Last Day of Movie

The first part of this particular section of the movie involved describing war. War, in this sense, was seen as rebellion and finding oneself. To me this was similar to the author and writing a book, as the author is free to express any feelings and thoughts he or she may have. Letters of the mans personal experience of the war were written, which allowed for explicit description in the mans own point of view. Once again this is similar to an author, as an author can tell a story without any influence from outside parties. Books not only influence an author and allow them to have a personal experience, but it also effects the reader. In many instances, books allow a reader to be a co creator of it. In other words, each reader has room to interpretate the work differently. The imagery created by each person is different, the reader is not passive and open to incorporate their personal imagination.

This segment of the movie also talked about how many books are "one in done" books. To me this made sense, because the topic of an authors first book is generally one that they are most interested and passionate about, causing them to write the book in the first place. This one and done habit may also be cause by statistics, as with majority of cases authors do not top and make more money and recognition than their first book. Although a book may be very good, it still may not gain near the amount of fame as other books. This in part is due to connections, as specific publishers and famous reviewers have a large pull. This heavily represent the saying in the work place, "its all about who you know".

I found it very interesting how this man was so dedicated to finding the author of the book. Even after his father passed away, he continued the documentary in search of the author. This further proves the idea of readers becoming connected to pieces of art, in some cases making them somewhat obsessed.