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.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Kristy Medina

The last few chapters have focused mainly on Karen. From her fear of being in dark places to visiting professionals. However, I found these chapters to be less interesting than the previous once, at least plot wise; there is no action going on up until Navidson goes back into the house. It seems as though the different styles such as the one worded pages are used primarily when the action of the house is highly intensified. At the very end of chapter XX, I thought the slab vanishing and the question whether Navidson is floating or falling was the creepiest and yet coolest part by far. Although, I'm kind of dissappointed the novel doesn't end with the escape but rather a return.

The PEER rating was a good description of what's been going on to all the character's psychology. On pages 370-371 there is a very important "recap" of the house's faults so far. One of the main questions or concerns I had is on page 417 when the chapter ends without a period nor a complete thought; I found that to be very interesting.

Navidson's letters to Karen show how much he really loves her and in chapter XX when he is back in the labyrinth he thinks mostly of her. I seem to be discussing the love between the two in all the posts because I feel that the romance is a promident part of the polt in house.

Questions/ Comments:
- What's the purpose of the missing pages?
-I thought Delial was a more inportant piece to the novel than ust a Pultzer Prize winning photographer.
-How do you read page 432?
-Does Navidson really die at the end of chapter XX. How? Why?

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