In this chapter they decided to return back in to the house, the house given that it has provided such horror and mystery to Navidson and crew. The house that is surly giving out signs that it doesn’t want anyone to bother it invokes fear to try and drive people always. For some reason it just seems right for Navidson to return back to the house. His personality gives some a sort of commanding role I think in really trying to find out what is happening. Perhaps he is trying to make up for his sort comings as a husband and a father to his children. Tom, Navidson and Billy Reston are heading down the hallway in an attempt to rescue Holloway, Jed and Wax. Maybe the house is trying to show them there more to life then what it seems.
Karen seems to he the soft type of person that gives rather then anything else, does Navidson feel the same about her?
The whole layout of the book and writing is starting to change; there are some pages that only have a couple of words. What the meaning of this
Did someone die in the end?
Does anyone else think that the house could be some supernatural being like god or the devil?
The house seems as if there it was made without proper standard living equipments such as heating or plumbing why is that?
Showing posts with label House of Leaves Ch IX-XII. Show all posts
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Kristy Medina
House of Leaves Chapters 9-12
Probably one of my favorite quotes in the book so far, "I call architecture frozen music." The house is a work of art. So if it is like a work of art then it reflects the author's mood and perspective. One of the climaxes of the novel so far was when Holloway shots Wax by accident thinking it was the monster and instead of helping him he runs away because he doesn't want to end up in jail. Also, Johnnie talks about the exploration of Magellan and compares it to Holloway. This point of this is to show how Magellan died but proves his leadership which I feel like might foreshadow something that might happen to Navidson. By chapter ten, a more prominent theme of psychology is actually revealed. Each character in the novel creates their own perception of what the house's darkness really is. The theme of a changing nature of the house. Tom's Story in chapter eleven reveals Tom's fears of the monster but shows it in a more satirical light. Tom and Will, although twins, are completely different which is very common psychologically. Toms is more passive and Will is more aggressive. Tom is completly alone and keeps the radio contact. He is really sarcastic and likes making jokes. He tries to make fun of the monster to calm his nerves down. The echos reappear and Karen gets scared at what Will is doing. Tom never reached the bottom of the staircase so Reston plans to throw a rope down the staircase. However, the rope starts to vanish and Navidson starts slipping; the stairs also start expanding.
Finally, a point is made about the leaves and how it looks in the sky. It all shows a relation to the changing nature of the house, the characters, and how leaves constantly change.
Questions:
-How do you go about reading the boxes?
- Why are the stanzas ripped, like the "rzzzzz..." between each paragraph?
-What does improving energy mean when related to dragons, crystals, goldfish, and bullfrogs?
-Wy did they buy a house without plumbing, lights, and heating?
Why does it in end in white? Does it mean death?
Probably one of my favorite quotes in the book so far, "I call architecture frozen music." The house is a work of art. So if it is like a work of art then it reflects the author's mood and perspective. One of the climaxes of the novel so far was when Holloway shots Wax by accident thinking it was the monster and instead of helping him he runs away because he doesn't want to end up in jail. Also, Johnnie talks about the exploration of Magellan and compares it to Holloway. This point of this is to show how Magellan died but proves his leadership which I feel like might foreshadow something that might happen to Navidson. By chapter ten, a more prominent theme of psychology is actually revealed. Each character in the novel creates their own perception of what the house's darkness really is. The theme of a changing nature of the house. Tom's Story in chapter eleven reveals Tom's fears of the monster but shows it in a more satirical light. Tom and Will, although twins, are completely different which is very common psychologically. Toms is more passive and Will is more aggressive. Tom is completly alone and keeps the radio contact. He is really sarcastic and likes making jokes. He tries to make fun of the monster to calm his nerves down. The echos reappear and Karen gets scared at what Will is doing. Tom never reached the bottom of the staircase so Reston plans to throw a rope down the staircase. However, the rope starts to vanish and Navidson starts slipping; the stairs also start expanding.
