ENG 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Wax Paper, Don Delillo, The Body Artist
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The body artist by don delillo (pages 1-44) Relationship between rey and lauren: seems disjointed, but in a really intimate way. Finish each other"s sentences/say only have sentences, but still understand: the constant specification of his and hers . Seems like they don"t have much care for each other. They are both really aware of each other"s routines, favorite things, favorite acts. They may be a bit alienated, but they also acknowledge each other"s patterns: seems disconnected. Style of novel: very unique, very strange in a way, affects the perceptions of the relationship between rey and lauren. The world happens you know more surely who you are on a strong bright day after a storm when the smallest falling leaf is stabbed with self- awareness. The wind makes a sound in the pines and the world comes into being, irreversibly (delillo 9: this is a novel about time, seeming, perception, she saw a blue jay perched atop the feeder.
