Dialectical Journal#12: Where Angels Fear to Tread

Passages From The Text	Pg #	Comments & Questions
·         “’ My dear Laila, don’t let’s have a scene. Before I arrived I thought I might question you. It is unnecessary. I know everything…. He is probably a ruffian and certainly a cad.’… she was sharp enough to say, ‘ indeed Philip, you surprise me. I understood you went in for equality and so on… and for my own poor part, I think what people are is what matters, but I don’t suppose you’ll agree.”’	·         33-4	·         (R) I thought this book would be very interesting when I picked it up because of the name. Also, the author wrote a book that’s on the AP Lit reading list so I thought I would give it a try. So far, nothing angelic is going on. Lailas’ in-laws are trying to bully her into living the way they want her too and I applaud her for not giving in! Sure, I don’t agree with the way she does things, but she should have the right to do things however she wants! She needs to do something to those in-laws off her case.