Kobe

SMC Student taking ENGL 118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

I also want to bring attention to the scarf that Min is given. Is it meant to symbolize a form of identity? What else could it be representing. #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

I did a little more reading on fire in Asian cultures & it said that Fire = Detachment from desires & senses. This included things like intense memories like hatred & lust. So by burning their possessions, they are completely burning away the past for a new ver. of them. #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

@poling_colin I don't mean to be cliche but I suppose the fire is meant to symbolize a rebirth or renewal. In this case, June & Min are burning away the past and forging a new future separate from their heavy past. #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

"June kept telling herself that she could be the remedy," (395). Is it realistic for June to believe that she can cure Sylvie's addiction, or is this a misguided belief? #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

@MeganCurmudgeon #smce118 I can definitely see June and Sylvie's relationship to be more of a mother-daughter dynamic however, it is really interesting considering Sylvie relies on June for support and June potentially sees Sylvie as a mother-figure.

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

I wanna bring up Hector mystic-like descriptors again. Why is he described this way? "His off father had madly suspected he was some kind of immortal, if a lowly one..." (366). #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

@AlkireIngrid Perhaps for him, fatherhood, is more about surveillance than building a fatherly relationship. Considering how wall-like Hector's personality is, this wouldn't be a out of field claim. #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

"The sentiment was disturbing, but perhaps equally disturbing to Hector was that he was beginning to feel Nick was offending him..." (361). Does this foreshadow Hector's character experiencing a drastic shift in personality? #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

Going off a prev. used quote (pg. 339) that talks about mixed blood, why is there such an oversimplification of war crimes and atrocities? What is the purpose of ignoring the facts and origins of many war-induced traumas, etc. #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

@AlkireIngrid Yes, it definitely does under-simplify the idea that many of the "mixed-blood kids" are a consequence of war (SA, SV, etc.). The phrasing falls in line with the theme of lack of sensitivity within some of our characters as well. #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

The shift in pacing definitely adds a hasty vibe to it. The chapters just feel a bit shorter than usual. #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

There are some interesting connections going on with June and Slyvie and Hector and Dora. I wonder how this will affect future chapters. #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

@f_guiza2023 She may be just genuinely curious or she's trying to figure out more abt his background. I have to agree more with the latter because that's just how I perceive Dora's actions. #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

@AlkireIngrid I can definitely see Dora as Hector's Achilles Heel because of their interaction throughout this assigned reading. Dora seems to know a lot abt Hector that others dont, implying that he may be opening up to her. (pgs. 297-8). #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

I searched up the meaning of the number 16, which is emphasized twice in ch. 11, (293-4). It talks about it meaning "new beginnings" or "lessons to learn." How would this apply to our characters? #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

Knowing what we know after reading ch. 8 and half of 9, what does the title "Surrendered" have to do with the main plot line? #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

Do you think the inclusion of sexually violent acts strengthens the novels plot or is it an unnecessary detail? Would the novel read the same w/o these scenes? #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

@isamadath I think the novel sexualizes women in violent acts like on page 209, 236, & 237 bc it is the way the soliders conducted their inhumane business when getting info abt their enemy (war setting). It's always a hard read but I feel like it's a glimpse of reality into war #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

@isamadath I think that's all the officer is supposed to represent. To be the figure of violence and to not have a specified name or descriptor. Perhaps Lee is trying to orchestrate is as the officer being the force of violence that one may face in the setting of tension. #smce118

[Kobe @aredenoebok06]

I like the play on memory, "You are nothing! You will make no difference! You will not be remembered!" (238). How does this tactic of using memory affect the acquisition of what the soliders want? #smce118