Tuesday, September 16, 2014
while reading i realized that both the parents and the boys refer to cecilia as more of creature than an actual human being. On page 32 when the narrator was describing the few deaths in their town they say, "and then that summer, a creature who in dog years was still a puppy-Cecilia Lisbon". On page 42 when it was re describing the night of Cecilia's death, the narrator says, "The rattling of her bracelets comforted her parents because it allowed them to keep track of her movements like an animal with a bell on its collar". In both of these quotes Cecilia is being compared to an animal, but if they view her as that why are they so infatuated with her life?
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maybe because that life no matter whether its a creature or not had more mystery and intrigue, and they need to put it together in order for them not to go insane about this traumatic experience.
ReplyDeleteYour final question is fascinating, Sophia, but let's look at that which leads to it first. Yes, Cecilia (and the other sisters for that matter) is frequently described (BY THE BOYS) as an animal. The quotes here you reference here are particular to a domesticated animal who has been imprisoned by a collar, tamed by human expectations, recognized as one who might try to violate those boundaries (sorry, Zach!). Does Cecilia recognize that? If so, does she strain against those binds? How? How does one get freedom when one is trapped? And what traps her? Why do humans keep pets? subservience? comfort? is it about the pet or the owner?
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