We controls all of our
movements, even the ones we do not know about. The brain sends electric and
chemical signals to all parts of our body so we can function. But from a
psychological point of view, the two halves of the brain, left and right, are
responsible for specific characteristics an individual might exhibit. Is it
possible that Saramago was dabbling in the complexity of personality and
individual characteristics to synthesize an even more surrealist effect?
The power in Saramago’s
question is the connection he makes between our brain(s) and the Earth. “…
between the three millimeters of cortex which allow us to think and the few
kilometers of the atmosphere which permit us to breathe, each and every one of
them insignificant in their turn, not just when compared with the size of the
galaxy, but event the simpler diameter of the earth.” (Saramago 24). How is it
possible that Saramago makes something so vital and significant to our
subsistence seemed unimportant and miniscule at the same time? That was his
interpretation, but this could have sparked many more concepts. For example,
the brain controls the body’s functions, emotions, cognitive activities,
perceptions, understanding, and memory. The list could go on, but the route
Saramago chose is what makes it surreal.
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