{"id":45,"date":"2024-02-27T15:21:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T22:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/?p=45"},"modified":"2024-02-27T15:21:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T22:21:33","slug":"week-7-navigating-loss-on-the-streets-of-barcelona-in-the-time-of-doves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/2024\/02\/27\/week-7-navigating-loss-on-the-streets-of-barcelona-in-the-time-of-doves\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 7 &#8211; Navigating Loss on the Streets of Barcelona, in The Time of Doves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, reading this was a rollercoaster of emotions. \u00a0Maybe because I never imagined myself reading this novel anywhere aside from my house and yet I found myself immersed in the story, while being on vacation\u00a0<em>in<\/em> Barcelona&#8230;where the story <em>unfolds<\/em>. It was such a surreal experience to be walking through the same bustling plazas and narrow alleyways, as depicted in the novel, making it seem as if I had stepped into the novels pages. Being able to not only read it but <em>experience<\/em> the city, helped me create a deeper connection with Natalie, which allowed me to see the world through her own eyes.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main themes that really stood out to me in novel was the focus on loss. It felt like loss permeated almost every corner of Natalie&#8217;s world, intertwining with the collective sadness and grief the nations people endured in the aftermath of the war. Through all that sorrow, there was one scene in particular that stayed with me, and that was the loss of Natalie&#8217;s husband, Quimet. His death was so tragic and honestly served as a reminder about how unpredictable and fragile life is. Despite everything he and his family had gone through during the war, it was a sudden accident that took his life. I also felt like after his death Natalie wasn&#8217;t the same anymore, she was left struggling with this grief and uncertainty, that did nothing but leave a\u00a0<em>void<\/em> behind and as a reader you couldn&#8217;t help but feel the weight of her sorrow.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the struggles Natalie experienced, she demonstrated resilience in the face of adversity, which was remarkable. She didn&#8217;t let her grief consumer her completely and found the strength to carry on, not just for herself, but also for her family. Honestly, she was a pretty remarkable character, and quite possibly my favourite one so far.<\/p>\n<p>Question to think about: I found Rodoreda&#8217;s writing style to be quite interesting and I&#8217;m curious as to why she chose this\u00a0lyrical writing style to tell Natalie&#8217;s story. Did it contribute to the emotional impact of the novel?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, reading this was a rollercoaster of emotions. \u00a0Maybe because I never imagined myself reading this novel anywhere aside from my house and yet I found myself immersed in the story, while being on vacation\u00a0in Barcelona&#8230;where the story unfolds. It was such a surreal experience to be walking through the same bustling plazas and narrow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,26],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","category-rodoreda","tag-loss","tag-resilience","tag-war"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}