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- Identify the Title of your book
- Identify the pages read today.
- Write a short summary of the reading.
- Discuss at least one significant event from the day’s reading.
All Quiet On The Western Front
Chapter 2
The narrator is still behind the front but they talk more about the war. Kemmerich, a character who has been amputated, dies from his injuries.
Dracula Pages 150-190
We see the count bite multiple people in this section of the book and I feel that will play an important role in the story to come, we see Van Helsing be brought into the story and many others and we also see the Dr set up funerals for two characters.
An important event is the two characters getting bitten and foreshadows a turn to the undead
Metamorphosis
pg. 105-115
Gregor lost his appetite for foods that he used to enjoy and he tries to stay hidden so his family doesn’t have to see him. His sister feeds him and helps him with most of the things that he needs help with. Gregor has become a commercial traveler instead of a clerk and now makes enough money to meet the expenses of his house. As time went on, he’s gotten a little more used to his body and now spends some of his time crawling on the walls and the ceiling. Gregor hid from his mom when his mother and sister moved the furniture around so that he has more room to crawl.
Gregor having to hide when his family is around is important because it shows that his family doesn’t like being around him.
The Divine Comedy
101-125
So the main summary is up the way they encounter many forms of sin like greed, lust, and many other things. They meet a lot more souls a lot of leaders who give up grudges and see the error in their way they also see the greed they have as well. Dante has been having a lot of dreams and he seems to becoming a better person he feels more enlightened and more god hearted. We also keep seeing signs of his wife and where Dante will go to next.
The most important thing is Dantes character in this part so far he seems to really be connecting with himself and really finding his place in life. I also like and find it important how they tackle the issue of corruptness with political leaders and how they deal with it and repent their sins.
A Clockwork Orange
119-125
The chapter begins with Alex finishing his first treatment. He is confused because he is usually excited by committing violence or watching it, but in this situation, he feels sick from it. The doctor tells him it is because he is starting to become healthy and feeling sick is a healthy response. The doctor tells Alex to punch him, but the doctor moves away as he swings. Alex feels sick for a few minutes afterward. He goes to bed and has a nightmare, in which he is beating up a young girl, but he becomes paralyzed and everyone turns on him.
Significant event: The treatment on Alex begins working
significant event- (forgot to add it)- Meursault shot and killed Raymond’s Ex’s brother
title- The stranger
Pages- 40-59
summary- After Raymond got off with a warning in court Meursault, Marie, and Raymond were all invited to go to one of Raymond’s friends’ beach house on Sunday to have a good time and they agreed. When leaving for the beach house Sunday, A group of “Arabs” who were the brothers and friends of Raymond’s ex were across the street staring them down. When they got to the beach house they were welcomed in by Raymond’s friend Masson and his wife. They all went swimming and afterword they had a little bit of an early lunch together. Afterwards Meursault, Raymond, and Masson went on a walk down the beach. They ran into the Arabs who had apparently followed them there and have a fist fight until the Arabs pull out knives, cut Raymond and run away. All three rush back to the house and Masson takes Raymond to the doctor who spends his Sundays up on the plateau. After those two come back later that day Meursault and Raymond walk down the beach again and run into the Arabs again. This time Raymond hands Meursault a gun and tells him to shoot them if they pull knives again but the Arabs run away again. Once They return to the house, Meursault decides he doesn’t want to deal with all the commotion inside of the house and decides to take another walk down the beach again by himself. While on this walk the heat was getting to him and he ran back into Raymond’s Ex’s brother and shot him 5 times in the sand.
Title: Jane Eyre
Pages: 243-258
Summary: Jane hears yelling and struggling upstairs while she is sleeping one night. She goes and finds Rochester asking Jane to help Mason. He is wounded and Jane feels suspicion towards Grace Poole. Rochester being overwhelmed says he is going to leave. He is talking to Jane in the garden and asks if he thinks he should marry “someone” who he feels could help him. She replies with he should look into God to help him rather than a person. I feel it is significant to note Jane’s character change. She is telling him to look into God when she was not one to believe in it.
50-60
hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
We learn more about the Vogons and their origin. They come from the planet Vogsphere and stopped evolving after reaching land. They are rude and unpleasant bureaucrats that form the back bone of the galaxies government. They hate hitchhikers and never pick them up. They employ the Dentrassis who are some of the best cooks in the galaxy. They love hitchhikers and invited Ford and Arthur to the ship.
1984
pg 105-117
Winston is getting more and more worried about being found out but this women falls over. He helps her with barely any words said she leaves and he finds a note. Later he is trying to meet up with her and keeps failing but eventually is able to talk to her briefly. And is now sent to meet at a crowded area. And discuss further plans to meet somewhere else.
Significant Event. The note said I Love you on it.
All quite on the western front
Chapter 9
When Paul return to the front he finds Kat,Muller, Tjaden and Kropp alive. The Kaiser is coming to visit, the emperor of Germany. They found him not who they thought him to be. They thought was was stupid and was only for leader to be in books. Paul goes to no mans land to get info on the enemy. He gets lost on his was back and a bombardment is upon him. He lies still in a hole created by a shell until and enemy renter with him. Paul stabs the soldier. Soon though, he realizes that he is not dead so he help his wounds. The man dies hours later and Paul talks to the dead man. When he finally gets back to camp. He tells his comrades what happened and they help him by staying it was kill or be killed.
Title: The Picture of Dorian Gray
pages: 103-112 (chapter IX) (end of 50%)
Summary: The next day Basil goes to Dorian’s house, believing he will find the young man destroyed by Sibyl’s death; instead Dorian is totally indifferent to what happened. Basil scolds him when he understand that Dorian has already forgotten everything but soon justifies his behavior by considering the indifference a momentary reaction. The the two men begin talking about the portrait because Basil notices that it is covered on the floor, and asks Dorian why. Also he tells him that he would like to exhibit the picture in Paris. Dorian is terrified of the idea that everyone is discovering the secret of his soul and he forbids Basil to see the painting, to exhibit it and to continue to pose for him. Basil dominated by Dorian’s beauty and personality confesses his love for him and accepts his decision, then he leaves.
Significant event: Basil was about to discover Dorian’s secret.