Larry La Salle Flashcards
“broad shoulders of an athlete and the narrow hips of a dancer”
strong but also graceful/skillful
“A tall slim man stepped into view, a lock of blond hair tumbling over his forehead, a smile that revealed dazzling movie-star teeth”
good looking, perfect, glamourized.
later on in story characters are blinded by the “dazzling” smile and don’t see past it
“we can’t let those Japs get away with this’, he said, anger that we had never before seen flashing in his eyes”
“you are all stars”
“im not supposed to play favourites, Francis, but you and Nicole are special to me”
“why did he turn his back on show business and return to Frenchtown? no one dared to ask him, although there were dark hints that he had ‘gotten in trouble’ in New York City”
“dazzled by his talent and his energy, none of us dwelt on the rumours. in fact, the air of mystery that surrounded him added to his glamour, he was our champion and we were happy to be in his presence”
immediately after the incident with Nicole “he passed through the flash of moonlight, a ghostly silence”
“Larry LaSalle was one of the first Frenchtown men to enlist in the armed services, announcing his intention on Monday afternoon, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, a few hours after President Roosevelt’s address on the radio declared that a state of war existed between Japan and the United States.”
Headlines: “Lt LaSalle Earns Silver Star”
“LaSalle Captures Enemy, Saves Fellow Marines”
“Lt LaSalle, US Marine Corps holder of the Silver Star for acts of heroism in the streaming jungles of Guadalacanal in the South Pacific, hero of the newsreels and radio broadcasts, was coming home on furlough”…‘you are our celebration’ the mayor declared, … ‘ your presence in this great city of ours, Lieutenant Lwarence LaSalle, is cause enough for jubilation.’ “
contrasting because everyone is praising him yet the audience know that he has done soemthing bad due to Francis’ mission they found out about from the chapter layouts. later on we know that larry’s presence is not welcomed my nicole and francis.
“he gave lessons tirelessly, arranged contests, encouraged girls to take up the sport”
does good deeds, makes everyone love him
” he is pale, eyes sunk into the sockets… he seems fragile now, as if caught in an old photograph that has faded yellow with age”
changed from the perfect movie star look
“everybody sins, Francis. The terrible thing is that we love our sins.”
“my legs are gone…no more dancing for me, Francis. No more sweet young things.”
describes them as things not people
