The Silence of Islands
Delia is an Indo-Guyanese who has fled to NY. She is on the run. Her bags are always with her.She is a transient. She would love to have more space,some room for love to grow. Around her are fellow escapees-people who “holistayed” in the US.
This is a place with alienated,sad people filled with a sense of incredible loneliness. Under the trauma of being contantly on the alert, Delia’s memory tapes unravel. We see the stagnant and stultifying life she once lived.
Williams is a neutral inscrutable observer of the sadness and suffering of his characters.It must be tempting to try to sway the reader one way or the other but that would affect the uncomfortable pain we readers feel as we watch Delia reinvent herself in the US. We can understand and empathise with her journey into literature. It provides her with a psychic shield
and allows her to find meaning in the absurd world she finds herself in.
When Mr. Ni Win accidentally finds out Delia’s true position he is touched by her refusal to be a victim. He admires her courageous decision to start over and build a new identity.
Since his life has reached a point of stagnation he is inspired by Delia’s energy and desire to embrace life no matter how testing it might be.
Williams’ books are required reading for all who truly want to understand the complexity of today’s world culture societies.
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This is a place with alienated,sad people filled with a sense of incredible loneliness. Under the trauma of being contantly on the alert, Delia’s memory tapes unravel. We see the stagnant and stultifying life she once lived.
Williams is a neutral inscrutable observer of the sadness and suffering of his characters.It must be tempting to try to sway the reader one way or the other but that would affect the uncomfortable pain we readers feel as we watch Delia reinvent herself in the US. We can understand and empathise with her journey into literature. It provides her with a psychic shield
and allows her to find meaning in the absurd world she finds herself in.
When Mr. Ni Win accidentally finds out Delia’s true position he is touched by her refusal to be a victim. He admires her courageous decision to start over and build a new identity.
Since his life has reached a point of stagnation he is inspired by Delia’s energy and desire to embrace life no matter how testing it might be.
Williams’ books are required reading for all who truly want to understand the complexity of today’s world culture societies.
More on The Silence of Islands
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