The blog for SUNY Binghamton's Spring'09 COLI 214B 02 Literature and Society Class. Chapter summaries, analyses and discussion of prescribed texts written by students.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

John Bonhomme Jr.

Chapters thirteen to sixteen where very confusing. The plot was very rushed and the nonsense was drawn out to create a highlighter affect on the nonsense. This made no sense to me what so ever. Why would you want the reader to lose focus of the plot and focus on the stuff that has nothing to do with the book itself? This makes me think that the author wants us to see past the plot and start making connections with the things that don't seem important. As this came into focus for me, I realized that the nonsense is there to create comparisons. The reason why Danielewski uses these unrelated plot stories is to provide some clarity to whats going on. Johnny Truant seems to be starting to turn his life around. The more the book progresses the more we find out about his past. His life story reveals why his life is so messed up now.
Questions
Is Karen intentionally getting fame off the house footage?
Why the heck would Will go back to the house and leave his family?
Does Karen still love Will?

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