Dear Mr.Carpentier,
I have been reading your novel, "The Kingdom of this World." I have thoroughly enjoyed your writing! I have a question for you though. The second to last page of your boo has a beautiful revelation about people, what they want and their potential. Is the narrator implying in that section that no human will ever find complete satisfaction? It seems as if the narrator is saying, earth is the only place to measure greatness because on earth there is failure. At the beginning of the paragraph the narrator says, "man seeks happiness far beyond that which is meted out to him."Which I interpret as no complete satisfaction can be met on earth. The Kingdom of Heaven is described as a place of, "all rest and all joy,"nothing can be acomplished. Does this mean satisfaction can not be won in heaven? It seems as if the narrator separates joy and satisfaction. Joy is a feeling while satisfaction is both something that can be done and something that one can gain. Throughout the novel Ti Noel searches for satisfaction and never really finds it. Is that a comment on all humans?
Thank you for your time!
Sincerely,
Danielle Vogel
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