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  1. Dec 2020
    1. That's the way it is, Hally

      I wonder what mental stress and strain lead to the adoption of such firm and collected thought pattern, Sam quite frankly does not take into consideration any narrative within the victimization rational whatsoever.

    2. : they make you lie down on a bench. One policeman pulls down your trousers and holds your ankles, another one pulls your shirt over your head and holds your arms . . . HALLY: Thank you! That's enough

      Though the form of punishment being discussed is completely Nuts, the circumstances under which they were performed on the individual of different races make the clear distinction and place forth the truth of inequality.

    3. : On your bum? HALLY: Where else? The days when I got them on my hands are gone forever, Sam. SAM: With your trousers down! HALLY: No. He's not quite that barbaric

      I wonder what rational thought was responsible for the acceptance of this method of punishment and acceptance of the punishment itself.

  2. Oct 2020
    1. Each mouthful is a reminder that my time here will not last forever, and that my success or failure will become a defining example for my sister and relatives.

      This quote is simply a defining element of the difficulty he faces which can be contrasted with the ones his grandmother faces in the poverty filled conditions.

    1. One by one the black students stand. They hand their notecards to the Dean of Students, and then they leave. The Dean turns over card after card after card; all of them are blank.

      The disrespectful acts committed by her, how truly unworthy of any sort of attention of any person of color they truly are, after all the blood and tears that have been shed trough out history by those of color in the hands of those whom proudly held that exact confederate flag with such pride.

    1. trying to shut out a suddenflood of memories.

      The repression of memories is one of the most common in those with post traumatic effect, meaning that a par of her is stuck back there with those memories, thus she is not complete without that part of herself. this may be one of the causes of her frail emotional state.

    2. Rye got up, feeling sick to her stomach with grief and anger.If the children began to cry, she thought she would vomit

      I belief that the theme of the introduction is being repeated, the grief and loneliness she felt in the introduction yet again is being replicated with the death of her new lover and the introduction of children to her life yet again. As if a cosmic joke were being played specially crafted to amuse the dark side of her.

    3. . Until now, every day hadbrought her closer to the time when she would do what she had left home to avoiddoing: putting her gun in her mouth and pulling the trigger.

      I would say that rye has become mentally destabilized due to the catastrophe that has taken place in addition to her having had lost her children, husband and lived in isolation for years. under all she went trough i think is sufficient to say that any sane person would have had their mind messed with to a certain degree.

    4. The thought that Obsidian should be buried occurred to her before she reachedthe car, and she did vomit.

      I suspect the loss of obsidian had such a traumatic effect on her that it resulted in physical sickness. it is reasonable for her to display such intense destabilization since she has lost her family, ability to read and now, the only light of hope that was left for her. a man whom she could have had somewhat of a normal life again.

    5. Cop or not, maybe he could do something to stop the stupid fighting.

      As i pointed out previously, the author has depicted the character of the bearded man with a element of orderliness and i assume he ought to be the heroin of this chaotic scenery.

    6. big man, young, neatlybearded with dark, thick hair.

      The author introduces this character, emphasizing on specific details which highlight the importance and orderly qualities of the character in comparison to the setting of the story, which up to this point has been primarily composed of chaotic disarray.

    7. r risked seeking shelter with locals who mightrob or murder them

      The vulnerable state one might have to find oneself in as to seek help from the enemy, to risk dying trough the same hands that reached out to help, such inhumane concept.

    8. probablybecause one inadvertently touched or hit the other

      I see the vulnerability that might have laid behind the man whom felt loss and despair in the world, standing quietly and afraid of what the strange future held in store for him, as another bumped into him and his heart and mind feared death might be on his doorstep, this resulting on an egoistic outburst of anger and at once the demons that laid trapped in his hear were unleashed.

    9. the bus hit an especially large pothole and one man, tall,thin, and sneering, was thrown into his shorter opponent.Instantly, the shorter man drove his left fist into the disintegrating sneer.

      can the ignorance of man be so great as to manifest no knowledge compassion? no recognition of self fragility, weakness or imperfection?

    10. hand games of intimidation toreplace lost curses.

      Can man have the nature of anger so deeply embedded in their hearts as to embrace it even in the most vulnerable and fragile of situational circumstances such as the fragility and exceptional rarity of fact of their current survival?

    11. The unexpected arrival of the bus as sheleft her Virginia Road home had seemed to be a piece of luc

      The author utilizes a unique form of descriptive imagery trough depicting a situational concept such as luck as s physical object "piece".