Imagi~e a womanwho could never see herself as she was seen in the eyes of herloved one.
This is troubling because the narrator focuses only on appearance . His shallow view shows a lack of empathy and makes the reader uncomfortable.
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- Oct 2025
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In time, sheput it all on a tape and sent the tape to the blind man.
This is interesting because it shows how much she trusted the blind man
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- Sep 2025
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I didn't tell her that. Maybe I just don't understand poetry.I admit it's not the first thing I reach for when I pick upsomething to read
One might expect him to feel curiosity, or strong emotion reading about it , but he responds with self-reflection. H is emotional is unexpected to me
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Her heart was almost too bignow for her chest and its pumping made sweat break out all over her. She looked out tosee Arnold Friend pause and then take a step toward the porch, lurching. He almost fell.But, like a clever drunken man, he managed to catch his balance. He wobbled in his highboots and grabbed hold of one of the porch posts.
This passage is interesting because Arnold Friend seems both clumsy and in control. His strange movements make him look unpredictable and threatening, which makes me feel tense.
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Maybe you two better go away," Connie said faintly."What? How come?" Arnold Friend cried. "We come out here to take you for a ride.
This is troubling because Arnold’s words sound friendly at first, but they actually suggest danger and coercion. It shows that Connie is being lured into a situation she can’t control, creating fear and suspense.
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she knewshe was pretty and that was everything.
It is surprising that, at only fifteen, she already believes beauty is the most important thing in life.
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she knewshe was pretty and that was everything.
It is surprising that, at only fifteen, she already believes beauty is the most important thing in life.
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John is a physician, and perhaps— (I would not say it to a livingsoul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to mymind)— perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster
I find this interesting because it shows irony. The narrator’s husband is a doctor, but instead of helping her recover, his actually makes her worse.
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I’ve got out at last,” said I, “in spite of you and Jane! AndI’ve pulled off most of the paper, so you can’t put me back!”
This is troubling because the narrator believes she has escaped by tearing down the wallpaper, but in reality she has lost her sanity.
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It is getting to be a great effort for me to think straight. Justthis nervous weakness, I suppose.
The sentence is interesting because the narrator admits she cannot think clearly but then dismisses it as “just nervous weakness.”
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