Minimalism to me means short and to the point. Expressing your point minimally.
Specific examples from "Neighbors" that illustrate minimalism are when Bill went to feed the cat at the neighbors but searched through the medicine cabinet finding Harriet's medicine and slipping it into his pocket. Raymond Carver doesn't go into detail what kind of medicine he finds but soon after feeding the cat Bill is going home wanting to have sex with his wife, which is out of the ordinary for her because she asks him what's gotten into him.
Those pills that Bill found were a detail that stuck out to me too. I couldn't stand not knowing what they were or why he was so aroused after leaving the apartment. Minimalism definitely leaves a lot to the imagination.
ReplyDeleteSo what do you think they were....????
ReplyDeleteIsn't funny how a simply word can be interrupted into so many meanings depending who is reading the story and their interrupitation.
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