Sunday, February 8, 2009

Greasy Lake Response

The passage of "Greasy Lake" that I found the most vivid was the last paragraph on page 558 that continued onto page 559. The one about "the Fox." I think this passage is vivid because it describes the girl and what he was thinking about right before he jumps with his buddies to rape her. I think it's interesting how they show it as an unthinking moment that could have had a terribly negative outcome.
The main character is the narrator. It's in his perspective and he tells the story. He wants a night out with his buddies up at Greasy Lake. He was looking for a night of fun and adventure over the summer break. He gets into a fight, almost kills someone, almost rapes someone, his mother's car annihilated and finds a dead body. He went looking for fun and got devastation.
My favorite object in "The Things They Carried" was the M&M's that the Medic, Rat Kiley carried for "especially bad wounds. I like it because it's something that isn't normally found on a medic. It's a comfort food when he can't do anything else for the wounded. I think it shows compassion.

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