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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.
Chapter 4
The main character and his group are sent back to the front. They are being bombarded by artillery almost the entire time but nobody gets hit. A group down the trenches is hit though along with their horses which is terrible as they need to put the crying horses down.
A Clockwork Orange
136-140
Alex goes to his screening room, but wearing his normal clothes and equipped with a razor blade. In the room sit numerous men, including the Minister of the Interior, the Chief Warden, the Staja Governor, and the chaplain. A large man comes in and insults Alex, so Alex reaches for his razor but feels a wave of sickness. He tries to be nice to the man, but he keeps insulting Alex and begins kicking him. Brodsky explains that Alex’s feelings of violence include feelings of stress, so he has to change his behavior in order to feel normal.
Important Event: Alex is shown as a demonstration to several important people
The Divine Comedy
146-169
There was a lot to uncover in this we see Dante and Virgil make their way up and they finally reach the glory of Heaven. Virgil is gone most likely going back to Limbo but he gets to see his wife which we find out has been 10 years. Dante starts to admit his sins and starts crying in which he passes out. He wakes up in one of the ancient rivers in the Garden of Eden and gets pulled out by his wife into which they go into the other river. Dante finally gets purified and they go up into space onto the moon and Dante asks many questions and his wife responds before he even asks them.
The most interesting thing I´ve seen from this part of the story is homosexual acts are only in Purgatory and it was weird. Growing up as a Christian you are always told gays go to hell but this book only puts them in Purgatory and I like that a lot more. It feels like this book would make a lot of people mad just because of stuff like this which is absolutely ok
Dracula Pages 221-240
In this part, it contradicts what we thought we knew of Lucy. We believed her to just be dead and that she was peaceful in her tomb but we now know this is not the case. They surround the tomb with wafers and crucifixes and see her show up as a vampire carrying a child. They get her into the tomb after she dropped the child and now we know that these four men plan to take a stake to Lucy’s heart.
The important event we have here is the revelation of Lucy and how she changed.
The Stranger
68-81
In this section of the book Meursault talks about what it is like to be in prison. He was put in prison for the eleven months that the investigation of his case took place. He goes through the last talk with Marie and that she could not see him anymore because they were not married. He also goes through what his daily life was like in prison (how he makes the day go by faster, how he uses his free time, what he can and cannot do in prison). He goes on to say that he got used to being in prison and that all the things that he used to think about like walking on the beach and enjoying life outside of prison slowly slipped away from him. He also says that he is not too unhappy in prison.
significant event-he remembers a phrase that his mother always used to repeat to him
Title: Jane Eyre
Pages: 290-334
Rochester proposes to Jane. She at first thinks he is lying and does not want to marry her. After arguing he says shes the one he has wanted this whole time and never wanted Ms. Ingram. Janes says yes and they decide to get married a month later. During this time Jane is stressed about paying for the wedding and asks her uncle for help in a letter to make her feel more relaxed. Then before the wedding Jane experiences a weird night. A women rips her veil and blows her candle out. Rochester says he will tell her a year later after being married. A significant part to this section is Jane getting proposed. This is a life changing experience for Jane. She is no longer alone and have to worry about getting Rochester to like her.
1984
136-164
Winston is going to a to an apartment, to meet up with his girl that he favors. They are working to begin a rebellion against the BIg Brother. Him and Julia meet up with O’brien to finally join Brotherhood to finally began the rebellion.
Significant Event, They join the brotherhood
title: The Picture of Dorian Gray
pages: 148-166 (chapters XIII-XIV)
summary: Basil and Dorian go into the room where the portrait is. When Basil sees the picture an exclamation of horror breaks from his lips. Dorian reminds him of the desire he expressed when he saw for the first time the portrait that he would age in his place and then Basil remembers and understands that his friend is even worse than what people say.
He asks him to pray, but Dorian, blinded by hatred, takes a knife and kills him. The next day Dorian writes a letters that he gives to the waiter for delivery to Alan Campbell. Finally the friend arrives and Dorian asks him to help him get rid of the body, using his chemical experience. At first he refuses but then, threatened by Dorian, he accepts.
Significant event: The murder of Basil.