On Galatea

This week’s assigned reading somehow startled me. At first I did not know how to approach it. I kept trying really hard to decode the way; using which the text would open up itself for me to read. I had a great difficulty and was on the verge of giving up and quitting. Now that I somehow know how it works, I feel that I was working it too hard, Maybe! It is a game that has voice, mood, feelings, and above all a clear stance ! It is astonishing how she conveys her feelings. At times she is mad and cynical that I can almost feel how she is mocking me, or belittling my question. At other times, I sensed a sadness underlying her tone, as if she has went through a bad experience or something. I felt the need to communicate more, but as a real introvert, she drove me to feel that I am intervening into a space I’m not supposed to surpass. It is as if she is not giving me a room or an approval for asking. Just like Ziyad I felt I was a co-author. I felt that I had a great impact on how the conversation is to go. All in all, Though I had a great difficulty at first, yet the experience itself is so uniquely enjoyable !

One thought on “On Galatea

  1. Nouf, I believe that you are absolutely right about the difficulties in approaching this piece. I also had this experience till I found my way through Galatea. And once I knew how to communicate with the text, I believe that I started to have the feeling of directing this text/game.

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