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Be Here Now Analysis

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ife is sort of a wide-ranging wonder or perhaps struggle, and for many people very hard to define. We walk around, for averagely 80 years, desperately seeking what we think is the perfect life – or in many cases, what others may see as the perfect life. Life brings us tons of opportunities, one more enticing than the other. We are constantly in places where decisions have to be made, and we find ourselves wondering whether we are making the right ones. Our opinion of the right decisions, are build on society’s judgement. Especially the social media is a very essential element in how individuals compare ourselves to others, and we can be tough judges to both others, but especially also ourselves. Some more or less extreme events can change our …show more content…

Aside from that, it also affects the reader to identify themselves with him, and also sympathize with him. It is not clear from the beginning, exactly what his job is, and in the beginning, we wonder why he thinks like he does, and why he has difficulties with different situations in the story. From the beginning we get the impression that he is sort of distancing himself to Jenna, and it becomes more clear as the story continues, that he is having trouble connecting with Jenna and enjoying her “(…) Sitting at the desk, mimicking work until Jenna goes to sleep” “This morning, Jenna cooked breakfast for both of us for the first time since I got back. Happy Sunday, se declared. She stood at my bedside with breakfast on a tray. I said I was still too jet-lagged and I turned my back on her.”. Its obvious that he has trouble finding meaning in their life together. He has difficulties relating to her and doesn’t know how to be around her, or to be at all. But the point of view shows us, that the situation is not a big deal to him, he is not thinking much about

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