StartGo Bookclub Discussion Question #2
- January 29th 2008
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During the month of December, we read Eat, Pray, Love for our bookclub. Now it’s time for us to discuss it.
Today we’ll be discussing the main character’s motivation. The writer tells us in the beginning of the book about how she developed her idea of visiting Itally, India and Indonesia during the period of her recovery from her divorce. Many people would view this reason for travel as ‘running away’ and yet through the course of the book we see how she wasn’t in fact running away from something but towards herself. Do you think that this is a common trope (theme)? Do you think we run away from things by traveling or making big changes in our lives?
One of the appeals of travel is it’s ability to change our outlook and impressions of life. How have you experienced travel that changes you?
Post your comments below, either by typing them into the comment section or by posting a link to your reflections on your own blog…
Read my reflections here….
I do think that traveling can be an easy way to run from a problem. However, it can also be an experience that promotes deep self-reflection.
In my experience, traveling alone is a powerful way to get in touch with yourself…to learn who you are without the security blanket of familiarity.