,8,m5,0 by ,kay ,boyle3 ,%ort ,/ory
,analysis
  ,8,m5,0 is a ,_w ,w> ,two hi/orical
%ort /ory p5n$ by ,am]ican writ] ,kay
,boyle4 ,! %ort /ory is ab ! lives ( "s
,fr5* prison]s ( w> :o 7 miss+ _!
families & homes 2c ( ! n"e-5d+ w> & _!
3f9e;t 9 ! prison labor camps ( ,fr.e4
,kay ,boyle hi<li<ts ! s5se ( 3flict 2t
^? ^: eyes >e op5 to ! actual liv+ _w (
natural ritual & ^? :o >e bl to x4
,nature is rel5t.s & m>*es on xs way
despite ! _w's tr\bles4 ,! prison]s
m5;n$ 9 ? /ory >e victims ( w> & >e los+
_! 2lief 9 fre$om1 human;y1 home1 &
na;nal;y4 ,kay ,boyle is "p ( ! same
gr\p ( writ]s :o evolv$ dur+ ! "t (
,]ne/ ,hemm+way4 ,kay ,boyle 0 a fam\s
tw5tie?-c5tury %ort /ory writ]1 noveli/1
$ucator1 & political activi/ :o /ood =
human "rs & f"\ = ! cause ( ! emo;nally
4possess$4 ,h] writ+s >e alw 9=m$ & bas$
on ev5ts 9 hi/ory1 especially ^? relat+
to ! two ,_w ,w>s4 ,?us1 hi/ory seems to
9=m mo/ ( h] %ort /ories1 9clud+ ?    #a
%ort /ory titl$ ,8,m5,04
  ,! %ort /ory's title is ,8,m5,0 2c !
/ory is c5t]$ on ! ,fr5* prison]s ( w>
dur+ ,_w ,w> ,two :o 7 n fit to fi<t !
w> 9 ! tr5*es & 7 deploy$ to "w 9
3/ruc;n "w on ! railway l9es & roads (
,fr.e4 ,? gr\p ( prison]s 0 ord]$ to
3/ruct a road ov] a railway l9e to
prev5t 4rup;n 9 ! >my's railway move;t4
,an ,au/rian ,b>on :o 0 "p ( ? gr\p felt
x 0 illogical to 3/ruct a road :5 n _m
>my tra9s us$ ! railway l9e 9 ! ,is]e
,valley4 ,! ',m5' >e s*ol>s & $ucat$ m5
f well-to-d respectable families4 ,!y
all ye>n = ! w> to 5d go+ on f> l;g] ?an
! ,f/ ,_w ,w>4 ,!y 7 miss+ _! homes &
families1 especially _! wom54 ,!y 7
feel+ a s5se ( desola;n & emo;nal
fru/ra;n4 ,!y ye>n$ = ! com=t ( physical
close;s1 ! w>m? ( a6ec;n1 & ! secur;y (
_! homes1 ": !y wd 2 %[]$ ) love by _!
wom5 & wd 2 able to live a normal life
once ag4 ,at ! 5d ( ! /ory1 ! title's
signific.e is rev1l$ :5 n only !
,spani>d b all ! m5 "w+ on ! road     #b
>e eag] to see ! sev5te5-ye>-old lady f
,fr.e 3v]s+ ) ! ,b>on4 ,"! seems to 2 a
hidd5 sexual & physical ye>n+ 9 _!
obs]v.e ( h] 2+1 : evokes a mix$ reac;n
9 ! r1d]'s m9ds bas$ on ! emo;nal
deprav;y ( ! m5 & ! fact t !y 7 act+ ac
to _! 9/9cts4 ,o!r relevant !mes 9 ?
%ort /ory >e3

