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The narrator’s response to having found this diary that she once wrote
‘je n’ai aucun souvenir de l’avoir écrit’
Evidence that the narrator has convinced herself that Robert is dead
‘en tout à coup la certitude, la certitude en rafale : il est mort. Il est mort. Mort. Mort.’
The narrator’s self-deprecation with regards to her waiting for Robert
‘des femmes qui attendent comme moi, non aucune n’est aussi lâche que ça’
Almost forgotten what he was like before
‘Qui est Robert L? A-t-il jamais existé ?’
Idea that peace is unattainable
‘Ceux qui attendent la paix n’attendent pas, rien’
The fact that Robert is now unrecognisable
‘cet inconnu c’est lui, Robert L dans sa totalité’
She feels that she has lost Robert
‘il a disparu, la faim est à sa place. Le vide donc est à sa place.’
Hope can cause the most pain
‘la douleur est implantée dans l’espoir’
Evidence that Robert can no longer act the way he so wished
‘les autres sont restés sur la plage. Ils jouent au ballon. Sauf Robert L. Pas encore.’
Duras going into the 3rd person what she was on the call about Robert still being alive. Dissociating.
‘elle hurle’
When was La Douleur published?
1985