Thursday, September 12, 2013
Observations
So my number one observation for this chapter was the word choice that Eugenides uses. He has a ton of strange word choices that make very little sense, but still brings a tone across the reading. For example, he uses "porcelain throat" on page 57 to describe the toilet as Mr. Lisbon is flushing down a retainer. It sets a more serious tone then toilet would. It makes the book a little more interesting
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The diction is wonderfully rich, as you can do a TON with it. Think about the idea of a toilet as a "throat" through which something is swallowed and digested. Waste as food--what a paradox, right? Keep track of the images you notice, Collin, and play around with what they offer you. You will begin to notice patterns in the images. The toilet as a throat, for instance, might overlap with other images about consumption or eating. What is being consumed and who is doing the consumption?
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