“The system was invisible, which makes it all the more impressive, all the more disquieting to deal with. But we were in accord, at least for now. The networks, the circuits, the streams, the harmonies.” Pg. 46
In chapter 10, Jack goes to an ATM and finds that the bank computer confirms his personal accounting. The value Jack places on such small things reflects both the importance of numbers and technology in defining identity To me, this quote shows that there is a deeper meaning to everything. In this passage, Jack is saying how there was a deeper, more personal value to an ATM machine then people can see with the naked eye. This could also pertain to history because in history, there is always a deeper meaning and we need to look beyond what is obvious.
“Hitler fantasized. He took piano lessons, made sketches of museums and villas. He sat around the house a lot.” Pg. 71
I believe this quote tells a lot about Hitler. It shows us the life of Hitler that may have led him to fantasize a perfect world. I enjoyed this quote because it allowed me to think more about Hitler as a person before he became powerful then just at the moments we know him as. In class we talked about thinking about people’s lives in history before the time when they are most well known for. This quote shows us that Hitler was always the type of person who “fantasized” about things and had an imaginative personality. When reading this quite my mind was immediately brought to Hitler fantasizing about a perfect world and his ideas about concentration camps.
"He took pains to avoid self-deprivation, self mockery, ambiguity, subtlety, vulnerability, a civilized world-weariness and a tragic sense of history-the very things, he says, that are most natural to him." 21
This quote shows us that Murray has a personal attribute that women will find most attractive. Throughout history, people have different attributes that make them who they are. We have talked about many different historical figures throughout class, each having a different persona that makes them who they are. This helps us understand who they where and what they did to make them a well known person.
I really like your first quote, it goes along with one of the quotes I used too where Murray is talking about the department that Jack created for himself. In my quote he also talks about how there is also a deeper meaning to most history. While my quote says that almost exactly, yours shows Jack actually applying that to his every day life. The second one is good too, when I read that I found myself forgetting the fact that Jack was speaking of Hitler. All I know about him is that he was cruel murderer but who knew he was actually an artist.
ReplyDeleteI kinda related to what Jordan was saying about your Hitler quote. Most people don't think of Hitler as anything but a murderer but as we've learned in class, everyone was someone before they made their mark in history. I also really liked your Murry quote. It weird how we can understand something about someone without every knowing them or seeing them. Just the way he portrays himself through what he says, you get a sense of something.
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