The garden party


Feuille d'album is a nice story that shows us a lonely man who is eager to meet the woman who seems to be the one of his dreams. This is a very descriptive short story that illustrates life in  a small neighborhood in the city. What can lead a man to live a so lonely and structured life?, How can other people help him to deal with others?, How would you explain the force of that feeling of  attraction that led him to move towards what he wants?
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37 Response to "The garden party"

  1. Unknown says:
    29 de marzo de 2018, 13:23

    A man can have a lonely and structured life, if he stops thinking and interacting as others do, when he has received a blow so strong inside that he has marked for the rest of his life, when this person do not have anyone who can remember things, in whom to trust, in whom to vent; At that time, the only thing that remains is to be a person "out of the ordinary" with respect to society, and if you want to do something or want to remember, you have to write on a paper to keep everything in order psychologically. The people around you or people who want to help you, all you can do is show them another view of what the world is like, because if you want to give them advice they will not listen to you, because they are different from people like you, who they interact on an equal footing with society, even if they listen to you, they will always think that they are different from you and that you have not lived what they had to go through in their lives, nor are you able to understand them. He will leave that labyrinth that he has in his mind when he sees someone like him, away from society and with his own way of thinking. There, at that moment there will be a kind of attraction between these two people which will finally find a person who can understand.

  2. Blacktruca says:
    29 de marzo de 2018, 19:38

    Maybe the main character has taken the decision to have a solitary and structured life due to some pain of the past, or there is also the possibility that he only wants to have a lonely life because he feels more comfortable living like that.
    I think the best way to make the character relate to other people is by showing him that there is no risk in knowing others. Or by putting yourself on your side and entering your comfort zone and living with it in a way that is not invasive.
    Probably the character realized that if he did not approach the woman he would never get to know her, and therefore the things he imagined would not be fulfilled if he did not make that decision.

    Elias Troya Pazmiño.

  3. Unknown says:
    30 de marzo de 2018, 19:09


    I believe that what led Ian to lead a life like this could be some problem of the past or a timid for society or simply that it was more conservative than usual, also with respect to dealing with the rest, the only way to help is by doing it practice, that people like and that little by little can stop being so shy that's how they fell in love first found a woman who was right next to their comfort zone that both had that same way of thinking and realized that If he did not act, he could not be with her, so he ventured to confront her

    by:felipe jimenez

  4. Unknown says:
    30 de marzo de 2018, 20:24
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  5. Unknown says:
    30 de marzo de 2018, 20:34

    One of the reasons why ian french has a solitary and structured life could be that he is very shy, that is to say he has difficulties making friends or relating to others, another reason could be that ian likes to be a lonely man, since either because he does not know how to express himselfor and he finds that he does not fit in society, because he has another way of looking at the world, he thinks differently from other people and he does not find someone who can understand him, if someone wants to help integrate he should make him feel more secure or simply understand and accept him as he is, either with his way of thinking and his way of express himsel, in this way he would leave that area of ​​shyness or feel that the people around him do not understand. the feeling that motivated Ian to leave that zone of shyness, although it can not be called love, was because of an attraction to the girl, or rather, the feeling that she would understand, that she would have the same way of seeing the world and that would be easier to relate to her.

  6. Unknown says:
    31 de marzo de 2018, 13:15

    Ian was dedicated draw and was very shy to with other people, he preferred to be alone.
    but much people thought he needed a company, but Ian needed a purpose to talk to people.
    until one day he met woman with anonymous name, Ian fell in love teh she and took courage to talk to her, that feeling was needed to trust in people and stop being shy

  7. Unknown says:
    31 de marzo de 2018, 13:51

    Ian Fresh was one people that no have family, He lived alone in Paris in a estudies since child for this reason when he grew up he did not communicate with others people, this caused that the young was too shy and reservet. his personality called attencion from the society, especially of one group of woman that tried improve him life. they teached differents aspects the life to Ian for him enjoy it. for example, they took him to parties but this not worked because the truth he needed love to heal his heart. a young woman called attention from him because they had the same behavior and the same personality, she was the only in the eyes of him and that worth the pain meet her, for this reason he not have scare to getting closer because he trusted in her.

