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Ikr!! It's so funny to me how they're so mature in some ways but they totally blow everything out of proportion when Babette is prepping the feast. They really saw a couple of ingredients and said "it's judgement time" ๐
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#luawl Philippa and Martine's perception of Babette while she was preparing the feast:
POV Philippa kicking Papin out of her life after he got carried away in opera practice and kissed her
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#luawl Me reading about Babette's dinner, with the lemonade, Blinis Demidoff, grapes, peaches, and figs:
โโThe stars have come nearer,โ said Phillipa.โ p. 54
In โBabetteโs Feast,โ great art makes the mysteries of the universe more accessible. The Brothers and Sisters may not understand everything, but Babetteโs creations have brought the knowledge within their reach. #luawl
#luawl Isak Dinesen describing the outfits of the two sisters, Martine & Philippa:
#luawl Philippa and Martine's perception of Babette while she was preparing the feast:
@little_red_hen3 #luawl yes, he was very particular about that red bag and the fact that it was red. He's addressing the cops all like "can you be more specific please?" (lowkey me commenting on my 101 students' papers. "Studies show that" -- yeah but WHAT studies. WHAT COLOR WAS THE BAG)
#luawl The concept of the Rooster Coop was so powerful. Not only are the conditions horrible, but chickens are prey, and the poor of India are literally being fed upon to take the fall for the rich when they commit crimes. The rich eat them up and then spit them out.
#luawl Satrapi out here validating our memes on novels full of death, war, and violence: "We can only feel sorry for ourselves when our misfortunes are still supportable once that limit is crossed, the only way to bear the unbearable is to laugh at it" (266).
"The key to paradise was for young people. Thousands of young kids promised a better life" (102).
this line reminded me of William Blake's works from 302. the commonality for children's lives to be disregarded & in return promised rewards in heaven for their "sacrifice" #LUAWL
#luawl Marji's childhood struggle to reconcile forgiveness and justice is so moving -- she's told to forgive (46), but then she's told it's "dangerous" to forgive "bad people" (53). She feels the weight of her duty to both and the weight of their tension so deeply
@little_red_hen3 #luawl yes! So interesting that food is such a key element throughout the novelโAshima's commitment to making Indian food her entire adult life (and finding more ways to do it as authentically as she can) feels like her way of preserving that homeward part of her identity
@amandaghall That scene was so sweet. I love the image of them in the same bed as a metaphor for how she allies herself to Mehri. It's like the wholesome inverse of sleeping with the enemy. #luawl
I'm continually surprised by how relaxed Marjane's parents are. She's right about the one-dimensional view that Americans have about Iranians (at least in my case). Her book subverts all kinds of stereotypes. #luawl
@LeahBetter @amandaghall @little_red_hen3 haha yes- Hamburger Helper as a "treat" (70) made me laugh... though since Ashima used lamb, would it technically be "Lamb Helper"??๐ #luawl
"We were not in the same social class but at least we were in the same bed" (37).
while Marj was a pretty politically involved child, she still had the childlike haze that sees everyone as equals before knowledge of difference and prejudice corrupts the mind #LUAWL
@SwoodieB @little_red_hen3 The emphasis on learning to travel like another person did is so powerful; just like when Gogol learned about Ashoke's train accident. I've never thought about this! So impactful. #luawl
@little_red_hen3 Ooh! Or walking in another person's shoes. Ashima doesn't learn to do that until after Ashoke dies, and Gogol and Moushumi probably think they do this with each, but they don't seem to actually succeed. #luawl
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