Q3 Week 6 Posts A/B

Vocab
Nuptial (111) - bridal: of or relating to a wedding

Fibroid (124) - A non-cancerous (benign) tumor

Figurative Language
1)"What Miles was imagining right now was their daughter watching them, their heads bent forward toward the center of the table so they could lower their voices and still yell at each other" (110). This is an example of imagery because you can just picture them in this diner sitting and talking to each other.
2) "She wiped the corner of one eye with the strap of her leotard and fathered her defiance again" (112). This is an example of imagery as well. Because connecting to the last point they are sitting in this diner talking and you can just picture her with a leotard on.
3) "Sure, he said, leaning over to snatch the pack, then deftly peeling off its slender ribbon, thumbing up its flip top, discarding the foil and removing two cigarettes" (124).This is just another quick example of imagery because you can picture Max in the diner with this mini thing going on.

Quote
"You mean how we managed to make such a mess of everything? Janine made a face at him. Hell, no, Miles. That part's easy[...]" (113). I thought this quote was interesting because compared to her ex-husband Miles who is this calm collected guy, Janine is always full of energy and she is always straight forward whenever she has a conversation with somebody. So I thought this comparison was interesting.

Theme
The emerging theme just like last week seems to be letting things go and moving on with your life. Miles in this section has a very important conversation with his ex-wife and I think this is really the braking away point for him.

Post B
For this week's post B I thought I would comment on a quote I found interesting. The quote is, "If Mrs. Whiting lives that long, you'll be sixty-five when you inherit the grill. That's if she gives it to you. And that's not even the worst part, Miles. You claim you're sticking it out for Tick, but do you know what that kid's going to be if you aren't careful? She'll be the next manager of the Empire Grill" (119). I thought this quote was really interesting because a little before this David who is Mile's brother tells them that their mom's wish for Miles to get out of Empire Falls and she died trying to fulfill that goal. He goes on to say that Miles left but now he's back for no reason. Miles then says he came back for Tick's sake and to help her out. But the interesting thing is he came back for Tick but he's gotten himself and possibly Tick stuck in this cycle of working for Mrs. Whiting and never really gain anything. So even though he doesn't really like Janine he is making his life more miserable to make Tick's life better.