Ciara's Friday Post

I read through part 2 today and I am starting to understand where this book may be going.  Tony focuses a lot on the idea of memories and their validity.  This book kind of reminds me of Notes from the Underground in terms of reliability, but rather than Tony telling us something and then telling us he doesn’t actually believe it, he tells us from the get-go that he is not sure if everything he is saying is true.  Tony understands that memories are not reliable for depicting the past because our minds alter our memories based on what we consciously or even subconsciously choose not to remember.

Tony reminds me of Nick in The Great Gatsby; he is a quiet bystander, watching the world around him and recording his thoughts on what he sees.  To be completely honest, he does not make much of an impact on the world around him.  He lives too simply and too predictably, and the lack of excitement or change is aggravating; however, I feel like this setting of dull monotony is in anticipation of a turn of events that is about to happen concerning Adrian’s diary.  Is there something in there about Tony that Veronica does not want Tony to see? And why does Veronica’s mom have ownership of Adrian’s diary in the first place?

Tony sees himself pretty clearly.  He knows he is not a complex, insightful person like Adrian was, and he knows his life is tedious and unexciting.  It is almost like he views himself plainly as a stranger looks upon someone they just met: without any biases or preface. This makes Tony a suitable narrator, despite the issue of his memories, because we can assume that the way he sees himself is the way he truly is to others.  He does not try to fool himself into thinking he is better or worse than he actually is.

I look forward to seeing how Tony’s character progresses as the book proceeds.