"Duke. I think this tale would win my daughters too./ Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best." (1. 3. 170-173)
I picked this quote because I liked how the Duke was responding to Othello's story. He was very sympathetic to him and even tried to let Brabantio down easily by saying basically, "make the best out of this situation." I was worried that he would dislike Othello for his color, too.
How is Desdemona so accepting when no one else is?
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
ASP 12
"I did not cry then or ever about Finny... I could not escape a feeling that this was my own funeral, and you do not cry in that case." (194)
This shows how much a part of Finny he became. He was so much of him that he could not cry, because it was like he himself died. You can't cry for yourself, because you're dead. Part of him was dead and gone.
How did Gene feel about Finny's death?
This shows how much a part of Finny he became. He was so much of him that he could not cry, because it was like he himself died. You can't cry for yourself, because you're dead. Part of him was dead and gone.
How did Gene feel about Finny's death?
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
ASP 11
"'We can't do a damn thing about it,' he said ruefully."
I picked this quote because it was so out of character for Finny that I couldn't help but notice it. So, he finally lets himself admit that the war is real, and he shows his anger and frustration in that sentence. He lets himself show that he's powerless, which doesn't seem like a usual, normal thing for him. He's just giving up, and he doesn't seem like the kind of person to ever give up.
Did Finny know that Gene jounced the limb, because he told everyone Leper was back, as if he wanted to get the news, too. It was like he didn't know.
I picked this quote because it was so out of character for Finny that I couldn't help but notice it. So, he finally lets himself admit that the war is real, and he shows his anger and frustration in that sentence. He lets himself show that he's powerless, which doesn't seem like a usual, normal thing for him. He's just giving up, and he doesn't seem like the kind of person to ever give up.
Did Finny know that Gene jounced the limb, because he told everyone Leper was back, as if he wanted to get the news, too. It was like he didn't know.
Monday, December 1, 2008
ASP 10
"He's a good boy underneath,"she must have thought, "a terrible temper, no self-control, but he's sorry, and he is a good boy underneath." Leper was closer to the truth. (146)
He's guessing what Leper's mother though of him and he compared it to what Leper had said ["Always were a savage underneath" (145)]. He's showing here that he's agreeing with Leper, even though he got mad at him. People don't like to be told their faults or shortfalls. Secretly, Gene agreed with Leper when he mocked him, but he didn't want to hear it and so he retaliated with violence. He wanted to forget what he did, and Leper's bringing it up made him remember. He's guilty and conflicted and contradictory with himself, as if he's split in half.
Was Leper just half asleep? Why was he having these visions? He hadn't seen any fighting yet, right?
He's guessing what Leper's mother though of him and he compared it to what Leper had said ["Always were a savage underneath" (145)]. He's showing here that he's agreeing with Leper, even though he got mad at him. People don't like to be told their faults or shortfalls. Secretly, Gene agreed with Leper when he mocked him, but he didn't want to hear it and so he retaliated with violence. He wanted to forget what he did, and Leper's bringing it up made him remember. He's guilty and conflicted and contradictory with himself, as if he's split in half.
Was Leper just half asleep? Why was he having these visions? He hadn't seen any fighting yet, right?
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