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Ask a question about one of the other independent books that you would like someone who read it to answer. Your question can be about plot, style, what they liked about it, etc. (Not a quiz question, a question you're curious about.) Then choose a question asked about the book YOU read, and reply with an answer.
Farewell to Arms readers..
ReplyDeleteDid you feel that Hemingway's account of World War I was realistic?
Due to Hemingway's experience in the war I do feel as though his account was brutally realistic. There was good and bad accounts of realistic events. For example there was injury and pain yet his portrayal of Frederic and Catherine's seemingly forbidden love during wartime was beautiful and tragic. Hemingway mentions specific times, places, battles, and leaders during WWI. His account of realistic events made you feel more for Lieutenant Henry.
DeleteTo anyone who read A Farewell to Arms: What did you like about the book? Was there any plots twists involved?
ReplyDeleteHey Molly. In the book, I liked the contrast in the love story. I know how weird that sounds, but it was a great story line. The nurse (Catherine) fell in love with one of the ambulance drivers, and after how often and far apart they were, they came back together. I think that biggest plot twist was when the nurse told the ambulance driver (Henry) that she was a few months pregnant. During a very difficult labor process, the baby boy was strangled with the umbilical cord prior to death and Henry and Catherine didn't know until the doctors informed them. Henry has no expression to the baby and couldn't find the sense to say goodbye to his wife who was almost dead, which is both very strange. How could you not react to your baby boy (which he didn't know was dead) and his dying wife?
DeleteIn "Love in the Time of Cholera" were you able to connect with the characters at any point throughout the story? Were there any moments that you really put yourself in the characters' shoes and felt what he or she felt?
ReplyDeleteA huge percentage of the text in Love in the Time of Cholera contains the inner thoughts of the character it is currently focused on. It allows you to connect deeply with at least the three main characters and put yourself in their shoes. There is probably at least ten other lesser characters which it accomplishes this feat with to an extent. There are many times throughout the story where empathy is likely to be felt. I would strongly compare this book to The Great Gatsby, because you can relate to multiple characters and it is hard to pick a side or decide if something anyone did was wrong or right because all the characters have negative qualities, are relatable, and are very human-like.
DeleteWhat is the concept of A Farewell to Arms? Does the title relate to it?
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ReplyDeleteThe government was taken over and chaos slowly began to take over society. The new leaders created a misogynistic world. Men have all of the power and their wives have complete control over the handmaids. The handmaids are forced to have children for the wives. The wives are old and unable to have children. If the handmaids are unable to conceive they will be sent to an undesirable place that was dangerous and unsafe. They weren't allowed to talk with other women about anything other than God. For the most part. There are many restrictions. They are basically objects. They aren't allowed to be sexual beings yet, the only thing the women were used for was sex. Women are ranked much lower than men. Their role in society is to reproduce.
DeleteThe roles chosen for the women are given to them based solely on what their bodies can or can't do. The handmaid's are specifically chosen to have children for higher members of society because they are fertile. Women who could not bare children were not considered useful in their society.
DeleteLove in the Time of Cholera: Is this an intense love story? Does anything that you have read remind you of the Great Gatsby?
ReplyDeleteI feel like it was very intense. There was some high points of the story and some low points of intensity. Yes some of it. Basically he thought of her all the years he wasn't even with her. But when they were together I knew they were meant to be.
DeleteIn Farewell to Arms to anyone die? Was there a good love story involved?
ReplyDeleteIn the book Love in the Time of Cholera, who was the main protagonist and antagonist and why?
ReplyDeleteThe main protagonist were Florentino and Fermina.
DeleteThe main antagonist would be Lorenzo Daza (Fermina's Father) and Dr. Urbino.
Why? Florentino and Fermina were the protagonist because they didn't do anything wrong or to affect someone else's life. Lorenzo Daza and Dr. Urbino are antagonist because they always got in the way of Florentino and Fermina's love.
Was there a lot of Spanish influence/language in Love in the Time of Cholera? Was it easy to read?
ReplyDeleteThere wasn't a lot of Spanish in the book. It was mainly an easy read. There were some parts that were a little confusing, but the diction was pretty clear.
DeleteWas cholera a big part of Love in the time of Cholera? Does it have a large effect on the story if so?
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion i think that Cholera was a big part of love in the story. If you have someone that you love get really sick you become closer to that person. So in a way you can love that person even more than what you did because you don't want them to die from the disease. Cholera does have an effect on the story because it kills the doctor that was trying to stop the epidemic.
