Who Is Rob Gordon's Narration In High Fidelity

A choice of not putting the effort and vitality in building a relationship can make a person irresponsible, which impacts a relationship. When he discovered that Johnny does not have a full scout uniform because

He is different from all the other guys that she ever had a bad luck to know, but nonetheless all she wants of him is «a non-pressure bang, once a week, on the sly, with a man who's been through it all and is nicely cooled out.» (p. 40). She plays her role, she satisfies him like no other woman ever before, sho doesn't want anything else from him, no expectations, no feelings, no true relationship, she's becoming his Voluptas.

I started to believe that the narrator has the mind of a man; perhaps she yearns for the chase. She searches for boys who are more than willing to be a quickie and she uses them for a good time. When she gets what she wants it's to late and the emotional damage has already been done. Our narrator reverts back to her female role and relies on emotions rather than logic; it is apparent that in having these quick relationships she is only hurting herself.

Being held by your word because you make a promise, or commitment is frustrating and tough. You don’t always want to do what you promised because it could be hard, or get you into trouble. Throughout the book Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Henry and Keiko’s relationship comes at a cost. They make commitments that comes with sacrifices which makes them hard to keep. Through Henry and Keiko’s relationship Ford shows that commitment is difficult.

In addition, the songs allows the audience to sympathize with what the characters are going through. Overall, the twenty plus songs help to develop the story. They are not merely to entertain the audience but to shine to light the issues the experiences that many people face in

Rob blamed his ex-girlfriends for all his breakups and to him, it was never his fault. Rob viewed himself as the victim but after his breakup with Laura, he seeks out answers to why all of his relationships failed. His high school girlfriend, Penny Hardwick was one of the first girlfriends to break his heart. In Rob’s eyes, she was a prude. Never did she ever want to do something sexual or intimate and Rob even said in the film,“I wasn’t interested in Penny’s nice qualities, just her breasts, and therefore she was no good to me.” Because of this, Rob broke up with Penny and not long after they broke up, Penny went and slept with another guy. This hurt Rob and left him feeling betrayed and unwanted by Penny. When Rob and Penny go out to dinner together as Rob seeks out as to why she did that, Penny describes how she was so heartbroken when he dumped her, that she essentially allowed her next boyfriend to rape her, proceeding to storm out of the restaurant in tears. After meeting with Penny, he realized a lot of his failed relationships was his fault and was just a jerk to some of the women he dated, but he was so heartbroken that it lead to him placing the blame on others and overlooking the negative aspects of himself. Once he analyzed all of his relationships, Rob learned a different lesson from each breakup, allowing him to better himself and hopefully build a future with

From this, hardships become prevalent, and when overcome, positive growth can occur. Additionally, transitions may lead to significant personal reward and change for an individual due to circumstantial acceptance. The Story of Tom Brennan displays these concepts explicitly, as Tom constantly has his value of relationships negatively hindered. However, once he overcomes his challenges brought forth by Daniels drink-driving incident, he is able to gain a ‘new start’ regarding relationships, as he is able to gain acceptance. Furthermore, Toms statement of “The Davin was my obstacle”, utilises the metaphorical obstacle of ‘Davin’, who becomes a hardship for Tom to overcome in order to ‘win’ Chrissy, and thus overcome his loneliness and reforms his values of relationships and love. Once Tom overcomes this obstacle, as evident it the truncated sentence of “Today became the day I kissed Chrissy Tulake”, positive growth occurs, as he becomes releases that he has purpose in life and that his negative past isn’t omnipresent in is everyday life. It is due to this positive transition, that Tom’s values of Relationships and love become reformed, as he becomes enlightened towards the positive effects of love, therefore leading to the paramount personal reward of gaining a relationship with Chrissy, alongside finally accepting his circumstances. Ultimately, it is

      From the beginning of the story, the author develops this character as being contrary to good and anything but a decent 19 year old. However, by the end of the story you really get to see the change occur in the narrator, as he comes to terms with the fact that he may not be as rebellious as he thought. The fact that the narrator chooses not to stay with the girls, and continue to be rebellious, was the author’s way of keeping the narrator from being substandard, because as a reader, it would have been unexciting to not see the change unfold in the main character.

For example, Tom finally builds up the courage and strength to get back inside because “he thought of Clare – just wordless, yearning thought – and then drew his arm back just a bit more, fist so tight his fingers pained him, and knowing he was going to do it” (19-20). The thought of seeing Clare again and spending time with her allowed him to see his life in a better perspective and to want to become a changed man. Tom’s driving force in life is no longer his passionate ambition and determination to achieve his goals, but now is his beloved wife. In addition, when Tom leaves his apartment to go find his wife, he saw “the yellow paper, the pencil flying, scooped off his desk and, unimpeded by the glassless window, sail out into the night and out of his life” (20). Tom finally let go of his yellow paper and all the pressure it bestowed on him. He sees the thing that caused him to lose numerous hours, which he could have spent with Clare, disappear from his life. He realizes that his career and his ambition to succeed are not worth it and are not as important to him anymore. As a result, Tom becomes a changed man who now knows that having something as special as a person who loves and cares about him is more rewarding than anything his career can offer

The use of second person within the chapter allows the reader to live Rob’s life and judge him objectively. At the end of the chapter Rob comes close to accepting who is his by exposing all of lies between himself and Sasha. “I wish we could live in that cabin. You and me… She was a hooker and a thief… You’re the last to know (Egan, 204). By telling Drew Sasha’s secret and discreetly telling his own Rob finally understands and accepts himself for the first time. Unfortunately Rob rather live with the lies he tells himself instead of living with his new found truth, “We can get back out of here right, you yell” (Egan, 206). Rob words doesn’t mean to get out of the water, but get out of this reality were he realizes for the first time that he’s

The story is told from his point of view thus allowing one to see how he talks about Christina and Stella to his ex-wife and "She," the paramour whom he now lives with.

Thus, this connects to the theme of how Mr. Maloney deprives Mrs. Maloney of the fundamental need of affection, but also just leaving her and having no interest in making things right showing why Mrs. Maloney acted

He couldn’t see that she was never coming back. His false hope leads him to an important turning point, the moment he finally realizes that she won’t come back. Even though them being naive causes many disappointments and problems, we

Even in her state of anger she cannot help but once again be the restrained and subdued one in their relationship. Despite all of the happiness she has found with Rochester she still cannot bring herself to stay in a relationship in which she sacrifices part of herself, because she doesn’t know how to reconcile her need feel like she belongs and is taken care of while at the same time remaining uncorrupted.

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby revolves around the professional and romantic endeavours of the protagonist Rob Fleming. Rob is struggling to cope with the diminishing returns from his hapless record shop, Championship Vinyl, which he runs with the help of Barry and Dick, two music lovers. Apart from this, Rob is also trying to come to terms with heartbreak after he broke up with his girlfriend. Rob’s problems seem to be anchored in his tendency to replace his real feelings and opinions with lists of tribulations. When Rob and Laura break up, he resorts to making a list of the most memorable relationships and attempts to discover where exactly he went wrong. He believes that real tension defines his relationship with women and the eventual breakups. Going by Rob’s numerous breakups with women, the novel seems to be all about dramatizing the romantic struggle of this protagonist, with Burke’s Act being the most dominant element. But elements like Agent, Purpose, and Agency may only help to analyze minor aspects in the novel such as business failure and infiltration of pop culture.