_4 ,! loss ( fre$om1 home1 &
  9dividual;y4
_4 ,! activities ( ,fr.e dur+ ,_w ,w>
  ,two 7 n z h>% & 9human z ,nazi ,g]_m4
_4 ,! rel5t.s;s ( nature1 especially :5
  ! ,b>on 9 ! f/ "p ( ! text op5ly
  obs]ves ! sn[-cre/$ ,alps & r1lizes t
  nature goes on ) xs s1sons1 "ds1 ni<ts
  despite ! 4h>mony 9 ! lives ( !
  imprison$ m54 ,:ile ! o!r prison]s 7
  only />+ at ! h\se ( ! sev5te5-ye>-old
  "y ,fr5* lady1 ! ,b>on1 :o 0 m* m
  ref9$ & pati5t ?an !m1 0 obs]v+ !
  ,alps & nature to rememb] 8 l9k ) ! _w
  >.d hm4 ,8 3nec;n to ! _w 0 o!rwise 2+
  qkly s"u$ z ! w> wag$ on4           #c
_4 ,! prison]s,0 desires & ye>n+s >e
  hi<li<t$1 9clud+ _! s5se ( emo;nal
  fru/ra;n4 ,!y feel no aim or goal 9
  si<t nor an 5d to ! crisis1 b to keep
  up _! _ss1 !y project _! futile ac;ns
  on simple goals to n give up on life &
  hope4 ,9 ? %ort /ory1 ,kay ,boyle1 "?
  h] unpret5ti\s & "ply ,hem+way plot
  /ructure1 %[s h[ ! m5 us+ psy*ological
  te*niques fixat$ !mvs onto small goals
  e "d1 : gave m1n+ to _! "w4

  ,_m m5 7 "w+ al;g ) ! ,b>on1 b only
?ree o!r m5 >e m5;n$ explicitly by ,kay
,boyle1 n by _! "ns b us+ _!
na;nalities4 ,9 ? way ,boyle br+s \ !
loss ( _! 9dividual;y & h[ ! w> saw !m n
z human 2+s b m]ely z p ( na;ns ho/ile
to "o ano!r4 ,! ,spani>d _h a girli%
voice & 0 emo;nally tr\bl$ by ! n"e-5d+
w>4 ,he seems close to ! ,b>on4 ,!n "!
is a m5;n ( a ,hung>ian doctor & a ,cze*
tailor1 all victims ( _! circum/.e4 ,!y
all miss _! wom51 *n1 old jobs1 &
families & wi% = no?+ m ?an ! w> to   #d
5d4 ,! ,b>on is ! mo/ h&"s1 9tellectual1
& mature ( ! lot ) 8 ne> *isel$ f1tures
ak9 to a ,greek god b : ,kay ,boyle m
dramatically describes z "s?+ *ivalr\s &
alludes to grt h&"s & d>+ hi/orical
p]sonalities l3

_4 ,!odoric1 :o 0 ! ,k+ ( ! ,o/rogo?
_4 ,emp]or ,rudolph ( ,habsburg1 &
_4 ,k+ ,>?ur ( ,5gl&

