Sunday, January 11, 2009
Liars Club
"She handed me the phone. She didn't want to be alone in knowing how alone we were, so she handed it to me so I'd know too... You never notice how hooked up to everybody you feel when you hear that rush of air under the dial tone..." This quote stuck out to me when reading the chapters. You feel as if you are trapped on a deserted island, and your only hope just vanished. Both Mary and Lecia look up to their dad as a security blanket. Under him things are constant and they know what to expect. When they hear there is no dial tone you get the complete feeling of hopelessness. Looking at the second part, "you never notice how hooked up to everybody you feel when you hear that rush of air under the dial tone..." the reader can idenify with Mary 'loosing' her father. She feels completely attached to him in this instant of lonliness with her sister. I relate this to the feeling you get when your dog runs away. You never feel closer to your dog then the moment you get home, or notice that he isn't there. At this moment, because Mary's and Lecia's security blanket is not there, just like realzing your dog ran away, they feel an emptiness.
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Good realizations and nice connection to your own feeling (the dog part); you might do a bit sharper analysis of these moments by giving us context. You point out that the lack of dial tone is important to the girls and you hint that it underscores their feeling of abandonment, but talk more about that. There father may represent something solid, but he is also painfully, maybe permanently, absent. They seem to recognize that in that moment.
ReplyDeleteGood job. Be patient leading us through why the sections you pick are key.
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I liked your comparison between the feelings of a dog and its owner and how Mary feels about her dad. This draws a much clearer picture of how they truly feel about their dad and how much they love him. I never actually thought about it in that way. Good views.
ReplyDeleteI loved that you picked this quote. Because the book has a lot of sadder moments but I liked this one because it is more subtle. It isn't a death or catastrophe, just a sad realization. That makes it almost more impacting. I like the way Lecia reacts in this passage, like she is a child and not a grown up for once. I guess just elaborate a tad bit more, but I definitely think you did a good job.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a great quote as well. I think that Mary's father is doing the best that he can but he cannot help them from the chaos that has ensued in the house. I like that you compared their feeling of hopelessness to that of losing a pet. I know how that feels and it was easy to relate. Also the only thing that I want to point out is that loses and looses are similar and I was wondering if you meant one and said the other. Both could be appropriate though.
ReplyDeleteI meant losing. typo!
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