The colomber by dino buzzati theme

Confronting what one dreads is infinitely better than letting it hover over you for a lifetime—however, it takes courage, or even a sense of resignation, before one can stare death in the face. Fear of failure or resentment at having to do the task fills one with dread. The task—or the unfulfilled life-goal—dogs you. One avoids working on it to avoid unpleasant feelings.

Soon, daily life makes it impossible to focus on it; however, it is still there, waiting. However, peace of mind can be achieved by confronting it head on. The sailor in the story is still able to live a full and meaningful life suppressing his dread, which stays in the background. However, he never gets rid of it, even though he pushes it down, below the surface, the way many unconscious fears get pushed below.

The idea of having unfinished business in life that gets suppressed by the daily grind can be just as dreadful as the colomber. Skip to content. Like Loading Leave your thoughts: Cancel reply. Comment Reblog Subscribe Subscribed. Matthew Rettino. It has not been published in English in its entirety, but some of the stories, including "Colomber", have been translated by Lawrence Venuti and appear in the volume Restless Nights: Selected Stories of Dino Buzzati.

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The colomber by dino buzzati theme

Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. Il colombre First edition. Stories [ edit ]. Riservatissima al signor direttore L'arma segreta Un torbido amore Povero bambino! Publication [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Dino Buzzati and Anglo-American Culture.