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Post by MsElliott on Nov 11, 2015 4:03:17 GMT
How is the following statement from Chapter 31 paradoxical?
"I felt very old, but when I looked at the tip of my nose I could see fine misty beads, but looking cross-eyed made me dizzy so I quit."
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Post by kate Fincham on Nov 12, 2015 23:32:22 GMT
This statement contradicts itself because the rest of the sentence has nothing to do with feeling old. Furthermore, one who felt "old" wouldn't go cross-eyed just to see the end of their nose.
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Post by emah on Nov 14, 2015 4:51:01 GMT
This statement contradicts itself because the rest of the sentence has nothing to do with feeling old. Furthermore, one who felt "old" wouldn't go cross-eyed just to see the end of their nose. This is true. She may feel old but she is not acting in a typical way an old person would act. Maybe it is a feeling of being old because of her experiences, not comparing to the adults she knows are old. |
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Post by elisegrant on Nov 18, 2015 10:24:24 GMT
This statement contradicts itself because the rest of the sentence has nothing to do with feeling old. Furthermore, one who felt "old" wouldn't go cross-eyed just to see the end of their nose. This is true. She may feel old but she is not acting in a typical way an old person would act. Maybe it is a feeling of being old because of her experiences, not comparing to the adults she knows are old. I agree, this quite a childish thing to do and nothing else in the statement besides "I felt very old" has anything to do with being old. |
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Post by Yor a wizard Harry!! (Ashton) on Nov 19, 2015 10:15:42 GMT
How is the following statement from Chapter 31 paradoxical? "I felt very old, but when I looked at the tip of my nose I could see fine misty beads, but looking cross-eyed made me dizzy so I quit." One who was old would not attempt to view their nose in the first place as it is very childish and only high concentration would send such a person dizzy. It could be likened with the young persons challenge to cur their tongue or touch their nose with it. |
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Post by Hope15 on Nov 19, 2015 11:12:13 GMT
I believe that this statement is paradoxical as it shows a person feeling "very old" while doing a childish action. It is also completely contradictory as the rest of the statement has nothing to do with being old, but illuminates a more childlike attitude.
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Post by laurah on Nov 19, 2015 12:07:04 GMT
How is the following statement from Chapter 31 paradoxical? "I felt very old, but when I looked at the tip of my nose I could see fine misty beads, but looking cross-eyed made me dizzy so I quit." This statement is a paradox because Scout is doing a childish and youthful action, and yet she says she feels "very old". |
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Post by lilyklunyk on Nov 19, 2015 20:40:24 GMT
This statement contradicts itself because the rest of the sentence has nothing to do with feeling old. Furthermore, one who felt "old" wouldn't go cross-eyed just to see the end of their nose. Especially since the act of looking cross-eyed is quite a childish thing to do and it shows how youthful she really is. |
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