Dialectical Journal #28: The Blind Assassin

Passages From The Text	Pg #	Comments & Questions
·         “What if someone sees me? she says. It’s broad daylight. ·         It’s all right. They won’t know you. They’ll just see a woman in a slip, it’s not an uncommon sight around here; they’ll just think you’re a… ·         A woman of easy virtue? She says lightly. Is that what you think too? ·         A ruined maiden. Not the same thing. ·         That’s very gallant of you. ·         Sometimes I’m my own worst enemy. ·          If it weren't for you I’d be a lot more ruined, she says.”	120	·         (R) What is up with Laura! She’s having a secret affair with some man who is a bit too commanding for my taste, but he’s not my secret lover! I can’t wait for this mystery man to be introduced in the story. I can’t imagine a man with Laura because she is just so strange. I’m kind of scared that he’ll be a horrible person or something, and then I’ll have a hard time reading her portion of the novel because I don’t want to read about her running around all over town just to sex some mean guy!