Triggering Town Response
2/16/18
The eighth chapter in The Triggering Town was very vivid as far as imagery goes. Multiple times, Hugo paints a vibrant mental image about Italy. "I came to one Italy in 1944 and another in 1963. Then 1963 Italy was filled with sparkling fountains, shiny little cars that honked and darted through the well-kept streets, energetic young men and beautiful, well-dressed young women, huge neon signs that said CIT and CAMPARI and CINZANO in bright blue or red or green." (Huge pg. 76. paragraph 2) These last two chapters are rich with mental paintings and song-like phrasing.
I was curious as to what the italicized words meant, being that I do not speak Italian, therefore, I looked up the meaning to a few. Campari is a fairly popular drink of choice. Cit means the city. Cinzano is also a popular drink but more importantly, the name of a smaller quiet town in Italy. Just a little bit of info on this.
To me, these last chapters were very much the general theme of this book. Hugo talks about how everyone needs a trigger to write, whether it be direct or indirect, a town or item, a person or group, etc. He wrote about his triggers which were always towns and specifically Italian towns that held a special place in his heart. While, I may not be capable of using a town to trigger my writing, this has taught me that your writing does not really have to have a deep dark meaning. It can literally be just be composition of your observations. I think sometimes, I try to hard to find a deeper meaning for something to write about, which can be heavy and strenuous to put into comprehensive words. I will strive for writing that floats on a whim rather than boils from within. While, as we learned, its great to risk a little sediment, I think it is also important to keep things approachable and light at times.
Sorry that I posted so late. Work gets in the way of life sometimes. Thank you everyone for your patience.
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