Dialectical Journal #25: The Blind Assassin

Passages From The Text	Pg #	Comments & Questions
·         “My bones have been aching again, as they often do in humid weather. They ache like history: things long done with, that still reverberate as pain. When the ache is bad enough it keeps me from sleeping. Every night I yearn for sleep, I strive for it, yet it flutters on ahead of me like a sooty curtain.”	56	·         (R) I first have to say that I love the way that Atwood writes. The line about how the characters’, Iris, bones “ache like history” , which is beautifully written, reminds me of that saying ‘Time heals all wounds.” I've never thought that that was necessarily true and I guess Iris agrees with me! I think it’s interesting that I feel that Iris is such an engaging character and she is over four times my age. Also, I’m a little ashamed to admit, I wouldn't expect the little old lady strolling around in Wal-mart to be as funny and quick-witted as Iris.  I think I may have an ageist mind-set.