The falling Girl by Dino Buzzati was about a nineteen year old girl named Marta. She seen a whole bunch of beautiful things over a ledge and decided to lean over the railing and let herself go. When Marta jumped she stayed in the air longer than all the other girls who jumped. As she floated down she had a few encounters with people.
I really like this story because had a lot of symbolization. It seem that the author was symbolizing class and status. She portrayed Marta as having ordinary, plain clothing on but the other girls and the people she encountered on the way down were are very fancy and dressed more elegant. The author wanted to show that people of higher class and status tend to have the upper hand. The tend to make their way through life quicker and "hit the ground faster." Also the fact that Marta never hit the ground symbolized that she didn't get where she needed to be.
The thing that confused me was why Martha was in a hurry? She kept saying she had somewhere to be but never said where. I also thought it was funny how people saw her falling and they thought it was interesting. it seem as if they should have helped her get to where she needed to be and fall as fast as others, but they just watched
As far as the language of the story, the author used a lot of visual details. She used words that symbolized higher wealth. Her story sounded very abstract, but the words in particular were very concrete. She also used a lot of adjectives to describe things.
Overall, I like the short story. It was precise, to the point, and detail oriented. I also like the message the author sent out to readers. The fact that higher class and status tends to get you further in life.
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