Thinking activity: sense of ending

The Sense on an ending by Julian barnes

About Author

Julian Patrick Barnes born 19 January 1946. He is an English writer. He won the Man Booker prize for his book sense of an ending. 2011. Is a novelist short story writer, essay writer.

• About sense of an ending

Novel : Characters 

Anthony (Tony) Webster

Adrian

Veronica

Sarah

Alex

1)What is the meaning of phrase ‘Blood Money’ in Veronica’s reply email?

"Boold money" iveronica reply email means. blood involve in that money and parhaps that blood was Adrian’s blood. Because Adrian has relationship with Veronica’s mother Sarah and that’s why Adrian committed suicide so, blood of Adrian was involved in that money that’s why Veronica called it “Blood Money.”

2)How do you decipher the equation: b = s – v x/+ a1 or a2 + v + a1 X s = b?

b(Baby) =S(Sarah)- Veronicax/+ Adrian or Adrian+Veronica +Adrian xSarah=Baby

b = s – v x/+ a1. In this first formula doesn't involved Tony and seems to imply little more than Sarah and Adrin together in veronica's absence.

a2 + v + a1 X s = b? In this formula, A2 = Antony Webster, V = Veronica, A1 = Adrin, S = Sarah Ford, B = Baby, a1xs = a1's relationship with S. Antony Webster ,Veronica and Adrin are friends and the relationship of Adrin with Sarah came as a result of baby.

3)Adrian’s diary is willed to Tony by Sarah Ford. Why did Sarah Ford own it? Why was it in the possession of Veronica?

When Sarah Ford diary of Tony  because she affair with Adrian and Veronica care of Adrian and Sarah of sun. Sarah  will explanation of Adrian and her affair.

4)Was the mentally retarded middle aged ‘Adrian’, Tony’s friend who did not commit suicide and was suffering from trauma and thus gone mad, and was living with hidden identity?

No, this statement is not true. Adrian is dead. Adrian was happy in his last few days but he was also suffering from trauma because he felt guilty for what he did.He had also saw this one example of his own friend who also committed suicide because in his school life he made his girlfriend pregnant. So Adrian feels guilty, and then he commits suicide

5.How was Veronica related to Adrian, the one suffering in care-in-the-community?

Sarah Ford has relations with Adrian and they having affair and because of this Sarah Ford gave birth to child. So generally we can see that relation between Veronica and young Adrian is relation of brother and sister. Brother who is her own lover’s son with her mother. Because of this Veronica is taking care of Adrian, the one suffering in care-in-the-community

6)Do you see any missing block – some dot which is not getting connected with the whole or dot missing to get full sense of the novel - in the plot of this psychological thriller?

There are many missing block in this novel. Mrs. Sarah Ford's character is very mysterious. many question remains in answered like. What did Sarah Ford told about Veronica to Tony and Adrin that both of them left Veronica ? What is the reason of Adrin and Robson's suicide?

7) Do you see any possible reason in the suicide of Adrian Finn?

Her Girlfriend's mother  with affair so he feels guilty. So Adrian' suicide reason.

8)In the light of new revelations, how do you read character of Veronica? Instinctive, manipulative, calculating, stubborn, haughty, sacrificial, trustworthy, good Samaritan?

we find two Veronica in the novel. The first image Tony created through his memory is not appropriate for the Veronica of the second part. We believe about Veronia whatever narrated by Tony in the first part. But when as a reader we directly come in contact with her- she is more carring, trustworthy, good Samaritan, who is taking lot of care of young Adrian.

9) What do you mean by Unreliable Narrator? Is Tony Webster classifiable as Unreliable Narrator?

If we are supposed to see his character as an Unreliable Narrator, as from Beginning till the End he can’t remember things exactly, as he narrates everything accept his letters, it is Veronica who reminds him about his letter, and he was one of the reason of these all things that is going on around him.

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