Nadja: Qui est elle??
I found he first part of the novel, an explanation of Breton's philosophies, quite hard to follow as surrealism is quite hard to comprehend when it is the stream of conscious of another individual. It's so easy to understand our own pattern of thought in the unconscious mind but Breton's transcribing of that seemed to be lost to me. Despite the slight lack of plot, Nadja and the photographs give this story a sort of pseudo plot. Through the creative directive of Bretons unconscious mind, the reader is introduced to surrealism through the character of Nadja. To Breton, Nadja was the embodiment of surrealism, existing within this liminal space as a fluid being. Nadja does not adhere to societal normalities. Instead she chooses a name for herself and dresses how she pleases yet she is able to captivate all that come into contact with her. She reminded me so much of Natalie Portman's character, "Alice" in the movie; "Closer" When she first meets her lov...