- Andre Aciman describes many memories of being in a specific location and mentions nature. How has nature influenced his sense of belonging?
- On page 30, Aciman states that we “falsify New York to make it more habitable”, does he mean that the New York that foreigners moved into are not “real” to them?
- What does Aciman mean by saying that “finding that you are lost where you were lost can be oddly reassuring”?
One thought on “3 Questions on “Shadow Cities””
Comments are closed.
Response to Question 3:
From my own personal interpretation of that quote, Aciman means that being “lost where you were lost” can evoke a sense of familiarity within a person that comforts them. Although a person might not like the feeling of being lost, it can be “reassuring” in the sense that you already know what that emotion feels like and it isn’t unfamiliar.