The Last Reflection Post

Mr. Wickersham... As this trimester progresses, you never cease to amaze me with your random obscurity in what we watch or read. On that note, what on earth are the final chapters of Sophie's World? It has to be the most convoluted and anti-climatic ending that I've read in recent history. I won't even touch the topic of the garden party since it doesn't really matter as it was all an illusion produced by the Major. The completely backwards series of events- from the kids throwing chicken bones into the house gutters, to Joanna and Jeremy having intercourse in the middle of a currant bush while people watched, to the airplane with the banner flying overhead, to Helene being so nonchalant about never seeing her daughter again- I just don't know what to say (or if there's anything to say). 

The next thing to address is the "Invisible people". First of all, what exactly is this world that Sophie and Alberto find themselves in? Is it a different dimension of space? Is this an allusion to the belief in metaphysical beings when Alberto discusses "spirits"? How exactly did they, along with the other fable characters, wind up there? And lastly, what are Alberto and Sophie's ultimate fates? Is this new world like a purgatory, where they hopelessly drift for eternity, having practically no impact on the real world? This book leaves a lot of questions unresolved.  

Lastly, what on earth is wrong with the Major? He shows signs of Anti-Social Personality Disorder. I think that he is aware that Sophie and Alberto exist, to some degree, yet he finds pleasure in screwing up their lives. If he truly does acknowledge their odd form of existence, then he has absolutely no regard for the well-being of them as he flips their world upside-down and sabotages them. He's like a cat, playing with its prey before going in for the kill; he finds pleasure in watching them squirm. He also has extreme control issues. When Hilde pulls her little prank on her father, he goes crazy. He realizes that he is receiving a dose of his own medicine, yet continues to be paranoid and show odd behaviors like his maniacal laughter on the plane ride.