Joe- Chapter 1/2 Quotes and theories
- Created by: Yeah I am going to fail
- Created on: 06-04-14 13:59
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- Joe
- Chapter 1
- 'Transformation was absolute' Instinctual (due to the situation?)
- 'like lovers' shares an experience with Parry (reliability at later stages of the book?)
- 'towards Jed Parry'
- 'enormous ballon filled with helium' uses science to deal with stressful situations (Throws it up?)
- 'Ruthless gravity' personification of science?
- 'freak physical law' looks to science to answer his problems like he would a religon
- 'begin to feel emotionally exhausted' doesn't have trouble with emotions bur with too much of it
- 'warmth and tranquility in her voice' comforted by Clarissa's presence
- 'large, clumsy, balding fellow who could hardly believe his luck' doesn't see much of himself and thinks that Clarissa is too good for him
- 'It was my duty to hang on' strong moral character with a strong sense of duty ('the child was not my child')
- 'I am not prepared to accept it was me' Needs the reassurance that he is the strong moral character
- 'a cartoon' 'Dr Logan' tries to impersonalise the experience
- Chapter 2
- 'Best to slow down' past memories are upsetting and needs to regain control of the narration
- 'sorrow seemed a long way off' pumped with adrenaline , still a need to do something more
- 'third person' taken himself way from the experience
- pg 19 last paragraph. Male stance needed to be strong and masculine and in charge
- 'I would deal with one at a time' treats people as problems that need to be solved
- "There's always a chance" Gives hope to himself and to others
- 'a tight two short' Joe feels that there is no need for anyone except him and Clarissa. TV instead of realism
- 'claiming to know Clarissa's state of mind
- 'Perhaps it's life we are really wondering at' has to analyse and conclude (a form of protection)
- Chapter 1
- 'sorrow seemed a long way off' pumped with adrenaline , still a need to do something more
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