John Singer Rhetorical Analysis
John Singer
“The memories of his friend changed in his mind so that he could remember nothing that was wrong or foolish- only the wise and the good. He saw Antonapoulos sitting in a large chair before him. He sat tranquil and unmoving. His face was inscrutable. His mouth was wise and smiling. And his eyes were profound. He watched the things that were said to him. And in his wisdom he understood.” (McCullers,204)
This excerpt is narration of the character John Singer, where he explains how his friend, Antonapoulos, was When I read this excerpt from the book, I was hit by startling realization and shock that this was the reason behind the mystery of John Singer’s unconditional devotion for his friend, Antonapoulos who, ironically didn’t …show more content…
Nothing. Where was he headed? Nowhere. What did he want? To know. What? A meaning. Why? A riddle.
After someone important to Biff Brannon’s life passes away, and another disappears without warning, he is left empty and confused to what his purpose is and what death is. I felt this was a very interesting part of the book because Biff Brannon was never was analyzed or focused on as much as the other four characters in the beginning. When he was mentioned he was described to be more calm and sensible of the group. In this quote however, I could almost hear his confusion and …show more content…
He explains that the only way that the world will ever be “good” is when people are educated about the evils and corruptions so they can rebel and strive for correction. This did not only stand out to me, when I was reading this quote, because I have always strongly believed in this statement but, because the author choose to write Jake Blounts character like this. Throughout the book Carson McCullers describes Jake in a strange and complicated way. He, out of all the main characters was the most violent and unpredictable. He would be anxious at one moment but then explosively angry at the next. He would say the most arrogant things at times but, under the influence of liquor, he would say the most intelligent and intellectual remarks in all of the book. This has always made me question what influenced McCullers to write such a
“The memories of his friend changed in his mind so that he could remember nothing that was wrong or foolish- only the wise and the good. He saw Antonapoulos sitting in a large chair before him. He sat tranquil and unmoving. His face was inscrutable. His mouth was wise and smiling. And his eyes were profound. He watched the things that were said to him. And in his wisdom he understood.” (McCullers,204)
This excerpt is narration of the character John Singer, where he explains how his friend, Antonapoulos, was When I read this excerpt from the book, I was hit by startling realization and shock that this was the reason behind the mystery of John Singer’s unconditional devotion for his friend, Antonapoulos who, ironically didn’t …show more content…
Nothing. Where was he headed? Nowhere. What did he want? To know. What? A meaning. Why? A riddle.
After someone important to Biff Brannon’s life passes away, and another disappears without warning, he is left empty and confused to what his purpose is and what death is. I felt this was a very interesting part of the book because Biff Brannon was never was analyzed or focused on as much as the other four characters in the beginning. When he was mentioned he was described to be more calm and sensible of the group. In this quote however, I could almost hear his confusion and …show more content…
He explains that the only way that the world will ever be “good” is when people are educated about the evils and corruptions so they can rebel and strive for correction. This did not only stand out to me, when I was reading this quote, because I have always strongly believed in this statement but, because the author choose to write Jake Blounts character like this. Throughout the book Carson McCullers describes Jake in a strange and complicated way. He, out of all the main characters was the most violent and unpredictable. He would be anxious at one moment but then explosively angry at the next. He would say the most arrogant things at times but, under the influence of liquor, he would say the most intelligent and intellectual remarks in all of the book. This has always made me question what influenced McCullers to write such a