Intro

[Jeffery]

"He lived then in a state of helpless indecision, alone with certain painful experiences and disappointments, without fundamental principles, without hope and without a single pleasure and memory" (14).

This quote is significant because it reveals the factors that ultimately influenced Nietzsche's philosophy on the world. Nietzsche suffered from many illnesses throughout his life and as a result believed there was ultimately no meaning in suffering as the universe is utterly indifferent to human existence. This quote accurately reflects his view that suffering is not inherently bad, and one should not try to fix or circumvent it as it is an experience that creates growth and makes one wiser. He believed that suffering manifests in different forms throughout one's life, and one's reaction to it determines true strengths and character.

[Kayleigh]

"We're walking together along the road that runs alongside the stadium when a whistling screech rips through the air above us. Sara shoves my shoulder and sends me flying onto the concrete...the ground shakes and torrents of glass rain down onto the pavement...I watch the shell rip my world apart" (page 45).

In Butterfly by Yusra Mardini she describes a bomb that hit her swimming pool near her house. Her whole life has been about swimming because her father is her coach. She is shocked that something so valuable to her can be destroyed in seconds.
-Kayleigh Dennen

[Kayleigh]

Missy wrote: "The multi-genre book I'm currently reading is The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls, where she tells her story of growing up among two free-spirited parents to the point where it's abusive. Jeanette, ...

This is interesting how you have opinions about the parents even though it is not directly stated in the passage. This sounds like a good book!

[Oren]

NATALIE wrote: "After updating your progress on the book you are currently reading, add one quotation you have read that you found interesting. Then, discuss why you found it significant and comment on one other p..."

"She later accused her brother of keeping her isolated and uncared for for her entire childhood in the southern market town."

This is important because this is what may have led to her later radical beliefs.

[Vaishali]

"That night, when Werner and I tuned in to the BBC, I prayed that the news about German military misfortune would mean an early end to the war and, for me, release from the prison of my pretense"(12).

This quote is significant because it highlights how Edith felt during the Holocaust. Although she was not in the concentration camps, she still felt like she was in prison because she had to hide her true self every day. I found it very interesting how she compared herself to the Jews stuck in the concentration camps. While other Jews were in a literal prison. Edith was stuck in a figurative one: she was constantly scared of being caught and she had to hide any traces of her previous life.