Finally, a point is made about the leaves and how it looks in the sky. It all shows a relation to the changing nature of the house, the characters, and how leaves constantly change.
Questions:
-How do you go about reading the boxes?
- Why are the stanzas ripped, like the "rzzzzz..." between each paragraph?
-What does improving energy mean when related to dragons, crystals, goldfish, and bullfrogs?
-Wy did they buy a house without plumbing, lights, and heating?
Why does it in end in white? Does it mean death?
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Elisabeth Jeremko
One of the most notable aspects of Chapters IX to XII in House of Leaves was the breakdown of so many aspects. Not only do the characters begin to break down, but the organization of the text itself. Endnotes start appearing in the top, reflecting backwards onto the other page. This reflection reminds me of binary opposition…I wonder if this concept will appear again. Also, the text becomes more sparatic and less conventional. Just as Reston gets "mal de mer", the reader is sent into a changing, wave-like fluctuation of how the text is layed out while turning each page. It is interesting when it is asked, "Can Navidson's house exist without the experience of itself?" (172). The reader can control the pace of the action on the pages where there are one lines. I became aware of how fast I was flipping through, taken in by the suspense of Reston and Navidson –the words themselves become the action, such as the bullet being fired.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1) Why does Danielewski wait only till now to really transform the text, taking more liberties with its actual organization?
2) Tom comes up and again and even has a short analysis of his story written…does Tom serve a purpose…perhaps as a contrast against Will, his brother?
3) Is there any significance to the name "The Atrocity" described by Johnny Truant?
4) When Tom says, "I'm coming in" what does he mean exactly? Has he been sucked into the psychological mind games of the labyrinth as well?
Nian Liu
"House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski
Chapter IX-XII
In these chapters, Holloway and his team finally reaches the bottom of the spiral staircase and finds themselves not relieved by achieving their main "goal" but rather even more stressed, finding even more corridors and small rooms. The team goes into desperation and the continuous growl continue to separate Holloway from Jed and Wax. As Holloway goes off to chase the untraceable growl, Jed and Wax continue to climb the spiral staircase. As they continue up, Holloway accidentally shoots Wax in the arm and this time Holloway goes crazy and leaves the two. Jed frustrated, scared, and hopeless carries Wax and Holloway who lost all sense of reality shoots at the two men which made them go into hiding. The house seems to be devouring not only their hopes and sense of time space and morality but their shoelaces, neon markings, and backup supplies. Jed sobbing and venting, he talks to the recorder and pounds on the floor, and due to this action it "echoed" to Navidson' s living room. The pounding sounded like a SOS and it hyped up Navidson Tom and Reston, so they went into the hallway after eight days of Holloway not coming back. The chapter goes on about exploring the maze in the house and as for Johnny Traunt, we learn a little more about his sexual encounters with various women. Johnny's life soon becomes a life lived in fear, where he is constantly hiding from something which he thinks is coming for him.
Questions:
1) How come it only took Reston and Will 20 minutes to get down the stairs while for Holloway it took hours and hours?
2) Do you think the drugs and Zampano's reading has effected Traunt's way in experiencing situations in his life?
3) Whats with the blank lines on the bottom of 118?
Chapter IX-XII
In these chapters, Holloway and his team finally reaches the bottom of the spiral staircase and finds themselves not relieved by achieving their main "goal" but rather even more stressed, finding even more corridors and small rooms. The team goes into desperation and the continuous growl continue to separate Holloway from Jed and Wax. As Holloway goes off to chase the untraceable growl, Jed and Wax continue to climb the spiral staircase. As they continue up, Holloway accidentally shoots Wax in the arm and this time Holloway goes crazy and leaves the two. Jed frustrated, scared, and hopeless carries Wax and Holloway who lost all sense of reality shoots at the two men which made them go into hiding. The house seems to be devouring not only their hopes and sense of time space and morality but their shoelaces, neon markings, and backup supplies. Jed sobbing and venting, he talks to the recorder and pounds on the floor, and due to this action it "echoed" to Navidson' s living room. The pounding sounded like a SOS and it hyped up Navidson Tom and Reston, so they went into the hallway after eight days of Holloway not coming back. The chapter goes on about exploring the maze in the house and as for Johnny Traunt, we learn a little more about his sexual encounters with various women. Johnny's life soon becomes a life lived in fear, where he is constantly hiding from something which he thinks is coming for him.
