind of food, or The thickness is well matched, and it is easy to go to extremes if you plunge into it.
Professor Peter said: The place where he can't get out is considered a prison. Dean's book is that he can't extricate himself from it. It is also the university where he has taught for many years. Most of the reason why he is still reluctant to retire is that he has adapted to the imprisonment of his thoughts and behaviors on campus. , once you go out, you may become a loner. And Jesse's favorite female professor of British romantic literature when she was in school, in the imprisoned circle, became able to see through the clouds and no longer looked up to the sky, and Jesse was disappointed. Regarding the change of the female professor, I agree with the answer from a bean friend that people will want to be rebellious after being depressed for a long time. It is human nature. So, even the best things can become dull when consumed in excess, so you can't ask for a constant enthusiasm for a professor of romance literature day in and day out.
The bookstore girl Jesse chose to be with is someone of the same age as Jesse. She is full of enthusiasm but not extremely addicted. She knows that if she spends too much time reading books, she may lose her real life experience. On the book and on the road are two lines that cross in parallel. When you have read too many books, you should go out and see and experience.
In short, how can literary and artistic youth exist? It must be freely retractable, the real life and the ideal world have boundaries, but it must be blended in a moderate manner like water and milk. Btw, I love Jesse meeting that wise man with a red hat that pops up like a mushroom. Shouldn't it be said that there are many such people in life, right?

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Liberal Arts quotes

  • Jesse Fisher: I think one of the things I loved the most about being here was the feeling that anything was possible. It's just infinite choices ahead of you. You'd get out of school, and anything could happen. And then you do get out, and... life happens, you know'? Decisions get made. And then all those many choices you had in front of you are no longer really there. At a certain point, you just got to go, "Oh, I guess this is new its going down." And there's just something a little depressing about that.

  • Nat: Is your name... Ethan?

    Jesse Fisher: No, why?

    Nat: You look like an Ethan to me.

    Jesse Fisher: My name's not Ethan.

    Nat: How cool would that be, if that was your name and I just, like, knew it?

    [Jesse shrugs]

    Nat: Are you a student here?

    Jesse Fisher: Uh, no, but thank you for thinking that. You?

    Nat: Nah, man. Just here visiting a buddy of mine. It's not a bad place to kill a little time, huh? I'm Nat.

    Jesse Fisher: I'm Jesse.

    Nat: Do you hear that music, Ethan?