  8. Unknown says:
    31 de marzo de 2018, 15:45

    A man lives a solitary and structural life due to his past experiences as disappointments or problems that have affected his life or simply because he does not fit into society, this was the case of Ian French.
    People can help Ian to tell his most beautiful experiences of life and invite him to live new adventures or simply showing him simple things like love.
    It can be explained by the trust and love it generates in that girl, taking into account that love was what Ian lacked,

    By: María José Alfaro.

  9. Unknown says:
    31 de marzo de 2018, 16:11

    Ian is a very lonely guy, but I don´t believe to he really want to be like that, maybe a awful experience in the school, work or family build this structure and lonely personality, or perhaps he like have everything under control. He need a especial help because his character can cause seriously problems with the people around him. I understand Ian attitude, because for the first time he found someone is like him or he think is like him, is for that he don´t stop follow her, he want someone in his life, and she look perfect for him.

    By: Daniela Martínez Ormazábal

  10. Unknown says:
    31 de marzo de 2018, 17:49

    what can lead a man to live a structured and lonely life can be fear, because not everyone is born with the same personality or with the same self-esteem, it can also be that he is afraid of interacting with more people which They can refuse because they are not like them. One of the best ways to relate to ian with others is to show that we are all different, not because we have less or more features that make it different from the rest. The force of the feeling of attraction that feels for that woman can be distinguished as a desire, already at that moment ian is what she most wants, which can do even the impossible to know it.

    by: Nicolas Tabilo

  11. Unknown says:
    31 de marzo de 2018, 18:05

    Ian's environment and his experiences help themselves endure it as such being shy and solitary. Ian the being a shy person who does not interact with many persons is afraid of what they think about him, but when a person crosses with the same tastes, this helps itself feel mas surely and mas accompanied. Ian started changing when he felt accompanied and happy for that of to little his real personality was expressing thanks to the girl.

    By: Javier Rojas Campusano.

  12. dani g says:
    31 de marzo de 2018, 18:21

    I think there are many factors that influence a person to become him distant with other people, among these factors is him own shy personality and him bad or good experiences in the society were he develops. I personally think that be distant and recerved with you private life isn't a bad feature, however, someone who wants to hepl him to be more sociable could try to win his trust and showing that he can trust more people, being kind and understanding him. Ian french started to feel a strong atracttion over a girl and despit him personality, he wanted to be close to her, because even if he don't know, he's in love (or maybe a bit obsess) with that girl, and that feel is more strong than his shyness.

    ((((DANIELA GÓMEZ A.))))

  13. Unknown says:
    31 de marzo de 2018, 23:01
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  14. Unknown says:
    31 de marzo de 2018, 23:11

    A man can live a solitary and structured life due to his vision towards the external world, or because he wanted to live alone and felt more comfortable like that or because his mother's upbringing towards him was like being in a bubble and I can never get out of there. People can help you to know the world through experience because if you do not know the world through events that have occurred, throughout your life, you can not teach the world to others. Also, the way to socialize with others is to teach them that in life you have to take risks in order to grow. He probably thought that if he did not approach the person he likes, he would never dare to socialize with others and also if he did not decide to speak to her he would never be with her.

