The Book of Questions, III Themes
Versions of Reality
Have you even driven behind a car with a bumper sticker that said "Question Reality"? Well, if you have, chances are that Pablo Neruda was driving in front of you. What's that? He's been dead since...
Life, Consciousness, and Existence
What's it all about, Shmoopers? What does it mean to have consciousness? What does it mean to exist? What does it mean to see the world, and then what about the world are we not seeing? These are b...
Appearances
Fix those shirts and smooth those skirts, gang. Appearances are a big deal for the speaker of "Poem III" in Neruda's The Book of Questions. Actually, you can relax. Heck, you can even kick off your...