Week 5: Cosmopolis by Don DeLilo

In reading the novel Cosmopolis I definitely wasn't engaged or interested as with a novel such as True Grit. While I do think through learning about the main character Eric and how he chooses to live his life, shows us how going after the pleasures of this life, (chasing after the wind) only leads to more emptiness and an unfulfilled lifestyle. Which is a very important topic think on. I do think many people including myself, can relate to Eric, the main character. I think we can choose to learn from this topic to fight against our fleshly nature to chase after meaningless things in life, knowing that it only leads to destruction. It's then where we can find peace.

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