tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26622588.post116449733301334396..comments2023-05-27T04:26:16.242-07:00Comments on Dreaming Without Memory in Strangled Sleep: Trading Whores for SorrowMonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924031206519469554noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26622588.post-1165462474122180782006-12-06T19:34:00.000-08:002006-12-06T19:34:00.000-08:00Hmmm, hadn't thought of the Kierkegaard connection...Hmmm, hadn't thought of the Kierkegaard connection -- interesting. With Marquez's narrator, I think the sorrow is his joy; there's really no transformation. Once he reaches the height of the sorrow/joy he is ready to die. When I read this, though, the idea that some people really, on some level, would rather have the pain than the pleasure (emotionally speaking) became interesting to me.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924031206519469554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26622588.post-1164747519950422242006-11-28T12:58:00.000-08:002006-11-28T12:58:00.000-08:00Hmmm . . . romantic masochism -- I like that. I do...Hmmm . . . romantic masochism -- I like that. I do, though, think that while some people are just drawn to sorrowful or tumultuous romantic relationships, others are drawn to sorrow and conflict in general because they have some use for it. Maybe some artists are like this.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924031206519469554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26622588.post-1164684123910969832006-11-27T19:22:00.000-08:002006-11-27T19:22:00.000-08:00I like the end of this post, Monica--could we call...I like the end of this post, Monica--could we call it "romantic masochism?" You're right about how rare it is to find someone who admits to this attraction to sorrow.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820693522030084335noreply@blogger.com