Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Around the middle of the novel's second chapter, Quentin encounters and befriends a small, Italian girl. At first, when Quentin assists the little girl in the bakery, and gives her a sweet bun to eat, it seems as though he is doing it merely out of kindness and generosity. However, Quentin does not part with the girl after leaving the bakery. He seems to have some kind of connection to her that we are not yet aware of. After reading further, this connection becomes more apparent due to Quentin repeatedly addressing the girl as "sister." One can only assume that this small girl, or possibly girls in general, represent the memory of a beloved, innocent sister to Quentin. This assumption is supported later in this sequence by interactions with the child, triggering Quentin's flashbacks involving Caddy. The flashback that fascinates me the most begins on the bottom of page 133. Along with insight into the relationship between Caddy and Quentin, we are provided with information possibly explaining the pain Quentin fells surrounding his sister. In the first glimpse of this flashback, how do you view what is happening, or has possibly happened to Quentin? In the sequence beginning on page 134 and ending on 137, what exactly is happening between Caddy and Quentin, and how is Natalie apart of this?
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