Analysis Of Pablo Neruda's Tonight I Can Write The Saddest Lines

Time gives a chance to reevaluate life. It acts as a universal review for a person. Although the past cannot be changed, but, a person can learn from their past and improve their future. Also, time has a wonderful way of showing the true intentions of others. Time intrude upon the human love in Pablo Neruda’s “Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines” and James Joyce’s “Araby”. In the poem, “Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines”, Neruda reflects on his past relationship. He wishes to go back in time to fix his mistakes, but he still has hope for future love. In the short story, "Araby", the protagonist reflects on his love life; starting with his first love. In the poem, “Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines” by Neruda, he
The protagonist found himself falling in love for his friend, Mangan's sister, a girl who lives across the street. He began to fantasize about her and watches her from a distance, “Every morning I lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door” (Joyce F-142). Every day he tried getting her attention by walking to where their paths would intercept. But, they never had a full conversation. Until one day she started a conversation about the Araby. She could not attend the Araby for personal reason, he promised her that if he went he would buy something for her. Excited that he had a conversation with his love. He begins to imagine the perfect gift for her, how she would be happy with the gift and would love him. As days passed by until the day of the Araby, the boy became more anxious. Finally, the day of the Araby has come, the boy was excited and nervous. The boy waited the whole day for his uncle to bring him to the Araby. The boy’s uncle gave him the money he had in his pocket. When the boy arrived at the Araby it was almost too late to buy anything. However, the stores that were open the item were too expensive for the boy. The boy came to a realization, that he would not be able to buy Mangan's sister a gift and she would never be in love with him. “Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger”
Time is proven to change the opinions of both protagonists. In “Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines”, Neruda had a difficult time coming to terms with that his lost love will never return to him. As time went on he came to the realization, accepted the fact and move on with a new view on love. In the “Araby”, the boy was in love with a girl, whom he did not know only that she was beautiful. He was so obsessed with buying her the perfect gift, he did not aware that she did not feel the same way. He soon realizes that he should not have been driven by lust. Time was not the enemy to love for the