Wednesday, February 6, 2008

the end of the president

i wish it really was the end of such presidents! overall i enjoyed reading this book. because all of the metaphors got a bit confusing, and i began to pay less attention to them, because having so many seemed to lessen their significance. i tried seeing if there were some metaphors that continued to arise, and one of the main ones was of comparing angel face to the devil.
angel face, i liked him from the very beginning, and perhaps in comparing him to the devil it illustrates the paradox in the character that is most close to angel, is viewed at as a devil in the regime of this president. because angel face began helping people escape and changed his beliefs, he became seen as a devil because in doing good deeds, he would only bring trouble, trouble that is brought about by the devil.
it is hard to imagine living under the rule of such a president, seeing that no one can be trusted, not even your closet family members. such a regime made it so that everyone was only looking after themselves and their own life; yet, even after taking as many precautions as possible, the characters were still betrayed and convicted.
in reading this book i could also feel the fear and horrors of living under a dictatorship.