ll. Augustus continually states that he is 'on a roller coaster that only goes up', yet even when his life is crumbling away he continues to say it, what does this seem to show about him as a person? Is it yet another metaphor?
lll. Why as humans do we so often grow close to people and let them into our lives, when in the end we know, deep down, that we will end up hurting them or vice versa?
II: What is the significance of the quote by Shakespeare in the Anne Frank house, "For who so firm that cannot be seduced?" III: Is it morally acceptable to grant special privileges to sick children, and does the law still matter when a person is dying?
II: Augustus says that there is no glory in illness, yet there is glory in things such dying in battle or as a martyr. What is required for to achieve glory in death?
III: After learning that you will soon lose something, why do we tend to cling harder to what once was instead of the present?
ll. Augustus continually states that he is 'on a roller coaster that only goes up', yet even when his life is crumbling away he continues to say it, what does this seem to show about him as a person? Is it yet another metaphor?
ReplyDeletelll. Why as humans do we so often grow close to people and let them into our lives, when in the end we know, deep down, that we will end up hurting them or vice versa?
II: What is the significance of the quote by Shakespeare in the Anne Frank house, "For who so firm that cannot be seduced?"
ReplyDeleteIII: Is it morally acceptable to grant special privileges to sick children, and does the law still matter when a person is dying?
II: Why does Van Houten keep his fan mail even though he will never read it? Or will he?
ReplyDeleteIII: Think of your favorite book. Do you think the author of that book is sane or insane?
II. What is the possible symbolic meaning of "Ceci n'est pas une pipe"?
ReplyDeleteIII. How does Maslow's hierarchy of needs correspond to our lives?
II. When Gus says he will write Hazel an epilogue he says, "An Imperial Affliction meets The Price of Dawn."What does this symbolize?
ReplyDeleteIII. Is the choice to make something funny and not sad always the best option? What are some situations where it is/isn't?
II: Augustus says that there is no glory in illness, yet there is glory in things such dying in battle or as a martyr. What is required for to achieve glory in death?
ReplyDeleteIII: After learning that you will soon lose something, why do we tend to cling harder to what once was instead of the present?