The Sense of an Ending.

The Sense Of an Ending

                                                                                                                                                                    The Sense of an Ending  written by Julian Barnes. Apart from this, there are two lives ending in suicide in the novel. That of Robson and Adrian. It leads into the debate on the issue of suicide – issue of eros and thanatos. 

         

.  What is the meaning of phrase ‘Blood Money’ in Veronica’s reply email?

                 The right definition of 'Blood Money' is the money of paid by the murderer to victims family as a act of penance. Veronica who sees her mom responsible for Adrian Suicide refers the money Sarah left to Tony,Adrian's Friend and most likely to be the last surviving kin of Adrian's 'Blood Money'.

.  How do you decipher the equation: b = s – v x/+ a1 or a2 + v + a1 X s = b?

        1) b= s-v x/+ a1    It means B= baby and s= Sarah, v =Veronica, a1 =Adrian. And thus baby born.  B=Baby, S= Sarah, V=Veronica, a1= Adrian.A2+ V+ a1 X S =BA2= Antony Webster, V=Veronica, A1= Adrian, S= Sarah Ford, B=Baby, a1X s= a1’s relationship with S. So it indicates that the result of baby is the relationship between Adrian with Sarah .

.  Was the mentally retarded middle aged ‘Adrian’, Tony’s friend who did not commit suicide and was suffering from trauma and thus gone mad, and was living with hidden identity?

                As in the novel so many things are not clear and it’s also a possible that Adrian was guilty of his seen had gone mad, and that’s why He was leaving a secret life with hiding his identity. And it seems more logical if we consider Tony’s narration and memory reliable because he says in second part that Adrian was the only friend of our group who has great control over his emotions and, he was practical in his life so he can not commit suicide just because that he made his girlfriend pregnant. Or there should be some other reason.