A quote that I really agreed with in this section of reading was Rora's story with the "possibility of the world [being] governed by the depraved triumvirate of power, survival instinct, and greed." (page 132). This made me think of of all of the terrible stories that you hear on the news in the world today - rape, stealing, crimes, deaths, etc. The morality of the world as a whole has definitely decreased and gone to crazy levels at this point in time. Money is tight. Jobs are hard to find. Success seems more difficult to accomplish. I know several people that truly believe the only way to "be someone" in today's world is to be the most powerful and have no feeling towards the needs of others - the only thing important is making sure that you have your own needs met. This is something that I do not really agree with, but found interesting while reading this quote in the book.
Another thing I was interested to read in this section was when we are finally told the true reasoning behind the writing of this book. On page 133, he admits that one of the reasons for writing the book was because it allowed him to be someone else and could either let him "earn the right to orgasmic selfishness... or purchase [his] moral insurance by going through the righteousness processes of self-doubt and self-realization."
A main thing that seemed more stressed in this section (or maybe was just on my mind more) was the pain that comes to those in relation to the deceased. This weekend, I was with two of my close friends when they received news of a friend that had unexpectedly passed away. While reading about Olga's suffering over the death and the daily impact that the situation was having on her daily life and really, every thought, I kept thinking about my friends. It reminded me how easily we forget to be grateful for what/who we have and how important it is to be there for those going through such a situation. I find it crazy how uncaring the town is of this death because of him being a jew and how easily Lazarus's name is being tarnished due to the unknown truth.
palpable (pg 121) - readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident
"The vileness of his violent plan was palpable in these fiery proclamations."
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