Questions:
1) How come it only took Reston and Will 20 minutes to get down the stairs while for Holloway it took hours and hours?
2) Do you think the drugs and Zampano's reading has effected Traunt's way in experiencing situations in his life?
3) Whats with the blank lines on the bottom of 118?
Natalya Gornopolskaya
This section of the book starts off with the myth of King Minos and the Labyrinth, which he’d built to protect the city of Knossos from the dreaded Minotaur. Though this entire section is crossed out in red ink, it draws a parallel to the situation currently faced by the characters in the Navidson Record. We see how promiscuous Johnny is through his graphic sexual encounters with many strange women. I think the reason he takes the opportunity to have several one-night-stands is to seek human connection, otherwise he would feel completely empty inside. We also learn through one of his former sexual partners that Johnny indeed screams in his sleep, which spells for further troubles ahead. Back in the hallway, we learn what fate the travelers have endured. It seems their leader Holloway, hell-bent on gaining world fame, ran in search of a beast to shoot at with his pistol. Jed and Wax tried to calm him down, but it was too late, he had surrendered his sanity to the darkness. The two men then decide to go back, leaving Holloway behind, as they continue hearing gunshots everywhere. To make things worse, Wax gets shot with a bullet form Holloway’s gun, making it very difficult for Jed to press on. Back at the house, Will, Tom and Reston assemble a search party, while Karen signals the radio. We soon start to see very few words on each page which is implicative of the reality shifts occurring within the labyrinth. As Will and Reston are bravely searching, Tom stays at the top of the spiral staircase, making corny jokes and shadow puppets for entertainment. I enjoy the way Tom is portrayed in this scene, it adds a lighthearted feel to the story. The shadow puppets move Johnny in a way that brings him back to the day he met a sad stray Pekinese. He and a very disturbed looking woman found it together. She insisted on taking in the poor dog to which Johnny did not object. As the woman pulled out onto the road, she hurled the abandoned Pekinese at Johnny’s house, causing it to suffer to death. This particular scene in the book was mind-numbing, though irrelevant, it made me very angry.
Questions:
1. Was the abandoned Pekinese meant as a symbol for Johnny; does its violent end foreshadow something?
2. What happened to Jed as Navidson and Reston found him, is he alright?
3. Why does the hallway allow for each man to get hoisted up to safety, except for Navidson?
4. How can Karen keep her sanity while her husband is off “exploring” again?
5. What will become of Johnny now that he has lost his job?
Questions:
1. Was the abandoned Pekinese meant as a symbol for Johnny; does its violent end foreshadow something?
2. What happened to Jed as Navidson and Reston found him, is he alright?
3. Why does the hallway allow for each man to get hoisted up to safety, except for Navidson?
4. How can Karen keep her sanity while her husband is off “exploring” again?
5. What will become of Johnny now that he has lost his job?
Kristin Todd
Chapters 9-12
These chapters were about exploring the labyrinth. I thought that the adventure of finding what was going on inside the house was very interesting. Reading what these people were going through to find out what they're living with is captivating. It frightened me seeing the effects the labyrinth has on the men, especially Tom. I am interested in seeing what happens inside the house, based on the strange things that have already happened. Especially with the fung shui animal figurines disappearing.
Discussion Questions:
1. How was it that Tom was able to pull up the people from the house and not from the to of the stairs?
2. What is the figure that they saw?
These chapters were about exploring the labyrinth. I thought that the adventure of finding what was going on inside the house was very interesting. Reading what these people were going through to find out what they're living with is captivating. It frightened me seeing the effects the labyrinth has on the men, especially Tom. I am interested in seeing what happens inside the house, based on the strange things that have already happened. Especially with the fung shui animal figurines disappearing.