  15. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 6:57

    Ian lives a solitary and structured life due to his past experiences i believe, as well as disappointments or problems that have affected his life, could also be fear, or low self-esteem.
    People can help ian, showing him the simplest and most beautiful things in life, like love, new adventures, gaining his trust, making him feel safe, either with his way of expressing or speaking.
    the force of attraction that that girl caused in Ian was very great, because Ian came out of shyness, and started to explore the world, although she had the same vision of the world that he did, that's why they got along, it was much easier to relate to her than with other people

  16. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 8:23

    Ian could lead this lonely and structured life for the simple fact that he was too shy and silent in front of others and still could not find a way to express himself and relate to other people. People could help him by showing him that they can trust him, so that he can feel more secure and accepted and over time can overcome his shyness. What led Ian French to lose his shyness was the attraction he began to feel towards a young woman, with whom he realized that he had things in common, such as his age, his way of thinking, etc. This made him risk, could express himself better and feel more comfortable and understood by someone.

  17. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 9:18

    the shyness get a men it solitary life, passion and sleasure. the men in to help invited to going have fun and talking witch hime. that feeling he eall love or passion

  18. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 9:23

    ian lives a life in solitary by the experiences that perhaps has happened in his life, or simply because he wants to be like this, people can help him without invading his personal space, without having to take him with the help they want to provide Ian, being with him and not having a direct opinion, just listening and accompanying him maybe the best option to help him, when he sees the girl go by, every day at the same time and only leads him to feel identified that makes him want to take the step to find out about her life and wanting to be with this person.

    by: the best, maria pinto

  19. Giovanni. says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 9:59

    The loneliness is a near feeling because he life is Alon and sad, your routine is known, and he feels that your routine it is safe, because your social life is bat.
    I believe that he shoulad a good social live, he shoulad have conviction that the people not is bad and they want souport, so he Will believe that can.
    So, your force is stronger and your lonlines Is weak, your feels have a way and he have what he wants


    Giovanni Cortes

  20. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 10:23

    maybe ian have a problem in the past that make him be like that, and maybe he feel comfortable alone and doing every day the same thing, and if ian dosent want help , no one can help him

  21. Javiera Gonzalez says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 11:17

    I believe one of the reasons why he lives such a lonely and structured life is because he doesn't go beyond is comfort zone, he does not dare to make friends or simply talk to somebody, it might be because of his shy personality or even his intellectual level.

    If he needed help, we could try to get close to him, through possibles things we have in common, and attempt to create a safe space where he can feel comfortable, where he can talk and interact whith people he finds interesting.  He was so surprised to find someone so similar to himself, but he's too shy to aproach her, so he decided to create a story about this woman, he created an alternative life where he's brave enough and has the courage to get to know her.
    Javiera Gonzalez

  22. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 12:18

    Maybe Ian was raised like this, many children are traumatized in school and the children isolate them because they do not like him or because of the characteristics of that child and probably it was not the exception and when he grew up he decided to stay alone for fear that continue bothering what happened to the one that is good for me, is that many people tried to help, but they did not achieve anything, maybe I miss them instead of taking him to parties or being like his mother, they should have talked to him simply and so he I would have related to others.
    that force that motive to speak to a person is probably love or attraction to another person in this case that woman that he is interested in and perhaps love towards another person was what he always needed to interact with others, leave his area of comfort through love.

  23. ivonne says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 14:25


    I think it's a habit of living like that because he's shy and reserved, it's also possible that you have not socialized much with people as a result, it's harder for him to talk to others ... but they can help him by being closer to him and Knowing him.

  24. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 14:37
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  25. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 14:39

    A man can have a solitary and structured life for a difficult moment that has happened to him or just because he is accommodating and likes to have such a life.
    People can help you by showing you new experiences and being always present so that Ian feels that he is not alone
    Ian realized that if he did not speak to the woman or showed signs of importance in her they could never have something and for that reason he realized that he had to do something about it

    by: Pablo Castillo

  26. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 14:48

    What could have led Ian to a solitary and structured life may be the fact that he was conservative or simply his life was routine. People can show you that leaving the routine or leaving your comfort zone you learn many new things that cause you satisfaction. I think Ian realized that she had the same way of thinking and had many things in common, he had to approach and take a little risk to be able to be with her.

