Hello everyone, I am back this week with another blog post, I hope everyone is having a fantastic week, in this weeks blog I will be talking about chapters 15-31 of The Dinner . I also would like to thank everyone who commented on my last blog!!
One of the things I would like to talk about is the relationship between Paul and Michel, in specific I would like to talk about the moment when Paul found his sons phone in his pocket. One of the things that interested me the most was how Paul thinks that his son does not respect him, when Paul was talking to Michel on the phone he says how "grateful he is that Michel still calls him "Dad" and not "Paul"." (Kock 104). Like Paul, I personally believe that calling your parents by their first name is weird and defies the whole purpose of being a parent. The first time I realized that my mom name is not mom I was surprised, I got so excited about it I started calling my mom by her real name at first as a joke. My mom laughed about it the first few times, but when I first did it at a family gathering she got really mad and did not talk to me for the rest of the day, after that day I never called my mom by her first name again. I personally find Paul and Michel relationship really annoying, like Paul talks about personal space and how he respects his sons personal space. But a few seconds later he goes on his sons phone and look at his personal videos. Like Paul just:
Another thing I would like to talk about is the disrespect Michel and the others showed the homeless woman, like to that to an animal is bad but to a human being! They killed her, this makes me hate Michel and everyone else so much. First of all they threw a gas can next to her and threw a lighter next to it, after that "You saw a flash of light, a flash that overexposed everything at once" ( Kock 129 ). To make things worse they were enjoying it, Paul then decided to be the "cool" dad and not do anything too hurt his feelings. This kinda reminds me of The Lord Of The Flies and how everyone by the end of the book lost their innocents, just like Micheal and his cousins after killing a person. I personally think that you should never look down on someone unless your helping them, that is how I have been raised like if I was Paul I would have taken him to the police. But will that really be enough, think about the family members she has. The question I have for you guys is, do you still like Michel and how this incident changed his personality? What makes this event more sad is that it happens in real life too....
I do find Paul's hypocrisy towards his son's privacy amusing. However, he is off his medications so that could be the cause of his impulses to intrude on his son's phone. If I was the parent in Paul's place I would definitely disregard my child's privacy because this is a matter of Michel's safety. And I also wonder why Michel doesn't have a password on his phone, I mean who doesn't? The children's treatment of the homeless woman surprised me but Claire manipulating the situation to make the homeless woman seem at fault appalled me. How could a grown woman, even when defending her child, pass off a murder as being the late person's fault?
Hey Mohammed, hope you had a great break. I agree with how you percieved the issue of parents being called by their first name. I actually know people who call refer to their parents by their first name. I personally would never call my parents by their actual names, because I'm simply just used to calling them mom and dad. However, I feel like those who do call their parents by their first names are not intending to disrespect their parents in any way. They're just used to calling them by their real names. The section of the novel which described the murder of the homeless person shocked me as well! What shocked me even more, was the way Claire showed no remorse for the homeless woman. I understand her natural instinct was to protect her son but allowing him to roam free with no consequences may not be protecting Michel. Personally, after the incident, it has drastically changed my view on Michel. The way Michel dehumanized the homeless woman is not acceptable. I look forward to reading your next blog post next week!
Hi Mohammed! I agree with you and Connor in the comment above, regarding Claire. How could an adult be so ignorant to the fault of her son, that she tries to manipulate the situation so that it seems as though its the victims fault. Many parents do this with their child especially at a young age. The parent would excuse their childs behaviour because they just dont see how someone they have raised could do such a thing. I enjoyed reading your thoughts and look forward to reading your next post!
I do find Paul's hypocrisy towards his son's privacy amusing. However, he is off his medications so that could be the cause of his impulses to intrude on his son's phone. If I was the parent in Paul's place I would definitely disregard my child's privacy because this is a matter of Michel's safety. And I also wonder why Michel doesn't have a password on his phone, I mean who doesn't? The children's treatment of the homeless woman surprised me but Claire manipulating the situation to make the homeless woman seem at fault appalled me. How could a grown woman, even when defending her child, pass off a murder as being the late person's fault?
ReplyDeleteHey Mohammed, hope you had a great break. I agree with how you percieved the issue of parents being called by their first name. I actually know people who call refer to their parents by their first name. I personally would never call my parents by their actual names, because I'm simply just used to calling them mom and dad. However, I feel like those who do call their parents by their first names are not intending to disrespect their parents in any way. They're just used to calling them by their real names. The section of the novel which described the murder of the homeless person shocked me as well! What shocked me even more, was the way Claire showed no remorse for the homeless woman. I understand her natural instinct was to protect her son but allowing him to roam free with no consequences may not be protecting Michel. Personally, after the incident, it has drastically changed my view on Michel. The way Michel dehumanized the homeless woman is not acceptable. I look forward to reading your next blog post next week!
ReplyDeleteHi Mohammed! I agree with you and Connor in the comment above, regarding Claire. How could an adult be so ignorant to the fault of her son, that she tries to manipulate the situation so that it seems as though its the victims fault. Many parents do this with their child especially at a young age. The parent would excuse their childs behaviour because they just dont see how someone they have raised could do such a thing. I enjoyed reading your thoughts and look forward to reading your next post!
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