tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246797287811539521.post7041782344468295914..comments2022-04-07T10:37:46.850-05:00Comments on English 208b: The Impossible, Perverse and Strange: The Poor CreaturesDahlia Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174548009168267294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246797287811539521.post-67835533036708311402010-02-04T14:15:31.169-06:002010-02-04T14:15:31.169-06:00I also thought the details of the plague were grap...I also thought the details of the plague were graphic and disturbing. I can't imagine the scars that a child would have after going through the horrific situation at such a young age. However, when he used the phrases "poor people" and "poor creatures," I felt like he lost some of the personal sympathy. It doesn't mean as much since he refers to them generically instead of personally.Sarah Barhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18050748346542134447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246797287811539521.post-85313315915425089742010-02-02T08:57:44.947-06:002010-02-02T08:57:44.947-06:00Like the use of "rational creature" in S...Like the use of "rational creature" in Swift, this phrase seems ripe for further exploration, especially considering the way class difference is represented in the novel.Dahlia Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174548009168267294noreply@blogger.com