Saturday, February 23, 2013
The English Patient-7
Today, I read about half of chapter 6 of <The English Patient>. Almasy, or the English patient, keeps telling others the story of his past. While listening to his story, Caravaggio becomes suspicious with the fact that the English patient is English. Instead, he begins to think that he is a spy who worked for Germans. His belief is strengthened when the patient brings up the name "Cicero" for the villa dog, which is a code name for German spies. Caravaggio is eager to know the truth related to the English patient, so he keeps asking questions, even though Hana disagrees with him and thinks it does not anymore even if he is German because the war is over.
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You're still on chapter 6? SO behind, I finished to book already ^.^, and I can tell you, the ending is quite a surprise. Actually it shouldn't really be, because through out the story, there are a lot of events that bode the patients identity.
ReplyDeleteNow that I finished reading it, I know what you mean about the ending of the story.^^
DeletePersonally I think it is surprising how Hana thinks it does not matter if he is German or not because so far, she has kept up her belief that the patient is some sort of valiant english warrior that was perhaps wrongly injured, when in reality he is...well, something else. But it is up to her for what she thinks, and she does need to center her beliefs on something.
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I think that attitude perfectly matches our inquiry question. She remains responsible even after she realizes that the patient is not the type of man that she expected.
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