Furthermore, there are plenty of moments when Geryon fully experiences loneliness. Geryon and his mother eat supper alone while their mother works, Geryon and his brother are babysat. The consequences of this particular loss create a feeling of loneliness that, ironically, fills the house.
This must be difficult for a child to cope with. And not only is Geryon without a father figure in the household, but also, we’re not told Geryon sees his father at all, as the brother does. Geryon and his mother had supper alone” (34). We know that “Every second Tuesday in winter Geryon’s father and brother went to hockey practice. While Carson doesn’t provide much insight, it’s implied that Geryon’s mother and father are separated. From an early age, Geryon must deal with a great loss that would devastate any child – the loss of a parent. For a book that will deal with heavy issues of human existence – life, death, immortality, love, desire, loneliness, and enlightenment – this section is a perfect setup.Ī book teeming with so many humanistic aspects, perhaps the most glaring is Geryon’s (the protagonist) constant struggle with loneliness and loss.
Nothing is clarified however, (in #21) the onus is put on us as readers, as the section’s final words are, “either we will lie or if not not.” In the preceding statements, we were more passive, but here we are active in searching the truth. There’s no certainty, no argument proving any truth, no one, single answer, no statement of surefire fact. In the hilarious Appendix C’s satire, we come away with nothing definitive. Prior to the actual Autobiography of Red, Anne Carson begins with a mockery of syllogism.
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