Momo

Hey there once again!

I actually have been having a hard time to find topics to write about. Since today is the due day for my blog and I have been writing a lot more recently, I want to write one last blog post. Mainly because I just realized that the writing is actually fun even though I still have huge issues with finding a topic:/ I hope though, you have enjoyed it so far and keep being my probably imaginary reader also throughout the second semester.

This post is going to be about Momo, a book by Michael Ende.

The story takes place in a phantasy world where the society of the grey men are working. They try to make all people save their time. The truth though is that the people are being deceived of their time. While they are trying to save it for later, they forget to live in the present. Because you can’t save time the way you save money. As more you try to save time, the shorter the days or weeks become.

When the world is already almost owned by the grey men, Hora, the administrator of the time, decides to do something about it. He stops the time and the whole world standstill. Cassiopeia, the turtle and the little black-haired and helpful girl Momo now go to fight the grey men. At the end, every men is perished by Momo and she is able to release all the stolen time.

Even though the book was already published in 1973, it is very compatible to today’s society. I think the story leaves a lot of freedom for interpretations but I want to share the one part that is written on Wikipedia because I really liked it.:

The main theme of Momo can be seen as a criticism of consumerism and stress. 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 aging money in mind when writing Momo.

I hope I got you interested in reading it. It is a sweet book!

And one more thing... for a few months now, I am proudly calling myself a cat owner. Her name is Momo:)

 (sorry, I wasn't trying to be annyoing)