![]() ![]() In the end, it matters not whether Ignatius or his comrades have changed - matters is what Toole's story changes in you. We first hate him, then pity him, then feel deep empathy for him, then cheer him on. Each one of us is Ignatius: brazen, headstrong, misguided, abiet alone. 'A Confederacy of Dunces' is a special book that I associate with coyotes and desert flowers blooming on the edge of the universe, between sanity and insanity, where we all proceed at a tipsy walk. This is a book about New Orleans, and the random yet intertwined people who live in it, but it's also a story about understanding platonic love, acceptance, nepotism, fear, and vunerability of the human mind and soul. ![]() ![]() Part of understanding the story is to understand the tragic life of John Toole, who took his own life after writing the first drafts of the book. A Confederacy of Dunces: a Pulitzer winner's struggle to find a publisher Read more This is not to criticise change and development as literary devices. However, though I am native to New Orleans, I have no problem reccommending this to friends and family, regardless of culture or location. ![]() I find this is the biggest reason for negative preception of thr book. To be honest, though this is an amazing and opulent book, to someone who didn't grow up in New Orleans or didn't spend a considerable amount of time living there, much of the subtle humor and obscure references go unnoticed. ![]()
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