  ,! ,b>on is l a sort ( pati5t c\nselor
& com=t] ( ! m51 full ( vigor &
det]m9a;n4 ,h["e1 ? 0 a fa^&cade = ev5
he 0 ye>n+ = ! w> to 5d & gradually los+
8 s5se ( fre$om & 9dividual;y z ! ye>s
w5t by4 ,he look$ s]i\s by nature b _h a
wond];l lau< : 9dicates a cl1n & amiable
human 2+4 ,! fam\s ,russian writ]
,fyodor ,do/oevsky is quot$ to describe
! ,b>on's lau<t]4 ,x is n co9cid5tal t
,do/oevsky's "n is m5;n$ z m* ( 8 writ+s
spoke ab ! h>% life ( ,russian prison]s
& ! lack ( fre$om & 9dividual;y 9 _!
liv+ 3di;ns4                          #e
  ,notice t all ! prison]s r&omly & = no
"picul> r1son dcl t ! mo;t !y r1* !
9vit+ h\se 9 _! pa?1 !n ! w> w 5d4 ,!y
made ? decl>a;n to give purpose to _!
o!rwise empty & void lives & keep !m f
2com+ 4he>t5$4 ,ano!r r1son 0 t1 z human
2+s1 !y want$ to talk ab "s?+ novel
relat+ to _! dr1ms & aspira;ns ( life af
! w>4 ,al1 !y 7 all emo;nally fru/rat$1
z m5;n$ 2f4 ,!y 2come ev5 m fru/rat$ :5
! 3/ruc;n "w ov]takes ! h\se1 b no?+
ev5t;l happ5s1 & ! speculat$ ,8,w>,0
does n come to an 5d4 ,!y rcv ? )\t
visible 4pl1sure & 3t9ue _! di7+1 b
emo;nally & psy*ologically1 !y >e cru%$4
  ,:5 ! sev5te5-ye>-old girl appe>s on !
sc5e1 "! is excite;t1 & ! ,b>on feels
worri$ & anxi\s4 ,he wi%es to prev5t !
girl f com+ too close to ! m5 le/ !y get
too eag] to 9t]act ) h] & "!by sc>e h]
(f2 or by try+ to get 9timate ) h] 9cur
! wra? ( _! (fic]s2 t !y wd probably get
emo;nally atta*$ to h] ?us =gett+ _!
commit;ts at home2 or t if %e did n meet
up to _! expecta;ns ( female pur;y1   #f
com=t1 & secur;y1 !y wd 2 fur!r 4he>t5$
& give up on life4 ,! girl1 h["e1 seems
to take a lik+ to ! h&"s ,au/rian ,b>on
& ev5 9vites hm 9to h] h\se1 ! h\se he &
! o!rs 7 e>ly obs]v+ = s _m weeks4 ,%e
gives hm a cognac dr9k & reassures hm t
all w 2 well :5 ! ,fr5* w9 ! w>4 ,h["e1
nei %e nor ! ,b>on is "picul>ly 3fid5t t
! w> wd 5d1 & ev5 if x did1 !y wd 2 !
same p !y 7 2f ! w>4 ,! girl is !
/]eotypical symbol ( fem99;y t ! m5
crav$4 ,": ! ,spani>d is 3c]n$1 he seems
to le] at h] & rcvs a slap on ! m\? f !
,b>on :5 he asks hm :e!r ! o!r m5 wd al
get a ,8ta/e,0 ( :at he got 9 ! h\se4 ,!
,b>on feels t ! /ate;t 9sult$ ! c>+ "y
lady :o (f]$ hm only cognac & s slaps !
,spani>d4
  ,": ! desola;n ( ! human _s is 3c]n$1
"! is a m5;n t ! ,b>on & ! o!r m5 7 los+
"s?+ "d by "d z ! imprison;t progress$4
,ac to ,kay ,boyle1 ? loss 0 n ab _!
fre$om1 na;nal;y1 human;y1 or
9dividual;y2 9/1d1 x w5t deep]4 ,"? !
,b>on's 9w>d mus+s1 we le>n t x 0     #g
"s?+ relat$ to ! fle%4 ,probably !y 7
los+ ! m1n+ ( life xf & ! m1n+ ( r1l;y1
"!by ?9k+ "ey?+ 0 unr1l4 ,? is
especially true 2c :ile !y 7 prison]s &
5slav$ p ( _! 3qu]ors1 nature 3t9u$ on
h] way ) h] s1sons1 sunrise1 sunsets1 &
moon move;ts1 : cd prove tr\ble"s to an
5slav$ p]son4 ,x cd al make s* a p]son
feel t 8 life & 2+ _h no signific.e 9 !
_w & t ! "d he di$1 ! _w wd n /op1 & nei
wd nature1 ?us 9cr1s+ ! s5se ( desola;n
& empti;s4 ,! /ory 5ds ) ! >rival ( !
s5try to obs]ve ! "w ( ! m54 ,! le]+ &
unc\? ,spani>d gets a slap1 & ,kay
,boyle su3ess;lly br+s \ ! s]i\s t"o (
h] hi/orically bas$ %ort /ory4 ,h]
writ+s >e s]i\s & bett] ^w$ ?an ,]ne/
,hem+way's & 9cludes b1uti;l dialogues
2t ! "y ,fr5* girl & ! ,b>on1 : br+s \ !
foll[+3

_4 ,t ! girl 0 ,fr5* & 0 evacuat$ f h]
  home ) h] "y] bro!r 2c ( ! w>4
_4 ,! girl knew t ! m51 9clud+ ! ,b>on1
  7 prison]s & "!=e _h to d :at"e !   #h
  (fic]s 9 *>ge told !m to d4
_4 ,! ,b>on probably knew ! ,g]man
  language b did n look l a ,g]man1
  9dicat+ h] hatr$ ( ,nazi ,g]_m4

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