1. Read The Ladies of Hong Kong. Think of a place you know by smell. Can you adequately describe it? Which situation is more horrific? Bauby's or Jean-Paul K. Please explain your answer.
There is no way to adquately describe a place by its smell, because langauge is to restricting. I believe that Jean- Paul K.'s situation was more terrifying simply because of the fact that Bauby has people to turn to and to talk with- Jean- Paul was totally alone.
2. After reading Wax Museum, why do you think Bauby is "fond of all these torturers"?
Because they devote thier lives to caring for him and people like him.
3. Read The Mythmaker and explain why you think Bauby has admiration for Olivier. What is the connection between memory and emotion?
I think he admires him because he has been a life long friend and one of his best. Memory shapes the way we emotionally react to anything that happens to us during our lives.
4. Why do you think Bauby likes the song A Day in the Life? Why do humans always wait for life's crescendo? Why do you think he places this chapter towards the end of the book?
I think he likes the song A Day in The Life because it reflects what he himself thinks of life on a daily basis. Human's wait for lifes crescendo because that is the high point, the point where we reach our pinnacle and our limit. I think this chapter is toward the end because it was so hard to deal with. It was the day he lost everything.
5. Read Season of Renewal. Why is he savoring the last week of August? Is there something we can learn from him beause of his reaction to the end of vacation?
Because it is the last week where his kids can visit and the summer lingers in the air. We could all learn to be more positive from his attitude confronting the end.
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