Book 7 (Chapter 30)
Page 319
"I've seen Rooster been beat and whipped a number of times... but never till this moment had I seen his eyes well and fill."
I really liked this quote because not only did it really strike me, but I think that there was a really good job of showing a strong change in this character. I believe that the author included that little tidbit at the beginging to show even more change in the character. I think that it really says a lot about one person if they never cry, not even when being beaten and whipped. Then for that same person to start tearing up really makes the moment a lot more powerful. I think that the author did an amazing job of really captureing that raw emotion, for I felt it, and it really struck me. I truly just enjoyed this quote and it also really stuck out to me because of it's power.
Book 7 (Chapter 31)
Page 333
"His glance took in the fires of the camp, the nations of the allies clustered in their unites, and their officers, whom we could see, like us approaching from all quarters the king's fire, ready to respond to his needs and recive his instructions.
'the opposite of fear,' Dinekes said, 'is love.'"
This quote was also a very powerful one for me personally. I think that is because Dinekes truly makes a very powerful statement throughtout all of the misfortunes and the horrors of war. The statement it's self is also a truly beautiful one, coming from the heart and it sound very philosophical. Another reason that this is very powerful is because the reader knows that Dinekes has been studying fear for a very long time. He has basically dedicated his life to this whole study and now he finally realized what he'd been looking for all along. It's almost as if he had a turning point in his life and now he is satisfied with what he's accomplished.
Book 8 (Chapter 37)
Page 375
"Those were the last tears of mine, my lord, that the sun will ever see."
The reason that this quote struck me was just because of one thing. I honestly thought that this quote was just beautiful. Without even look at why this quote was said or what it's purpose was, I just think that this quote stands out on it's own because of the lanugague used. I feel that the way this line shows strength, but at the same time passion. I feel that this quote makes a statement by saying that "I'm now strong, and I wont look back". I believe that was the message that the author was trying to convey in this passage.
Book 8 (Chapter 35)
Page 365
"As when a hailstorm decends unseasonably from the mountains and hurls from the sky its icy pellets upon the husbandman's newly sprouted crop, so did the bolts of the Persians in their myriads thunder down upon the Spartans and Thespaians."
One reason that this quote really struck me was beacause the author used a great simile. I thought that it was very clever and imaginative to compare hail on a field of crops, to warfare and people dieing. Even so, this simile really helped me picture what was happening because it really used great imagery. I think that this quote is also really interesting because of the very strong and descriptive verbs used such as 'hurls' and 'decend'. Also, there were very powerful and descriptive adjectives such as 'unseasonably' and 'icy pellets'. Overall, this quote really stuck out to me and I enjoyed it!
Page 319
"I've seen Rooster been beat and whipped a number of times... but never till this moment had I seen his eyes well and fill."
I really liked this quote because not only did it really strike me, but I think that there was a really good job of showing a strong change in this character. I believe that the author included that little tidbit at the beginging to show even more change in the character. I think that it really says a lot about one person if they never cry, not even when being beaten and whipped. Then for that same person to start tearing up really makes the moment a lot more powerful. I think that the author did an amazing job of really captureing that raw emotion, for I felt it, and it really struck me. I truly just enjoyed this quote and it also really stuck out to me because of it's power.
Book 7 (Chapter 31)
Page 333
"His glance took in the fires of the camp, the nations of the allies clustered in their unites, and their officers, whom we could see, like us approaching from all quarters the king's fire, ready to respond to his needs and recive his instructions.
'the opposite of fear,' Dinekes said, 'is love.'"
This quote was also a very powerful one for me personally. I think that is because Dinekes truly makes a very powerful statement throughtout all of the misfortunes and the horrors of war. The statement it's self is also a truly beautiful one, coming from the heart and it sound very philosophical. Another reason that this is very powerful is because the reader knows that Dinekes has been studying fear for a very long time. He has basically dedicated his life to this whole study and now he finally realized what he'd been looking for all along. It's almost as if he had a turning point in his life and now he is satisfied with what he's accomplished.
Book 8 (Chapter 37)
Page 375
"Those were the last tears of mine, my lord, that the sun will ever see."
The reason that this quote struck me was just because of one thing. I honestly thought that this quote was just beautiful. Without even look at why this quote was said or what it's purpose was, I just think that this quote stands out on it's own because of the lanugague used. I feel that the way this line shows strength, but at the same time passion. I feel that this quote makes a statement by saying that "I'm now strong, and I wont look back". I believe that was the message that the author was trying to convey in this passage.
Book 8 (Chapter 35)
Page 365
"As when a hailstorm decends unseasonably from the mountains and hurls from the sky its icy pellets upon the husbandman's newly sprouted crop, so did the bolts of the Persians in their myriads thunder down upon the Spartans and Thespaians."
One reason that this quote really struck me was beacause the author used a great simile. I thought that it was very clever and imaginative to compare hail on a field of crops, to warfare and people dieing. Even so, this simile really helped me picture what was happening because it really used great imagery. I think that this quote is also really interesting because of the very strong and descriptive verbs used such as 'hurls' and 'decend'. Also, there were very powerful and descriptive adjectives such as 'unseasonably' and 'icy pellets'. Overall, this quote really stuck out to me and I enjoyed it!
