Thursday, February 9, 2012

Post 4 Response

Passages:
1. "The pen between my fingers is sensuous, alive almost, I can feel its power, the power of the words it contains. Pen Is Envy, Aunt Lydia would say, quoting another Center motto, warning us away from such subjects." The Handmaid's Tale pg 186
2. (When talking about Salamano and his dog) "They look as if they belong to the same species, and yet they hate each other. [...] You can see them in the rue de Lyon, the dog pulling the man along until old Salamano stumbles. Then he beats the dog and swears at it" The Stranger pg 27
3. "Ah'm just as stiff as you is stout." Their Eyes Were Watching God pg 26
4. In Fahrenheit 451, Clarisse is a ________ to Mildred
5. The __________ behind the boys' actions at their heightened state of savagery comes from a sense of having no rules with the absence of authority on the island.

Word Bank:
A. Foil
B. Motivation
C. Characterization
D. Allusion
E. Diction

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