Exile and Life The bond between a person and his country is indeed a strong one.

Not only a cou ntry is the land where someone lives in, but also it is a barrier which makes th ose inside it safe physically and mentally. Thus, the experience to another land , especially a forceful experience, can be frightening yet enriching because suc h experience pushes ones to the brink of their adaptability and develops ones to look at thing in different cultural perspectives. In Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, Yury Zhivago, the main protagonist, is exi led, due to his background as a doctor, for political reason during the Socialis ts regime. The profound dreadful impact of the exile can be observed immediately after a few months. Zhivago stopped fantasizing about his romance with Lara, th e heroine of the story. This does not mean an emotional maturation of Zhivago si nce he is rather experienced at this stage of the story; this means a change in a life-or-death situation. Bombarded by gun sound, threatened by flying bullets, and exhausted by the bitter cold of Siberian winter, Zhivagos only definite goal is simply survival, nothing else. This contrasts substantially with the image t hat Zhivago exhibited previously- he used to represent himself as an optimistic and ideal person. Furthermore, this impact of war and exile is also portrayed by Ernest Hermingway in his famous book Farewells To Arms. Therefore, being pushed outside of ones barrier is indeed devastating because it can transform one into a person who one might belittle previously. In addition to a change in thought, Zhivagos behaviors are also altered potently as he shot a Whites soldier, though h e was a benevolent doctor who would not resort to violence to resolve a problem. From here, the effect of exile manifests itself as an extreme profound effect s ince not only did it change one thought, but also ones behavior. Moreover, such c hange in Zhivago implies that it is a normal instinct for a person to embrace ex treme method to keep his life if he is pushed outside of his safety zone because Zhivago was a man with compassion and humanity and he himself would resort to s uch thing. Thus, it is conclusive that the effect of exile is quite intimidating . Even though such experience is indeed intimidating, it is one of the best circum stances to test ones and transform ones into better human beings. After escaping his prison, he went back to find his family and then get himself in a rather long journey. Before Zhivago would be moderately fragile and can be ruptured rather easy. Zhivago now, however, is a much tougher and independent person. He can pul l himself through physical and psychological hardships without a lot of help fro m others. It can be observed that his experience during his exile trained him in to a persistent and determinant person. He simply defines the quote: What cant kil l you make you stronger. Thus, it is safe to conclude that hardship can be enrich ing and valuable if one learns from it. Life is like an endless cycle of rain and sunshine. When rain comes, it can be q uite cold and dreadful. However, if there is only sunshine, life would be hot an d boring. Thus, though rain is dreadful, it is necessary because sunshine alone cannot create rainbows in one life