The Activist and Calvino

I felt as though the second half of The Activist did not clarify a whole lot for me from the first part. It seemed to be even more confusing or maybe just complex. I found it hard to follow the dialogue and know who was speaking. However, there was a part from Italo Calvino’s reading where he says that what the society demands of writers today is for them to speak out and voice their opinions and concerns rather than keeping it silent. In correlation of this idea to the book, the activists in the book were trying to voice their opinions and take action, but as Calvino said it’s keeping ones voice low while using modest and doubtful tones that will make everyone hear what he/she has to say. The activists were so caught up in taking action and voicing themselves that paranoia and fear could have possibly led to the demise of their plan, but as the speaker in the last chapter mentioned, they shouldn’t take action and maybe just forget about their plan. Truthfully, I’m still somewhat confused about the bridge.