Dialectical Journal #33: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Passages From The Text	Pg #	Comments & Questions
·         “’She was really cut up when you ended it-’ ·          ‘So was I. You know why I stopped it, and it wasn’t because I wanted to.’ ·         ‘Yeah, but you go snogging her now and she’s going to get her hopes up again-‘ ·         ‘She’s not an idiot, she knows it can’t happen, she’s not expecting us to – to end up married, or - ’ ·         As he said it, a vivid picture of Ginny in a white dress, marrying a tall, faceless, and unpleasant stranger. ·         In one spiraling moment it seemed to hit him: Her future was free and unencumbered, whereas his… he could see nothing but Voldemort ahead.”	118	·         (R) I must say- it must be very awkard for all involved when the friends date their friends’ siblings. If I was Ron I would probably not be able to stand the sight of Harry, especially if I actually witnessed him putting his hands all over my sister.  Ron handles this situation with a whole lot more finesse than I would be able to. That being said, I feel so sad for Harry. There is so much weight on his shoulders. He can’t even get a moment of bliss without someone ruining it (though I definitely cannot blame Ron for his ruining).

Dialectical Journal #32: The Blind Assassin

Passages From The Text	Pg #	Comments & Questions
·         “Richard’s friends are even older than Richard, and the woman looked older than the man… Her husband sat silently while she talks, his hands fisted together, his half-smile set in concrete; he looked wisely down at the tablecloth. So this is marriage, I thought: this shared tedium, this twitchiness, and those little powdery runnels forming to the sides of the nose. ·         ‘Richard didn’t warn us you’d be this young,’ said the woman. ·         Her husband said, ‘It will wear off,’ and his wife laughed. ·         I considered the word warn: was I really that dangerous? Only in the way sheep are, I now suppose. So dumb they jeopardize themselves, and get stuck on cliffs or cornered and some custodian has to risk his neck to get them out of trouble.”	243	·         (R) I am stunned. I know in those times, marriages were more about money than love, but how could Iris’ father ask her to marry Richard? He’s so old compared to her and they barely even talk to each other. Iris did not even have a chance; her Father backed her into a corner, making her seem like Chase families’ only salvation - which I guess she was… but still! I don’t like Richard; he’s so strange and seems to need his sister to help him make every little decision. I can’t believe her Father had the audacity to give her away to a man like that- he barely knows Iris. Yet she’s had to carry so much on her shoulders on his behalf.

Dialectical Journal #31: The Blind Assassin

Passages From The Text	Pg #	Comments & Questions
·         “’All right,’ I said to Laura, once they were gone. ‘I know you’ve got him in this house. You’d better tell me where.’ ·         ‘I put him in the cold cellar,’ said Laura, her bottom lip trembling. ·         ‘The cold cellar!’ I said, ‘What a stupid place! Why there?’ ·         ‘So he would have enough to eat, in an emergency,’ said Laura, and burst into tears. I wrapped my arms around her, and she snuffled against my shoulder… ·         ‘We’ve got to get him out of there. What if Reenie goes down for a jar of jam or something and comes across him by mistake? She’d have a heart attack.’… ·         Then I said the attic would be better, because nobody ever went up there. I would arrange it all, I said… ·         Was it my belief that I was doing this only to spare her- to help her, take care of her, as I had always done? ·         Yes. That is what I did believe."	211	(R) I was happy about Laura finding a man to love her but now i'm a bit leery about the whole thing. First of all, the guy is at least six years older than her and she is currently 14 or 15. That is not OK Margret Atwood! Secondly , this dude allowed a young girl to stow him away in her house. That guy is either very desperate or very crazy. Most likely both  considering the way he's portrayed in 'The Blind Assassin' book that Laura wrote. I'm very curious as to how this whole thing will play out though. When Alex was over for dinner, Iris was acting kind of jealous!