Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 252 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (or to start conversations before we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing/reading on a weekly basis in an informal forum.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Chapter Ten's Connection with "Hollywood"
I'm not entirely sure why this is but as I read the interaction between Quentin and Lindy. I get the vibe of building an actress up in order to make her shine. It's the moment where the diamond in the rough is found by the director and is starting to realize that they have potential. With Quentin being that director that helps his actress. But as the scene goes on, it feels as if Quentin is slowly trying to steal Lindy away from Eddie. Like his words go from light and encouraging to rather dark and down right gloomy. Almost making it seem that Eddie's sadness is her fault and that she shouldn't feel bad for being with him (Quentin). And eventually he seems to succeed in his seduction of her, replacing all her thoughts of Eddie's love and turning it into her infatuation with Quentin, giving a very dramatic, making it seem as if his cheating is acceptable on all accounts, claiming that he'snot cheating by saying their part of the same woman. As if they were actresses trying to get the same rol but one actress had no idea her role was in danger/already taken. This Hollywood style tragedy is classic in terms of emotional manipulation to the point of making someone putty in order to gain their paradise with "repercussion" or bad karma.
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