Some of the discussion we had at our meeting revolved around which of the five 'main' characters was "The most tragic" (assuming there are degrees of tragedy!). My vote was for Mick, since she was young and had so much ahead of her that she possibly could have done if she hadn't gotten chained into the drug store job. (I found the following particularly poignant: "Their motto was supposed to be 'Keep on your toes and smile.' Once she was out of the store she had to frown a long time to get her natural face again." Or, as stated in a conversation between Portia & Dr. Copeland: "You always had a great interest in little children,' said Portia. 'You care a heap more about them than about grown peoples don't you?' 'There is more hope in the young child,' said Doctor Copeland."
Others offered Singer as the most tragic & while I agree he had a lot to be unhappy about, I saw him more as the author's mechanism to draw out the other four characters.
From the Memorable Simile Department: I think my favorite was " 'God I'm thirsty,' Jake said. 'I feel like the whole Russian army marched through my mouth in its stocking feet' " Ha! I have experienced a similar sensation on many a morning after BW3's Committee meetings - where sometimes I feel myself "entering the kaleidoscope of drunkenness" (another Jake-ism)
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Some of the discussion we had at our meeting revolved around which of the five 'main' characters was "The most tragic" (assuming there are degrees of tragedy!). My vote was for Mick, since she was young and had so much ahead of her that she possibly could have done if she hadn't gotten chained into the drug store job. (I found the following particularly poignant: "Their motto was supposed to be 'Keep on your toes and smile.' Once she was out of the store she had to frown a long time to get her natural face again." Or, as stated in a conversation between Portia & Dr. Copeland: "You always had a great interest in little children,' said Portia. 'You care a heap more about them than about grown peoples don't you?' 'There is more hope in the young child,' said Doctor Copeland."
Others offered Singer as the most tragic & while I agree he had a lot to be unhappy about, I saw him more as the author's mechanism to draw out the other four characters.
From the Memorable Simile Department: I think my favorite was " 'God I'm thirsty,' Jake said. 'I feel like the whole Russian army marched through my mouth in its stocking feet' " Ha! I have experienced a similar sensation on many a morning after BW3's Committee meetings - where sometimes I feel myself "entering the kaleidoscope of drunkenness" (another Jake-ism)
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