Momo

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Ves, Momo —le decía, por ejemplo—, las cosas son así: a veces tienes ante ti una calle larguísima. Te parece tan terriblemente larga, que nunca crees que podrás acabarla. Y entonces te empiezas a dar prisa, cada vez más prisa. Cada vez que levantas la vista, ves que la calle no se hace más corta. Y te esfuerzas más todavía, empiezas a tener miedo, al final estás sin aliento. Y la calle sigue estando por delante. Así no se debe hacer. The human in modern society is shown as a victim to his craving for success because of which he becomes estranged to feelings such as love. According to Ende, the modern world is a dark place in which emotions barely exist. The Men in Grey represent interest groups of influential companies that had the power to shape everyone's life. Instead of names they have codes which show they were bland and that anyone who bows down to them will turn into them. He tried to convince her that she will damage her friends because the only important thing in life is to acquire more that the others and that friendship and love will come with time. As a replacement for her friends, he offered her a doll Babygirl.

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While he was traveling he began to write. He told he wrote his first novel impulsively, without a plan or an idea. The writing was an adventure for him. He experienced the adventures of his characters thru them. If you think this sounds like a boring, philosophical read for children, think again. It is one of the most compellingly exciting stories imaginable, capturing a teenage boy (who already knew the plot) so completely that he forgot time and place to finish it in one session yesterday. It is so touching that he came down to breakfast today and said that he had actually cried, adding:The inconsolable Momo decided to go to Master Hora again but this time, she was followed by a group of agents. They kept their distance so they wouldn't be exposed. Hora explained to Momo that the Men in Gray took pedals from the flowers, dried them, folded them and then used them in their cigarettes. That was their source of life.

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The main theme of Momo can be seen as a criticism of consumerism and stress. [1] [2] It describes the personal and social losses produced by unnecessary consumption, and the danger to be driven by a hidden interest group with enough power to induce people into this life style. Michael Ende has also stated to have had the concept of currency demurrage in mind when writing Momo. [3] Beppo rushed to the theatre to warn his friend. He came before the Man in Grey but Momo wasn't there. Before Beppo came to the theatre a turtle carrying a sign "Follow me" appeared. Well, I'm too old for it," said Manny, as he studied the error message his laptop was showing him. "I find it painfully unsophisticated and badly written. It never gives me anything." It's almost like SOMEONE HAS BEEN STEALING MY TIME! All those damn time-savers out there fooled me and tied me up and made my life a dull gray, smoke-filled, DEADLY TEDIOUS world! They kept me from this book... and now I know why!Momo is the name of a little girl who has no parents or guardian. She does not go to school. She does not live in an orphanage or foster home. In fact, Momo lives in the space under the stage of an old, ruined amphitheatre outside an unnamed Italian city. Her only food and home furnishings are things other people have brought her. And all she gives them in return is a listening ear. But that is enough. Momo is so good at listening that it almost qualifies as a magical gift. Grown-ups come to her, pouring out their problems and their conflicts, and – without Momo saying a word – go away knowing what they have to do. Boys and girls come to Momo’s amphitheatre to play, knowing that each game they invent while Momo is there will be better than the last.