Ugresic writes in a very distinct manner which, while it doesn’t follow the more normal mold of how a story is told, creatively still embodies several clear messages. One of the most prominent patterns within the writing follows the mold of the narrator asking a friend, “Do you have some time?” and the reoccurring response is, “No. Why do you ask?” The narrator will then go on to explain what their (always artist) friend is usually so busy with. This is the main pattern that I see in the writings, but what then does that mean for the storyline being implied? Over and over again the theme of loneliness or isolation within Berlin comes up. At the same time however, everyone cannot find time for other people. Everyone is too invested in their own personal pursuits to ‘give their time’. Even the narrator admits that, “I had myself promised some other people that I would call them and didn’t, that I would visit them and hadn’t.” And I find this very fascinating because while the narrator does talk of much loneliness, we still see that there are times when others are neglected. I believe this could be somewhat of a testament to simply the self-centered nature of humanity.
I agree with what you're sayings. It's almost as if people are focusing on their own loneliness that they don't recognize the fact they are ignoring others and making this trend more repetitive as they never have time for one another. People are selfish by nature, but they are also naive by nature as well. Both these axioms just reenforce that fact that we are all too lonely to come together.
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