Discussion Questions:
1. How was it that Tom was able to pull up the people from the house and not from the to of the stairs?
2. What is the figure that they saw?
Janie Cherestal
The four newly-assigned chapters of the novel, I believe, have been the best thus far. I particularly liked the plot is advancing and how gripping it has become. The scene where Holloway shot Jed was so heartbreaking yet thrilling, and I have never flipped through pages so quickly to discover what was going to happen next. I also liked the description of Navidson and Tom’s relationship and how despite the fact that they have such different characters, they are still share a powerful bond. These four chapters also brought up many questions.
- Why is Navidson, a father of two, so eager to enter the hallway when he now knows that the exploration has caused the team who entered ahead of him extreme danger? Does he not care about how his actions are affecting his family?
- Why does Johnny have so many sexual partners? Is this his way of escaping the chaos of his mind, or is he just being a guy?
- Who is responsible for the chaotic page layout- Zampano or Johnny?
- Who or what is “the Minotaur” in the Navidson Records?
- Why is the house attacking the men’s supplies? Is it trying to kill them?
- Why are there such huge blank spaces on several of the pages?
- Why does Holloway lose his mind while in the labyrinth, while Wax and Jed are able to stay relatively calm and sensible?
- Why is Navidson, a father of two, so eager to enter the hallway when he now knows that the exploration has caused the team who entered ahead of him extreme danger? Does he not care about how his actions are affecting his family?
- Why does Johnny have so many sexual partners? Is this his way of escaping the chaos of his mind, or is he just being a guy?
- Who is responsible for the chaotic page layout- Zampano or Johnny?
- Who or what is “the Minotaur” in the Navidson Records?
- Why is the house attacking the men’s supplies? Is it trying to kill them?
- Why are there such huge blank spaces on several of the pages?
- Why does Holloway lose his mind while in the labyrinth, while Wax and Jed are able to stay relatively calm and sensible?
Eun-Hee Vabulas
In chapters IX-XII, Navidson and the others continue their exploration of the space that has appeared in the house. While on Exploration #4, Holloway, Jed, and Wax make it to the bottom of the Spiral Staircase, but do not come across anything new. After days of exploration and finding an endless number of rooms and hallways, the mental state of Holloway begins to deteriorate. Holloway becomes intent on discovering anything that would break the monotony of the place. The fact that he cannot find anything except for more doors and hallways is maddening for him, and he is compelled to explore further when he finds the markers the team left behind had been torn. The situation worsens when Wax is shot and Holloway walks off, leaving Jed and Wax. In the process, Navidson gets left behind.
Discussion Questions:
What is the significance of the layout of the text?
What happened to the Feng Shui objects that Karen had around the house?
Discussion Questions:
What is the significance of the layout of the text?
What happened to the Feng Shui objects that Karen had around the house?
Victoria Gornopolskaya
In these next chapters we get even more detail on Johnny's sex life along with more detail about the mysteries of the house. It appears that the hallway changes in accordance with the mental state of the character. Holloway for example has gone mad searching for a monster and shooting at everyone though a monster may only appear to him. Unfortunately this causes the death of Jed and injury of Wax. Navidson and Reston are able to make their way down the staircase very quickly as their mental state had been eager and willing. As the staircase expanded, the text in the book expanded as well. This I found to be very significant. I feel as if the book is written in a way that represents the nature of the hallway; random, distracting, confusing, mysterious, and constantly changing. I believe we will get more of an understanding of the way the hallway works as we get more of an understanding of the way the book is written. In these chapters I enjoyed reading Lude's list as well as Tom's hilarious monologues in the hallway. I was horrified by the death of that poor puppy by the hands of that awful looking woman. I am sure this book contains more entertainment along with many secrets to uncover. Questions:
1. What is the significance of the dead dog?
2. Is there really a monster in the hallways and if not what is that roar?
3. Will the characters make it out alive?
1. What is the significance of the dead dog?
2. Is there really a monster in the hallways and if not what is that roar?
3. Will the characters make it out alive?
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Emily Skahill
i am so lost! i don't think i've ever read anything like this before. I think that is why i'm so confused. Zampano's story is so boring to me because it reads like a text book but when the writing was in all different directions and his story was about the hallways i found it flowed a lot easier. Truant's stories were incredibly vulgar and i found them difficult to read. Why does he feel the need to tell us about his sexual encounters? Originally i really liked this book, but as it continues i'm finding it really boring. however, if i was in Karen or any other person in that situation i would have been very scared. was there a point to the blank pages and the upside down sections? what about the boxes?
Julie Morvitz
As I saw print continue to change, text being written in odd places and nothing really flowing, I found it difficult to follow anything that was going on. I tried to read one storyline through, and then go back and read the other. The footnotes were no longer at the bottom of the page, instead they were on the side, upside down or in a box in the middle of the page. Although this style confused me, I had never read anything like it so it was interesting to see what the next page would look like and how I would get through reading it. I liked how in the middle of the story, there was suddenly a comparison between The Navidson Record and other commercial productions. It was so random (of course, not surprising in this novel), and it continued to talk about the falsification of images because of digital technology.
I thought it was ironic that Truant had pushed the scary thoughts out of his mind (or so he thought), but when he realized they were still there he became scared once again. As he tried to push the thoughts out, it just made them come back.
1. Is there a point to the strange layout of text?
2. Why did Holloway leave Jed in the end?
3. Why does Zampano bother to compare historical stories to Holloway’s adventure in the house?
4. Why did Johnnie kill the Pekinese dog?
John Bonhomme Jr.
This book just suddenly picked up the pace ten fold. It stays consistent with the one random story, (per four chapters) this one being the Hudson story. This story was used to compare Holloway's and Hudson's similarities. Hudson and Holloway both seemed to have lost sight of their main goal, and end up turning on their crew. These decisions both led them to their fate. The Johnny Truant story has gone from crazy to normal, and now its back to crazy. Johnny is a drug abuser who cannot leave his house. He has a certain connection with it which is messing up his life. In these chapters he goes back to random mind digressions and confuses the reader all over again. The book itself became very...interesting. The complexity of where to read and what to read is very unique, and yet confusing. One things for sure, I've never read a book quite like this one.
Questions
Why is the book formatted like this?
Was Holloway the one shooting at Will and friends?
Will Johnny find help?
Questions
Why is the book formatted like this?
Was Holloway the one shooting at Will and friends?
Will Johnny find help?
Michael Lampasona
The exploration of the House turns into a disaster, with Holloway refusing to "abort" the mission with Jed and Wax. He even ends up shooting each of them within the span of the next few days. It seems absurd that Holloway would want to stay in the area any longer, even if he is in search of fame - there are definitely ways to pursue fame that involve less danger. This makes me think that the House has some sort of influence over Holloway's attitude, even though he was predisposed to being adventurous.
Navidson, Tom, and Reston go in on the rescue mission once the knocking from the explorers is heard. This displeases Karen. Once they locate Wax and Jed, leaving the labyrinth seems impossible, and the text suggests that the characters mental state shapes the mysterious hallways.
All the meanwhile, Johnny Truant is growing more and more insane. He has a few more drug binges, one-night stands, finds out that he screams in his sleep, and even tries quitting drugs altogether to better interpret what's going on in his life. However, Johnny continues to have troubles and anxiety.
I thought these chapters were interesting, and for the first time since we started this book I actually wanted to keep reading. This is not to disrespect the book, I just felt that these chapters had more of a "pull" on me.
Here are my discussion questions:
1. What's the purpose of the various extensive lists in the chapters?
2. Could Johnny be a character in the Navidson story, even though his plot seems separate?
3. What is the purpose of the mirrored text and why does the writing style keep switching? (example: fewer words on some pages)
Navidson, Tom, and Reston go in on the rescue mission once the knocking from the explorers is heard. This displeases Karen. Once they locate Wax and Jed, leaving the labyrinth seems impossible, and the text suggests that the characters mental state shapes the mysterious hallways.
