Xmas By Gregory Dodd Chapter Summary
Xmas
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Gregory Dodd is a man in his mid-forties and a teacher of political science. He has had two previous marriages and is currently having a relationship with the ten-year younger photographer Susan. It is the night before Christmas and Gregory is driving his car, heading for Susan's house in Jamaica Plain. At one point Gregory is driving though a city and he ends up driving behind a car, which suddenly stops and then makes a u-turn. Gregory has no time to react and he barely manages to avoid smashing into the other car. Gregory is not certain if his car has perhaps touched the number plates on the other car, and while he is thinking of this, the other driver and his co passenger get out of the car and walk over to Gregory. When Gregory opens his window …show more content…
And as in most books, the main character develops throughout the book, learning from his or hers mistakes and whatever else they might have come across. "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" is a saying that many live by, or turn to in bad times. What it means is basically that it is impossible to know which roads to take in life. You might experience a rough time once in a while, but life is about learning, and this is what you learn from. Secondly you will learn that if you choose one that is a blind alley you should probably consider an alternative the next time you have to a similar decision.
"He preferred to think of his marriages as "ended"; to him they were distinct blocks in time that may as easily have been the best of times as the worst." (pp 9-11) "Over and done with, and sufficiently behind him that he was able to begin anew, as it were, and he had done that, he believed with Susan." (pp 17-19)
Gregory, however, does live by this saying. It seems that every time his marriage fails, he starts over, not learning from his mistakes. As soon as he has had time to lick his wounds he's ready to give it another
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Gregory Dodd is a man in his mid-forties and a teacher of political science. He has had two previous marriages and is currently having a relationship with the ten-year younger photographer Susan. It is the night before Christmas and Gregory is driving his car, heading for Susan's house in Jamaica Plain. At one point Gregory is driving though a city and he ends up driving behind a car, which suddenly stops and then makes a u-turn. Gregory has no time to react and he barely manages to avoid smashing into the other car. Gregory is not certain if his car has perhaps touched the number plates on the other car, and while he is thinking of this, the other driver and his co passenger get out of the car and walk over to Gregory. When Gregory opens his window …show more content…
And as in most books, the main character develops throughout the book, learning from his or hers mistakes and whatever else they might have come across. "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" is a saying that many live by, or turn to in bad times. What it means is basically that it is impossible to know which roads to take in life. You might experience a rough time once in a while, but life is about learning, and this is what you learn from. Secondly you will learn that if you choose one that is a blind alley you should probably consider an alternative the next time you have to a similar decision.
"He preferred to think of his marriages as "ended"; to him they were distinct blocks in time that may as easily have been the best of times as the worst." (pp 9-11) "Over and done with, and sufficiently behind him that he was able to begin anew, as it were, and he had done that, he believed with Susan." (pp 17-19)
Gregory, however, does live by this saying. It seems that every time his marriage fails, he starts over, not learning from his mistakes. As soon as he has had time to lick his wounds he's ready to give it another