The last line in Guardian Angel is significant becuase it helps the reader to understand the fact that he is almost losing himself, and that he isnt able to be fully himself or fully human. He replies to the question "are you there, Jean-Do?" that at times he does not even know if he is there. He is so in and out with his thoughts it must be hard to judge reality. His illness leads him to lose himself.
2. What is ironic about the photograph he recieves from his father in The Photo?
The photo he revives from his father is ironic becuase it is a picture of just him that was taken near the hospital he is at now.
3. Do Bauby's dreams give us any insight into his condition? Be specific.
Bauby's dreams gives us alot of insight to his condtion. First of all in the main dream that he seems to have more than once he is unable to communicate. Also in the dream he starts off as paralyzed and is unable to communicate while an opperation is preformed on him. Another similiarity is the "liquid" that he 'drinks'. He states that he has then been drugged and is unable to function. The drugs can be related to the hospital medications he is having pumped into him. It could also relate to to sleeping pill that he takes, which leaves him even more unable to function then normal.
4. Where is Bauby's butterfly in My Lucky Day?Bauby's butterfly is not arround in My Lucky Day. He is unable to escape from the annoying situations aound him and does not go off into thought about another place, instead he is mentally trapped in the situation around him
5. After reading, Our Very Own Madonna and Through a Glass, Darkly, Bauby seems to have regrets about not appreciating small moments from his earlier life. Can you think of a moment from your own life that you did not truly appreciate until it was over? How can we learn to live so that we appreciate significant moments. Is this even possible?
I can remember several moments in my life that i didnt truly appreciate until it was over, and i have not met another person who has not. I htink it is impossible to learn how to appreciate some significant moments while they are happening. I feel as though it is amlost human nature to not notice things untill they are gone. We are so busy with the present and the future that we do not have the time to appricate the simple things until we are without.
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