Enduring Love: An Analysis

Enduring Love An AnalysisIan McEwan in the novel Enduring Love depicts the theme of fixing in many diverse forms. McEwan uses different styles of language to portray the characters and their many types of unhealthy obsessions. By exploring the ways McEwan presents each character, we can clearly observe the extremely obvious obsessions, yet that is not the case, lying below the surface there are yet more delicate and subtle obsessions that each character exhibits. The closely evident obsession in this work of fiction is Jed Parrys obsession with Joe Rose. As the reader, we find this most disturbing because of the intensity that it is presented to us within the novel. At the open of the narrative, directly after the misfortune accident, Joe Rose proceeds d bear the hill to inspect John Logans body, closely followed by Jed Parry. McEwan utilizes his use of language with talented depression to get across Jed Parrys obsession with religious conviction and Parrys dialogue to show his zeal to pray. I dont think you understand. You shouldnt you know, think of this as some kind of duty. Its like, your own needs are being answered? Its got nothing to do with me, really, Im just the messenger. Its a gift. In addition to the first, quote I mean, you dont have to believe in anything at all, just let yourself do it and I promise you, I promise Jeds reiteration within the sentence and the word promiseshows Jed Parry pleading with Joe Rose and expresses his beloved beliefs. There is also a weirdness as Joe Rose makes the decision to tell Jed Parry the insensitive truth about his religion Because, my friend, no ones listening. Theres no one up there. Parrys head was cocked, and the most joyous of smiles was spreading across his face. This is a significant moment in the novel as we soon uncover, that the cum of the story and Jeds obsession unfold after the fateful meeting following the tragic accident of John Logan.McEwan uses religious imagery to convey the embarrassmen t mat up by Joe and passion of Jeds beliefs. , as I saw it, to deliver me from the radiating power of Jed Parrys love and pity. The use of the verb deliver has staunch religious overtones and suggests deliverance in the same Christian sense of Jesus delivered mankind. McEwan also makes use of the phrase radiating power. This is for the most part an effective use of imagery as it conveys the intellect of Jed Parry being the source of the obsession, which spreads out and has an effect on those around him. Jeds obsession with religion and his growing obsession surrounding Joe Rose are interlinked. Jeds foreign behaviour towards Joe intensifies with his religious zeal. McEwan expresses this in their second meeting we begin to understand Jeds reasoning and motivation for needing Joe to pray. To bring you to God, through and through love. Youll react this like mad because youre a long way from your own feeling? But I know that the Christ is within you. At some level you know it too. Th ats why you fight it so hard with your education and reason and logic and this detached way you have of talking, as if youre not part of anything at all? You can build you dont know what Im talking about, by chance because your want to hurt me and dominate me, but the fact is I come bearing gifts. The purpose is to bring you to the Christ that is in you and that is you. By placing importance on the word purpose this shows Jeds intent and in due course the motivation behind his pursuit of Joe. In a nameless twisted logic, Jed is using his faith as rationalization for his obsession. McEwan symbolizes Jeds necessitate for Joe through the quotation He was watching my face with a kind of hunger, as desperation. longing and desperation give the reader a sense of the voracious passion that Jed feels for Joe. McEwan also presents Jeds obsession through the letters that he sends to Joe. The letters act kind of like a soliloquy in a theatre would and we are able to see the character of J ed without Joes perception as the narrator. The letters are perhaps the most disturbing part of the obsession as McEwan reveals Jeds raw emotion and obsession with Joe Rose. Joe, Joe, Joe.Ill confess, I covered five sheets of paper with your name. The use of repetition emphasises Joe as the subject of Jeds obsession and the action of writing his name over sheet of paper is a sign of immaturity. Does it horrify that I can see through you so easily? A rhetorical question appeals directly to the reader as we see events through Joes eyes and reveal an insidious side to Jeds character. only there could be deeper obsessions such as Clarissa with children or even Keats.