El mundo

Out of everything we've read in class, El mundo, for me, has been the easiest to get through. Most likely this is due to Millas' simple style of writing and topics and themes that I can understand and relate to my own life. I think this is one of the most important elements necessary in order for the reader to connect with a novel - her ability to relate to the events and state-of-mind of the narrator or protagonist. As someone in class pointed out, this could be a good read for someone with mental problems similar to the narrator's. Even if it may not have been Millas' intentions when writing the novel, I believe that it is still an important aspect to the text, that it reaches out to young people who may be suffering from psychological issues. Even for a reader that may not directly connect to those themes, even the psychological and philosophical subject matter is intriguing and interesting to read. Although it may take me more than one read to comprehend everything going on in the novel, I'd like to be able to read this through and know and be able to discuss the novel as it is the one I have valued the most this quarter.