Blog Reflection #4

Man oh man, this Bjerkely chapter really messed with my head. In this chapter we find out that the Sophie that we've been reading about since the very beginning...doesn't actually exist. She's a part or character of Hilde's birthday present; which just so happens to be this novel itself. This was a major plot twist simply because all we've known is Sophie and her world, but now we learn that that has been a figment of Hilde's dad's imagination. I mean this explains why every 5 pages there was a “Happy Birthday Hilde” or a message from her father. In a sense, the novel as a birthday present is really cute considering that her (Hilde’s) dad isn't there and he put some thought into it. Funny thing is, I began questioning Sophie's world when she kept having some of Hilde's REAL objects. I understand that it may be just a story...but why does it seem as though Sophie actually has Hilde's items such as her crucifix, scarf, etc.? Also, if Hilde's dad is the writer, technically doesn't that make him a "god" of Sophie and Alberto's lives? Lastly, why is he giving Alberto so many ideas about what's actually going on? What I mean is why is he "making" Alberto "think" that their lives are being controlled by him? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of making a novel if the characters in the novel that's being created knew that they weren't real? Better yet, they knew who the writer was? This chapter has really thrown my mind in the spin cycle and I'm still a bit lost with plenty of questions.