All the meanwhile, Johnny Truant is growing more and more insane. He has a few more drug binges, one-night stands, finds out that he screams in his sleep, and even tries quitting drugs altogether to better interpret what's going on in his life. However, Johnny continues to have troubles and anxiety.
I thought these chapters were interesting, and for the first time since we started this book I actually wanted to keep reading. This is not to disrespect the book, I just felt that these chapters had more of a "pull" on me.
Here are my discussion questions:
1. What's the purpose of the various extensive lists in the chapters?
2. Could Johnny be a character in the Navidson story, even though his plot seems separate?
3. What is the purpose of the mirrored text and why does the writing style keep switching? (example: fewer words on some pages)
Katherine Tesi
If Johnny’s insanity wasn’t obvious earlier, there is no question that he is certifiable by now. He’s having physical trouble leaving his house, remembering times previously in his life that suggest he was always a little off and even admitting to keeping measuring tapes on the floor of his apartment to make sure no shifts occur. Johnny also finds out after a one night stand that he is yelling and screaming in his sleep, through his partner’s radio confession the following day. He attends a Doctor who suggests a stay at an institution for Johnny and prescribes medication which Johnny doesn’t take, but instead Johnny clears his apartment of all alcohol and drugs. He also gets fired from his job after missing multiple weeks of work. Johnny’s loss of control over his own life is devastatingly obvious and he often times he doesn’t really seem to care.
The team of Holloway, Jed and Wax are able to get to the bottom of the staircase but a few days after their week timeline passes, Jed and Wax become increasingly nervous. The markers the team had left along their path have been destroyed, many of which have claw marks across them. Holloway begins to go crazy and splits up with Jed and Wax. He accidentally shorts Wax thinking it was an unknown being living in the labyrinth. Tom, Navidson and Reston enter the hallway in hopes of finding the others. Following the same stairs they had seen earlier, they get to the bottom within minutes. Navidson and Reston find Jed and the injured Wax, and soon after who appears to be Holloway begins shooting at them from down one of the many hallways. Finally the four men find the staircase and with Tom’ help are able to get Wax, Jed and Reston up to the top. The staircase expands immensely before Navidson has the change to reach the top.
1. What is the purpose of the mirrored text boxes?
2. How did the references to Magellan and Hudson really tie in to anything?
The team of Holloway, Jed and Wax are able to get to the bottom of the staircase but a few days after their week timeline passes, Jed and Wax become increasingly nervous. The markers the team had left along their path have been destroyed, many of which have claw marks across them. Holloway begins to go crazy and splits up with Jed and Wax. He accidentally shorts Wax thinking it was an unknown being living in the labyrinth. Tom, Navidson and Reston enter the hallway in hopes of finding the others. Following the same stairs they had seen earlier, they get to the bottom within minutes. Navidson and Reston find Jed and the injured Wax, and soon after who appears to be Holloway begins shooting at them from down one of the many hallways. Finally the four men find the staircase and with Tom’ help are able to get Wax, Jed and Reston up to the top. The staircase expands immensely before Navidson has the change to reach the top.
1. What is the purpose of the mirrored text boxes?
2. How did the references to Magellan and Hudson really tie in to anything?
Robert Stevens
The format of the story is definately getting confusing. Text boxes (some being mirror images of themselves) sidenotes upside down, not to mention the long lists of house/building construction styles, structural features, names of famous architects and designers, appliances, tree species, plumbing apparatus, lighting equipment, etc. etc. etc. While some examples may be necessary, are that many really??
So over the course of these chapters, Holloway snaps and storms off on his own looking for something. Meanwhile Jed and Wax try to head back, occassionally running into Holloway, where he accidently shoots Wax in the shoulder and Jed in the face, killing him. Ironically, Jed is killed just as he is being rescued.
