Thursday, July 8, 2010

Chapter XVIII Pgs: 209-228

I think I finally get the separation of the books. Every time Brett leaves he starts another book. I'm pretty sure that's why but it seems kind of dumb he needs to get over Brett. I feel bad for him, well kind of, not really, but he needs to just get over it and stop wallowing around in his depression.

In this chapter there is a simile that is used during the bull fight. Jake is narrating and says, “It was as though he were rocking the bull to sleep.” (221) This simile is actually a little bit different then the conventional simile I guess since it seems like most similes use “like” not “as.” Never the less it is a simile and it is used to describe the degree of control and gentleness of Romero's bull fight.

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