  27. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 15:06

    I think Ian has a life so lonely and structured because he suffered a lot when he was a child, maybe they bullied him or he never was part of a group and for that he decided to move away.
    The people can help to Ian inviting him to parties or to eat or simply asking if he has some problem.
    The feeling of attraction can be explain because maybe Ian saw in the girl everything than he one time sought or needed and by that he don't stop to following her.

    By: Viviana Luna Lamas

  28. Tomás Ignacio Rojas Alcayaga says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 16:08

    What can lead a man to enter a solitary and structured life can be for different reasons, such as a break of the previous love that leaves him like that, a family conflict or a terrible childhood. A person could help a person, it would be leading to an area of socialization so that it is not isolated from society. The force of feeling that Ian felt in my opinion would have been very great, because such an isolated person can get out of that system that he had from one day to the next, and besides where he wants to be with the woman he has to pass his stage of loneliness.

  29. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 16:30

    I think that Ian led a lonely life because he liked to live this and he reject the help beacuse not need it or maybe the help not was the he needed, maybe the way that help him is talk about the problems or meet someone that makes him happy and maybe the woman makes that he feel this and change everything in him.
    Catarina Vargas.

  30. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 16:33

    I think that what led Ian to have a structured and lonely life could have been a child's disappointment or a breakup the love, maybe they never accepted it as it was and he felt isolated. They can help him by taking him for a walk, trying to do things that he likes, making him happy. the feeling of attraction that felt was so much that it took him out of his circle and his safe area, so he decided to follow this young woman who had him desperately in love.
    Thyare Robles

  31. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 17:00

    it can lead a man to live a lonely and structured life, the mere fact that it accommodate hin, or the fear of talking to others and rejecting him, or also some pain from the past or difficult moment that has passed. people can help you get closer or communicate more with him, showing him the simple things in life and thus be able to gain their their trust.

  32. Verónica gallardo says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 17:38
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  33. Verónica gallardo says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 17:43
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  34. Verónica gallardo says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 17:46

    He can live such a lonely and structured life because maybe he lived unpleasant moments with people in his past, like a case of bullying, deceptions or some other case of trauma, maybe all this can be fixed if people help him to trust him again, and show him that not all people are bad. This may help explain why Ian Fench was so obsessed with the girl, because maybe he thought he was the only person like him, with the same way of seeing the world, and seeing that he was not the only one, he felt a great attraction for she, this led him to face his fears in order to talk to her and connect with she.

    Verónica Gallardo

  35. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 17:49

    Ian was a man who had a lonely and structured life, this is perhaps related to his past. Sometimes people have suffered, have had personal problems that lead them to feel better alone, not being able to fit in with society, being a complete stranger to others, however it is not bad since all people have a different point of view is we say we are different, and not everyone fits. Because of the behavior that Ian has, people can help him by talking to what he feels, to understand him and to make him feel that in this world he is not alone, to make him feel confident, that he has confidence with other people so that he can engage conversations and overcome your shyness. Ian felt different, many things have transcended in his mind and heart, he was waiting and looking for someone like him, someone who could understand him and that is how after a long time a girl catches his attention, maybe with the same thoughts because He felt that he could see beyond his eyes, she was the one who made him wake up, and face his shyness.

  36. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 18:09

    He was a very shy person so,he did not like to converse with other people, people try to help by taking him to different clubs,but it did not seem to work much, when he saw that woman in black dress ,
    through the window he feels differently attracted by the woman what can be interpreted as Love at first sight and for this reason follows her until talking to her

  37. Unknown says:
    1 de abril de 2018, 18:29

    Possibly what leads Ian to have a solitary and structured life, which in my opinion is boring despite being a painter, may be the fact that he was conservative or may also be that he is accustomed to a routine life. By meeting new people, this can easily show you that by leaving your routine or place where you feel comfortable you can learn many new things that you did not know or ignore before. In my opinion Ian realized that this young woman was very similar to him in the way he had to see things and they had a lot in common, he had to take risks and take an important step and get out of his routine to be with her.