Ch 7-9 Flashcards
Implinge
Have an effect or impact especially a negative one
Derision
Contemptuous ridicule or mockery
Galvanize
Shock or excite someone typically into taking action
Converge
Come together from different directions so as eventually to meet
Encumbrance
A burden it impediment
Discernible
Able to be discerned; perceptible
Congeal
Solidify or coagulate especially by cooling
Reticent
Not revealing ones thoughts or feelings readily
Whimsical
Playfully quaint or fanciful especially in an appealing and amusing way
Poignant
Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
Vagary
An unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behavior
Multifarious
Many and of various types
Cacophony
A harsh discordant mixture of sounds
Accolade
An award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit
Latent
Existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden; concealed
Why does gene say it was appropriate that he had been thrown into the naguamsett? How was getting out if the naguamsett different from getting out of the Devon river?
It went along with winter. Getting out of naguamsett is sticky and Anastasia getting out if Devon is like getting out if the shower
Why does gene say it’s so hard to avoid making fun of leper? What does this reinforce about the audiences perception of leper?
It to easy to make fun of him. He’s awkward and strange
Why is there a light coming from genes door when he gets home? What does the light symbolize
Funny is home. It symbolizes finny is bright
What is finnys philosophy about the war?
It’s all made up by at old men to keep people in their place
What ha been finnys aim before his leg was broken? How will he deal with the loss of that goal? Why is this especially unrealistic goal?
To make it to the Olympics. He will train gene for the Olympics instead. Te won’t be Olympics in 1944 bc if the war
Why does gene cease to have any real sense of the confusion of the surrounding world?
He decides to deny that the world or war exist
