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Post by emilia on Aug 27, 2017 21:16:37 GMT -5
During the book, while Jutta and Werner were listening to the radio, the French professor talks about the brain and how even in absolute darkness, it can see light. Although Marie-Laure is blind, she understands the power and affect of light. "This...is the basis of his fear, all fear. That a light you are powerless to stop will turn on you and usher a bullet to its mark" (160). Do you agree? Why or why not?
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Post by Mete Bakircioglu on Aug 28, 2017 13:32:03 GMT -5
I do not think that the light being referred to in that passage is light as we know it, but that is more of a symbol. I believe that the light here signifies an inevitable element of life, which is why it caused Etienne to feel apprehensive about the future. I do agree with Doerr's representation of light in this passage because he is basically saying that fear is derived from what we know we cannot stop.
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