Short Story Of An Hour Dialectical Journal

Meursault is a risk to society in view of the fact that he is emotionally indifferent from others. Meursault is detached from the world around him."I said that it didn't make any difference to me and that we could if she wanted to,” says Meursault. “I said it didn't make any difference to me and that we could if she wanted to ... I answered the same way I had the last time, that it didn't mean anything but that I probably didn't love her.” In these two quotes, this proves that Meursault doesn’t care about Marie and he doesn’t care about his mother’s death.

I really rooted for her to save her brother and was surprised at at all the plot twists. The varying point of views can be a somewhat confusing but as the novel progresses, it helps the reader piece together the story. I really liked how the point of views all tied together in the end too. The characters are all very realistic and have their flaws, which helps the reader relate to them. One of my favorite quotes of the book is “Cruelty isn't a personality trait.

My favorite character is Marv. When we first meet Marv he is a simple guy that seems like he has nothing going for him. He drives an old, barely working Falcon. He has so much money but lives like he has nothing. He is always talking about how much money he has saved up in the bank for a “rainy day.” However, there is more to Marv than what he is introduced to as. It is not until the end of the book that Marv’s story comes out. As we get to know Marv, we learn that he bought his car as a teen to take out his girlfriend Suzanne Boyd who later moved out of town. Because of the last card, Ed finds out the real reason Suzanne left town and he needs to help Marv. Even though they are best friends, he never told anyone about what really happened. Ed says, “Marv is suffering, completely alone, and he uses all of those things to sweep the guilt from his stomach every day.” (Zusak 317) Suzanne and Marv would go to a corn field and spend the nights there until one day she got pregnant. That’s when her father took her away from the town and Marv without a word. He knows he has a child, but he doesn’t know how it is, what it looks like, or even the gender of it. With the help of Ed, he finally gets the courage to go to her house but the father kicks him out. The next day Ed takes him to meet Suzanne and his daughter at a park. Even Ed gets choked up, “Marv’s smile and the giant glass tears on his face are two of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.” (Zusak 330) In Marv I saw a

Paragraph 1 tone : He seems nervous about this trip He says ,“We’ve all been up since midnight, starting our predive checks after a couple of restless hours of sleep, and the whole team is running on adrenaline. These are the roughest conditions I’ve dived in so far on the expedition” The way he says that they’ve been up the whole night doing checks without sleep and how this is one of the roughest conditions he has dived in so far just gives the sense of nervousness if he will make the challenge.

For the most part, the novel was very enjoyable. One aspect of it that I loved was that the storyline was extremely intense, which always compelled me to find out what would happen next. For example,

My favorite part of the book was the warning signs to know when a stranger is a potential threat. This was fascinating to me because I’ve been told since I was just a little boy to beware of strangers. But with all these warnings about strangers I had never been told how to recognize when a

The tragic theme and overtones of humor are eloquently pieced together causing me to feel what the character is feeling. I particularly loved the ending of the book, when Frank is standing on the boat next to the Wireless Officer and at the end of the chapter the officer asks him, “…Isn’t this a great country altogether,” and in one word the final chapter of the novel answers, “Tis.” I find it very beautiful in what I believe “Tis” symbolizes. I believe, the word “Tis” in this moment presents Frank starting a new chapter in his life as the word starts a new chapter. However, despite my overall enjoyment of the book, there were portions that made me uncomfortable. Such as, the author discussing his sexual actions with himself as he got older. I was less uncomfortable when he wrote about his “first time” with a girl with the consumption, named Teresa. Although, I believe that is because I loved the female character in the short time that I and Frank knew her. It shocks me how hard I took her death in the novel; crying and sobbing over a character that I had only known for a max of three pages. When Eugene, Oliver, or Margret, Frank’s younger siblings, had died I had become sad but did not cry. However, with Teresa, thick tears had stained my cheeks once reading about her death. All in all,

I liked how in one scene from the story she described the surroundings as, “Wide expanses of moonlit grass separated the east and west sides of the street.” I also liked how the author used vivid description to create imagery on the appearances of the characters such as when Henri was described as being tired and weary immediately before he collapsed. One thing that I didn't like about the book was how the figures in the book that were deemed untrustworthy were turned into demons and other creatures. This did not seem very appropriate towards how the story was presented. The author could have made them glow a different color or done something that wouldn't have been so gruesome and terrible. This book was very inspirational and interesting to me despite the demons and vampires.

The beginning part of the book was probably my most favorite part. I think this is because the unknown and bizarre behavior and the unknown kept me on edge. I also think her words and feelings in this part was expressed

I love how the book progressed fast. It was hard to put the book down because every chapter left me with hints. There were always moments like fast-paced action and heart-breaking decisions. The thing I liked the most about the book is the friendship and loyalty between Thomas, Minho and Newt. The Death Cure built up to excitement in every chapter until the end. The ending got me disappointed because it left so many questions

The whole book felt a little disjointed to me. There were seemingly random events that left me feeling confused as to the significance, and flashbacks that weren’t clearly portrayed as flashbacks. The author also seemed to skip around a lot. Little parts were written from different characters perspectives which detracted from the overall flow of the plot.

I had a hard time getting into this book until the last few chapters. Right away the readers are hit with cliché lines and boring scenes. I felt as though I was watching the scenes as an outsider, and not present within the book. The author also used a lot of repetitive vocabulary within the same couple of paragraphs and used repetitive description that was unnecessary. At times I saw the story was inconsistent; the author would describe something a certain way, but then change it in

I didn’t expect a lot from the book, especially since the first chapter had me thinking it would mostly dwell on the romantic aspects of the story. I was so wrong. While romance is an important theme in the book - it’s why “Judge”, as he calls himself, decides to kill Eva in the first place and it's why Judge wants Nate dead later in the book - the romantic plot did not over take the mystery and fantasy parts like I thought it would. Everything is balanced perfectly. Some might not even consider this book fantasy because of how well Eva’s powers are incorporated with the story. The only disappointment I felt while reading this book was that one week when I had lost it and was sure that I would never get to finish Eva’s story. This book is split into 3 point of views - Eva’s, her best friend, Grace’s, and Judge’s - which makes it crucial to read the “title” of every chapter if you want to know who’s talking since the book is written in first person. It takes a lot of talents to switch up points of view like that without getting you readers confused but Marr does it effortlessly with one point of view per chapter. Not only is the writing flawless but she keeps tension high by revealing things to the reader before the characters know about them. One of the most heart-stopping moments for me was when I found out Judge’s actual identity and just how close to Eva he was. It makes you more scared for

I really like this book because it kept me hooked and it was really exciting. It kept me on the edge of my seat.

When he returns home to Algiers, Meursault carries on with life as normal. Over dinner one evening, his neighbor Raymond tells of his desire to punish his mistress for infidelity, and asks Meursault to write a letter to the mistress for him. Meursault agrees, saying "I tried my best to please Raymond because I didn’t have any reason not to please him" (32). While Raymond is a man of questionable morals, he acts with purpose. Meursault, on the other hand, acts with mostly passive indifference, doing things simply because he doesn’t have a reason not to do them.