Reality Is Controlled By The Puppeteer

Reality is not external; it is a state of mind. The only ability all people are giving is to dictate their reality. However, sometimes when influence through the right medium a person can lose their reality, and take on another’s. This concept comes to light when reading Aura. Felipe through the process of living in that house came part of the house. He lost a sense of who he was as person, thus, his reality was distorted. Reality is directly tied to a person’s personality, habits, and outlook on life. Through the manipulation of his reality, his personality begins to change in order to reflect the General’s. In addition the most complex factor that shook Felipe’s reality and ensured he was lost in the world of the house was his perception of time. Towards the end of the novel Felipe was unable to see the difference between Aura and Consuelo. It goes deeper than the idea of them mimic one another. However, their actions were a sign that they were the same person.  If this was true the idea of being the same person means that Felipe was transform to a time when Consuelo was young and was force to see her experience inside the house through Aura. With all these factor Felipe lost his reality. This draws the conclusion that manipulation of ones reality is also the manipulation of the person. It is the idea that humans are puppets with an established puppeteer i.e. reality, but if the puppeteer was to change so does the puppets movement in order to fit a new master’s actions. To ensure an individual’s reality is not manipulated is by separating oneself from the situation; to cling to a memory outside the realm which one is stuck in. At the end Felipe was unable to do this and was lost in another man’s reality.