Meanwhile, Johnny Truant is losing touch with reality as well, he no longer feels anything with his drugs, booze and one night stands, and is consumed by a nagging fear.
Meanwhile, Tom has set up base camp at the top of the stairwell, where he subsequently settles in for several days alone. During which he heckels "Mr. Monster"
Aside from Zampano's tangents about digital photo editing, Henry Hudson, and the like, chapter 11 ends with Tom being unable to meet Will and co. at the bottom of the stairs, so he has lowered a rope to hoist Wax and Reston out.
What is consuming Truant? Why the fear?
Where is Holloway now? What is his state of mind? ...and what is he now capable of?
So over the course of these chapters, Holloway snaps and storms off on his own looking for something. Meanwhile Jed and Wax try to head back, occassionally running into Holloway, where he accidently shoots Wax in the shoulder and Jed in the face, killing him. Ironically, Jed is killed just as he is being rescued.
Meanwhile, Johnny Truant is losing touch with reality as well, he no longer feels anything with his drugs, booze and one night stands, and is consumed by a nagging fear.
Meanwhile, Tom has set up base camp at the top of the stairwell, where he subsequently settles in for several days alone. During which he heckels "Mr. Monster"
Aside from Zampano's tangents about digital photo editing, Henry Hudson, and the like, chapter 11 ends with Tom being unable to meet Will and co. at the bottom of the stairs, so he has lowered a rope to hoist Wax and Reston out.
What is consuming Truant? Why the fear?
Where is Holloway now? What is his state of mind? ...and what is he now capable of?
Alyson Bernero
These chapters of the reading were very intriguing. Although it became confusing at some to keep up with the random tangents that happened within each section of the story, we got much more detail into the Navidson record as well as Johnny's story. As we followed the expedition into the hallway, the pressure and fear felt by all of the men involved began to put a huge strain on them. This becomes extremely clear when Halloway begins hallucinating and accidently shoots Wax. Johnny goes into many more stories of his love affairs and one-night stands and continues to take the readers on the journey of his tumultuous life.
Why is the text arranged in such complicated ways?
What did Halloway see when he shot Wax?
Does the house still look the same on the outside?
Why is the text arranged in such complicated ways?
What did Halloway see when he shot Wax?
Does the house still look the same on the outside?
Carly Cooper
I really got into these chapters a lot more than I did the others. I am still annoyed and distracted by the random and spontaneous physics lessons within the story but the story has progressed and become more interesting. I actually find myself frightened while reading and I am able to relate to and understand the fear within the characters, especially Tom. Though I don’t love the tangents, I did find the comparison between the biblical story and the relationship of Navidson and Tom very interesting and appropriate.
I still have some questions. Firstly I wonder about the connection between the house and animals, first with the pets in the last section and now with the animals that Karen has placed throughout the house, this is also the first time we this “magic” happening in the interior of the actual house rather than the extension.
Another thing I didn’t understand was what happened to Holloway? Was it Holloway who shot both Wax and Jed?
I also wonder about the children and why it is that they are able to hear and notice things that the adults seem to miss.
My last inquiry is about how Tom was able to save Reston once the rope had snapped? It’s possible that I just didn’t understand the text, but was it just that Tom was able to catch him or was it some other source that helped him?
In addition is this house or creature (or whatever is creating the movement) aimed at attacking only Navidson?
I still have some questions. Firstly I wonder about the connection between the house and animals, first with the pets in the last section and now with the animals that Karen has placed throughout the house, this is also the first time we this “magic” happening in the interior of the actual house rather than the extension.
Another thing I didn’t understand was what happened to Holloway? Was it Holloway who shot both Wax and Jed?
I also wonder about the children and why it is that they are able to hear and notice things that the adults seem to miss.
My last inquiry is about how Tom was able to save Reston once the rope had snapped? It’s possible that I just didn’t understand the text, but was it just that Tom was able to catch him or was it some other source that helped him?
In addition is this house or creature (or whatever is creating the movement) aimed at attacking only Navidson?
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