Alexander Cleave Sparknotes
Alexander Cleave
The book Ancient Light by John Banville focus on the past and present experiences of the main character Alexander Cleave. Cleave is currently in his early 60s reminiscing about the two distressing events that happened in his past. He had supposedly had a love affair with the mother of his bestfriend, whom is Billy Gray, in a small town where he had grew up. The other traumatic event in his life was the suicide of his daughter Cass. He have not been the same since then. It all came together when he was offered a position to play a lead role in a film.
He clearly questions himself on whether these memories are real or fake. He says “I cannot tell whether they are memories or inventions. Not that there is much difference between the two, if indeed there is any difference at all. Some say that without realizing it we make it all up as we go along”. I honestly think he invented the who story but it …show more content…
Gray. She was twice his age, 35 to be exact. He expresses his feelings about Mrs. Gray in very specific details. From the view of her naked body in the mirror to their affectionate love affair. She was the first women that he had ever loved and the first to bring out the maturity level in him. Before Mrs. Gray, Alex had never looked at women in a sexual way. From the first time he seen her riding down the street on the bicycle while catching a glimpse under her skirt, he knew there was something about her that made him feel some type of way. He didn’t care about the fact that she was twice his age nor did he about her being his bestfriend’s mother. After so many years, the memories of their love affair affects Alex to this day. Some people may judge Mrs. Gray in a very harsh way because she seduced Alex at such a young age. Some may even say that she took advantage of him knowing that he was very young and everything was new to him. The affair ended very shortly, leaving Alex with emotional
The book Ancient Light by John Banville focus on the past and present experiences of the main character Alexander Cleave. Cleave is currently in his early 60s reminiscing about the two distressing events that happened in his past. He had supposedly had a love affair with the mother of his bestfriend, whom is Billy Gray, in a small town where he had grew up. The other traumatic event in his life was the suicide of his daughter Cass. He have not been the same since then. It all came together when he was offered a position to play a lead role in a film.
He clearly questions himself on whether these memories are real or fake. He says “I cannot tell whether they are memories or inventions. Not that there is much difference between the two, if indeed there is any difference at all. Some say that without realizing it we make it all up as we go along”. I honestly think he invented the who story but it …show more content…
Gray. She was twice his age, 35 to be exact. He expresses his feelings about Mrs. Gray in very specific details. From the view of her naked body in the mirror to their affectionate love affair. She was the first women that he had ever loved and the first to bring out the maturity level in him. Before Mrs. Gray, Alex had never looked at women in a sexual way. From the first time he seen her riding down the street on the bicycle while catching a glimpse under her skirt, he knew there was something about her that made him feel some type of way. He didn’t care about the fact that she was twice his age nor did he about her being his bestfriend’s mother. After so many years, the memories of their love affair affects Alex to this day. Some people may judge Mrs. Gray in a very harsh way because she seduced Alex at such a young age. Some may even say that she took advantage of him knowing that he was very young and everything was new to him. The affair ended very shortly, leaving Alex with emotional