DeleteIt does play a part in the plot, but it is not the main concept. Fermina and Dr.Urbino (two of the main characters) first meet do to Cholera. Also Fermina and Florentino stay on the ship together because they are supposedly infected.
DeleteIn A Farewell to Arms, was it mainly based around war or was there more to the plot?
ReplyDeleteLove in the Time of Cholera: In your opinion, was this story romantic? If so, what was your favorite romantic part of this love story?
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion about Cholera, the only part of the story that was romantic was when Florentino and Fermina were teenagers. Florentino, the protagonist, was writing love letters, playing the violin for Fermina, and reciting poetry to her, but overall, it wasn't really romantic. He is skinny, wears a suit that belonged to his dead father, and stalks Fermina. He would watch her come home from school everyday, until she rejected his advances, that is when he would follow her to every public event.
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ReplyDeleteThe Handmaid's Tale: As you read, which elements of this future society seemed like things that you could really see happening, given the right combination of circumstances? Did you find any parallels with current events?
ReplyDeleteMany factors of the controlled society that existed in The Handmaid's Tale I could definitely see happening today. Certain countries and different cultures limit the way people live, specifically women. With what is going on in our country today, it wouldn't be that far fetched that something like this can happen.
DeleteIn this novel, women were used as sex objects and were seen as only being good for reproducing. There are many men in this generation who do truly feel that way towards women. In the society, we live in women are belittled and are slowly regressing. I do not see things getting to the point in which they are in this novel but unfortunately I do see women regressing slowly but surely.
DeleteThe Handmaid's Tale: Originally published in 1985, do you feel this book has become more or less relevant? Explain.
ReplyDeleteI feel that now a days, with it being 2017 the justice for women and insight as to how they are treated, has become extremely relevant. As their were many feminists back then, i feel that there is even more now. The demand for equality has always been there and it is only getting greater with time and intelligence. This book is a perfect example of what many people look for to read.
DeleteIt has become more relevant because it depicts a scenario of a political coup that changed the entire country. There are a lot of people in our society that are at point very controversial that at maybe there will come a day when a large group of individuals decide that the only way to fix the country is to take control and restart society as shown in the book. It is terrifying that this book could potentially become a reality.
DeleteIn "Love in the Time of Cholera" Did any part of the book seem similar to the "Great Gatsby?" Was the plot easy to follow?
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ReplyDeleteWhat did you like about the book? Were there any comical references in this book? How did the book make you feel while reading it?
I like how it was an dystopian future. There was slim to none if i could remember because it was more about what would happen if women didn't have rights. I had sympathy because this is sorta what it was like a while ago when women didn't have many rights then.
DeleteI enjoyed the way it gave such good description of how life would be without womans rights. There was no comical references used in this story, and it made me feel bad to see the way women were actually treated in those days.
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ReplyDeleteDoes the book have anything to do about arms? Did you think the story was realistic or was it more of a fantasy?
Farewell to Arms: Was the ending of this book sad? Did the characters end up together and get a happy ending?
ReplyDeleteThe ending to the book was very sad. The main character's girlfriend died shortly after having surgery to remove the baby. He got to talk to her for a minute or two, but then he had to leave because Catherine was getting tired. The baby was stillborn. That left the main character all alone and very depressed.
DeleteIn The Handmaid's Tale, what was the most interesting part of the book?
ReplyDeleteTo me, the most interesting part of The Handmaid's Tale was how plausible it seemed, like given the right (or wrong) circumstances, this could really happen to us. Especially reading it as a female, knowing how far we have come from the oppression of the past, and how far some countries and societies have yet to go, it's awful to think what it would be like if this government was real and we had to live under it.
DeleteTo those who have read "The Handmaid's Tale," what would you do if you were in the Offred's position?
ReplyDeleteI would have definitely left the camp at the first chance I got. I would not have stayed even if I loved Nick, I think that escaping and trying to get Nick to come with me would be what I would have done. But if I truly loved someone. I might have stayed it really depends on the situation and what I feel.
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ReplyDeleteFor those who read "Farewell to Arms" was there a lot of interesting parts, and action involved?
ReplyDeleteTo anyone who didn't read Love in the Time of Cholera - Was the book you read among your favorites (favorites being top three in this case, let's say) this year, and if so, why?
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