Manifestoooo

So I don't really get it. But I can still guess.

First of all, I like the "Futurist Manifesto" a lot better than the "Cartagena Manifesto". Also, I did kind of get it, which is probably one of the reasons I like it better. Well I mean I didn't exactly 100% fully understand the deeper meaning behind it - I'm still trying to figure out if it's satirical or just really messed up - but I could figure out what a manifesto is. Also, the "Futurist Manifesto" is brief, bullet-pointed, and numbered so it's easy to see what they're saying and what the point is.

I'm pretty sure a manifesto is a declaration of your beliefs and aims, like a step by step explanation of your purpose. I guess it can belong to a group of people or just one person, I don't think it matters, but the content should have an intention. Or maybe not have an intention, it should explain an intention. The way writing is thinking, a manifesto is the working out and publishing of someone's thoughts and motives.

It was easier to figure that out from the "Futurist Manifesto" than Reality Hunger. Technically, Reality Hunger is also nicely numbered by points just as is the "Futurist Manifesto," but the little points aren't clear, maximum-three-sentence explanations. Instead, said numbered points are long, confusing, and seemingly (as well as ironically) pointless. We can infer from the title and the various quotes juxtaposed with the text that this novel, or I guess I should say manifesto, is about a search, or perhaps even plea, for reality in art. The first chapter is a little cryptic but it basically talks about things represented by art work and TV shows and other mediums of the like. And then it loses me because I can't quite see the significance of it all just yet. But it seems really abstract and mind-blowing so I'm looking forward to reading the rest.