Laura died at age 25 by driving off a bridge, she was sad and depressed. Laura was a unique character, she was literate and took everything seriously. She was not very amusing and took every word for their literal definition. Laura has a strong faith in God as she mentions God before she does anything and believes in God a lot. One surprising fact about Laura is what she does not like veterans being disregarded. Also, Laura cannot handle the ill will of the universe, she cannot handle a cat being run over and things similar to this. She is a blonde, white female with gorgeous eyes. Laura fell in love with Alex Thomas as she later finds out that he cheated on her and had a secret affair with Laura’s sister, Iris Chase. Her name does not really signify anything as she is just a member of the Chase family. However, Laura’s role in this book is tremendous. The book starts off with her death and goes back in time and talks about her and Iris’ life prior to Laura’s death. Without Laura, maybe Iris would never think of writing this book. Maybe Iris would never feel remorse after her sister’s death, maybe Iris would not be stuck in hell for her entire life. If there was no Laura, there might not have been The Blind Assassin. A key quote revealing Laura is, “This is how the girl who couldn't speak and the man who couldn't see fell in love.”(Page 250) This quote is from Laura’s love story inside of the novel; this quote helps show the
Laura died at age 25 by driving off a bridge, she was sad and depressed. Laura was a unique character, she was literate and took everything seriously. She was not very amusing and took every word for their literal definition. Laura has a strong faith in God as she mentions God before she does anything and believes in God a lot. One surprising fact about Laura is what she does not like veterans being disregarded. Also, Laura cannot handle the ill will of the universe, she cannot handle a cat being run over and things similar to this. She is a blonde, white female with gorgeous eyes. Laura fell in love with Alex Thomas as she later finds out that he cheated on her and had a secret affair with Laura’s sister, Iris Chase. Her name does not really signify anything as she is just a member of the Chase family. However, Laura’s role in this book is tremendous. The book starts off with her death and goes back in time and talks about her and Iris’ life prior to Laura’s death. Without Laura, maybe Iris would never think of writing this book. Maybe Iris would never feel remorse after her sister’s death, maybe Iris would not be stuck in hell for her entire life. If there was no Laura, there might not have been The Blind Assassin. A key quote revealing Laura is, “This is how the girl who couldn't speak and the man who couldn't see fell in love.”(Page 250) This quote is from Laura’s love story inside of the novel; this quote helps show the