Talk:All Roads Lead to Rome/@comment-26425680-20151122103850

To answer your questions from the writers' showcase:

How well did I tackle the emotional aspect of the story; which was supposed to be a big part of it. I sensed anger at times, and apathy at other times. There was also an underlying sense of despair and sorrow. If that's what you were going for, then you got it.

Was it clear that the protagonist was supposed to be an asshole? YES

Did you get an idea of which character I was using as the main "villain"? Perhaps the city itself? Mankind's tendency towards self destruction? The ironic sense of isolation that one feels in a big city? The Mayor (no that's too easy)? I really don't know.

After finishing it, what did you think was going on? It's very surreal, which means it's difficult to pin down one explanation. Personally, I don't interpret the happenings as being real. I don't know if the narrator is imagining it, or he's in some sort of purgatory. Maybe it's just an allegory for the inevitable destruction of our constructs. There's probably a lot more here than I picked up on, but my personal preference is for more straightforward narratives, so I'm probably not the best person to be looking out for subtle hints and clues, and I usually don't spend too much time trying to interpret things. I consider pastas like this to be similar to paintings, where you're shown only a single, pivotal moment in a grander scheme. A mood is evoked, and the viewer is left given a chance to come up with his or her own interpretation. In the end, I liked reading this, but I honestly don't know what I think.

There's a couple of errors you might want to fix... I suppose I could do it for you but I really don't like editing the pastas of others:

until it opened up and swallowed him while. until it opened up and swallowed him WHOLE

a place where he only way to go is downhill A place where THE only way to go is downhill

I remember was always sick. I remember I was always sick.