The Prodigal Son

Question: Select one Micro Script for this Essay Walser is often less concerned with recording the finished thought than with capturing the movement of a mind in the act of thinking; its the motion that stays with you, not a stable set of meanings. Answer: The Prodigal Son Abstract The short story being scribbled down with a pencil by Robert Walser talks about a weird man which he encounters on a day. He describes the day and base it over the prodigal man whom he saw once. It is evident from the fact that the opening consists of reference to this man. Once again I encountered the incomparably uncanny man, whom I consider a likeable, useful person. The narrator closely discusses about his opinion about the man whom he remarks as a person haunting nocturnal streets (Walser, 2010). I have a by no means unfavorable impression of this uncanny individual who haunts the nocturnal streets, I announce to you respectfully that I have now and then had occasion to see him standing before a shop window. The story talks about his behavior being a blend of good and bad and the author who is observing him closely across the street. His age was at an ironic stage being as old as a hill yet blossoming in the freshness of youth. He describes the man with such an inherent detail t hat poses up several questions about his appearance, his behavior, his attitude and his beliefs. Some of the evidences form the text are, This man of the world or pious manwhich neednt be such an incommensurabilitydoesnt believe in fatednesses, but now something entirely different has just occurred to me, namely the circumstance that imperious, dogmatic persons can just as suddenly turn into indulgent, docilely obliging ones. he maintains apparently excellent relations with distinguished house- holds and looks as though he were as old as the hills and in the bloom of youthas though he were constantly remaining the self- same immediate middle, the good fellow who isnt good, the bad one who isnt bad. The story then directs to the description of the prodigal son as described in the biblical context explaining about its nature and comparing with the ideal example. However, he also compares him with another figure named Saul who has no patience for emotionality (Walser, 2010) and is desc ribed in Old Testament. The writer goes on with describing the characteristics of Saul in some ironical contexts. He had highly engrossed love for music which also pierces his heart. He compares that uncanny man with the story of a prodigal son described in texts and hence claims that they are a bit unlucky yet try to be happy in such circumstances knowing about their fate and their future. This story basically questions about the feeling of being happy that contains both a strong and a shaky feeling (Bernofsky). Happiness in its own term is a feeling that has different meanings to different people. The uncanny man in its own is a story of intensive description of nature, attributes, behaviors and features of a prodigal son. This micro script from the book Microscript is a short description of a man who was observed by the author and was compared to the different personalities explained in biblical text of Old Testament. This short description beholds a lot of descriptive elements to paint an actual picture of all the personalities. This provides a short summary of the microscript.