Q3 Week 2 Posts A/B

Vocab
Cyst (21) - a deep lesion that is filled with pus or other contents
Philanthropy (23) - voluntary promotion of human welfare

Figurative Language
1) "David nodded the way you do when you've been given an inadequate explanation and decide to accept it anyway" (35).This is an example of the descriptive element. It shows physical imagery and allows you to picture the scene.

2) "However, he had to admit it would be entirely in character for the old woman to ensure the restaurant at the time of transfer would be worth as little as possible" (38). This also has to do with the first example. But instead of it being physical imagery it is more mental imagery because it shows the type of person she is.

3) "[...] if its residents were to remain at all hopeful about the future, needed the grill to survive, even if it didn't thrive" (37). This is an example of foreshadowing. There is all this change going on in Empire Falls and a lot of it is negative but there is still this hope.

Quote
"The truth was that he thought her a heartbreakingly beautiful girl, and often tried to explain that it was her intelligence, her wit, that was keeping her from being popular with boys" (39). I thought this was interesting because he is talking about his daughter (Tick). She is a really crafty and witty character for example instead of saying fat she says not skinny and that pertains to this quote.

Theme
So far there isn't a theme that really pops out at you., But a theme could be to be persistent because even though all these companies are failing, the Empire Grill is coming back and now their even earning a profit.

Post B
For this post I thought I would talk about Charles Beaumont Whiting who is also known as simply C.B. He is the first character you meet and there's all these different experiences and emotions you feel along with him immediately. First he is made to come back to Empire Falls to take over the family business. He's hesitant because he doesn't want to leave his artistic side. He even says he's leaving his "true side" behind. But then later on he says he is glad he came and he is happy with the new work. So this change kind of caught me off guard but it added to the depth so it was interesting. Also C.B. talks about his emotional side. He talks about how all the men in his family marry women that ultimately lead to bad endings but they stay dedicated to each other and this is very true for C.B. He meets this women who he ends up marrying but she transforms him from this powerful business man to this docile creature. Not only that but eventually she leads him to kill himself. So there is this huge journey with him in the first few chapters and I'm really liking his character.