Finished

So I finished Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man. However, after both reading the book and watching the movie I truly do love both of them. They were both fantastic in their own unique ways. I mean of course the movie wasn't identical to the book but when is it ever. (spoilers) I guess you could say that the book and movie takes the viewer/reader through one day of a mans life and it just happens to be his final day. The major difference between the book and the movie was that in the movie George (the main character) was suicidal, like carrying a gun around with him all day suicidal. And I guess you could possible say that George was suicidal in the book, but it wasn't as obvious. He said some things in his opinions and thoughts that I think hinted at it. One thing I loved about the movie was how ironic the ending was because George goes through this whole day wanting to die and then at the end he has this moment of clarity in which he is totally peaceful and happy with his life and then bam he dies, he got his wish. 
I think the most interesting part of the book was the way George handled his partner Jim's death. When he received the call that Jim had died a family member of Jim's had contacted George and informed him that he was not welcome to come the funeral. Also the story that he told his neighbors was that Jim had moved out, back home to Ohio and that he was never coming back. The only person George confided in was with his best friend Charlotte, who of course cared for him when he couldn't face reality. However, throughout the day whenever he has flashbacks about Jim or is talking of him he shows absolutely no emotion happy nor sad.  I mean its bad enough to loose your best friend and love but to not even be able to go to his funeral or to talk about to anyone just because it wasn't acceptable to be publicly gay in the early 1960s. I mean its still sad that some people in this country today still can't except the gays and any other minority's for that matter.