Seta

            Seta by Alessandro Baricco

              Seta or Silk in English translation is a Novel Made by and Italian writer Alessandro Baricco during 1996. Where Harve Joncour is wishing a trade of silk to a Japanese Emperor Hara Kei at first they have a good relationship but when Hara kei find out that Harve Joncour is also having an affair to his second wife he become angry. In addition his second wife is trying to attract Harve Joncour who has already wife during the talk between Harve Joncour and Hara kei, by also drinking  the sake in the spot where Harve Joncour drunk. It was a good story yet not good for some children. The place was good where you actually notice that it is like a old times in Japan and the costume of the Japanese are all like a samurai that show the Japanese culture.

          I love the story but it is not a romantic for me, but it tells the reality in life, once you cheat it doesn't mean you don’t love your girlfriend or wife but you choose to hurt your love ones, you choose them to have a trust issues and to have anxiety, yes we can learn about our mistake but cheating is not a mistake it is a choice you choose it. Harve Joncour can’t blame a girl who is already having an affair with a emperor of Japan, because maybe the girl is desperate to escape to the hands of Hara Kei. The story also tells us that every country need to help each other in order to fight the problems and crisis in our society but for me they use a metaphor in the novel, there’s a betrayal between a French and Japan, the Japanese girl represents Japan country and Herve Joncour represents the French, that has been attracted to the beauty of Japan and intended to steal it. For me it is not Romantic movie it is a tragic story.

            Overall I liked the story but if you will ask me is it romantic or not, probably I will answer no it is a itchy story where an affair wants to have affair that already married now they’re both affair. But the Protagonist still choose to be a good person at the end part of story he choose and learn from his mistake. I wonder if how many people also experiencing this kind of conflict.