Dialectical Journal #24: The Blind Assassin

Passages From The Text	Pg #	Comments & Questions
“… What if anyone sees us?             They’ll only see the car. This car is a wreck; it’s a poor folks’ car. Even if they look right at you they won’t see you, because a woman like you isn't supposed to be caught dead in a car like this.            Sometimes you don’t like me very much, she says.            I can’t think about much else lately, he says. But liking is different. Liking takes time. I don’t have the time to like you. I can’t concentrate on it.”	25	(R) This book contains a story within a story. The story I quoted was “The Blind Assassin” which was written by the deceased Laura Chase. The characters have no names; they have been refereed to so far as “he” and “she”. I’m not surprised that this story is so weird since Laura seems to be a strange character herself. I don’t understand why “He” would spend so much time with “She” if he doesn't like her. Why not hang out with someone you do like? And why does this mystery woman hang out with this guy who is not so nice to her? Is this even a story? Could it be Laura’s life?