esch + golden fleece
Passage:
"I loved him before that girl. I imagine that this is the way Medea felt about Jason when she fell in love, when she knew him; that she looked at him and felt a fire eating up through her rib cage, turning her blood to boil, evaporating hotly out of every inch of her skin. I feel it so strongly that I cannot imagine how Manny does not feel it, too." (pg. 56-57)
At this point in time we know that Esch has strong feelings towards Manny that aren't reciprocated, and we know that Esch is aware of this. She holds on to this sense of hope that he'll realize that he should love her and care for her, blissfully unaware that this will never happen and that he won't change. Throughout the story Esch continues to cling tightly to the idea of Manny shaping up and becoming who she wants him to be. This was important for the author to include because it shows us more about Esch and how she always seems to want to see the good in people, even if there isn't any at all.
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Medea-Affresco-Pompei.jpg
[Medea before the murder of the children
Fresco from Pompeii, House of Castor, ca. 62-79 AD
National Archaeological Museum - Naples - Italy]
This painting shows Medea contemplating/planning the murder of her children, that she shares with Jason, to get revenge on him betraying her.
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balloon.jpg
I think that this symbolizes Esch by the end of the novel because she has finally let go of her so called "love" for Manny. She can move on and find new hope within her child or becoming a survivor of Katrina.
"I loved him before that girl. I imagine that this is the way Medea felt about Jason when she fell in love, when she knew him; that she looked at him and felt a fire eating up through her rib cage, turning her blood to boil, evaporating hotly out of every inch of her skin. I feel it so strongly that I cannot imagine how Manny does not feel it, too." (pg. 56-57)
At this point in time we know that Esch has strong feelings towards Manny that aren't reciprocated, and we know that Esch is aware of this. She holds on to this sense of hope that he'll realize that he should love her and care for her, blissfully unaware that this will never happen and that he won't change. Throughout the story Esch continues to cling tightly to the idea of Manny shaping up and becoming who she wants him to be. This was important for the author to include because it shows us more about Esch and how she always seems to want to see the good in people, even if there isn't any at all.
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Medea-Affresco-Pompei.jpg
[Medea before the murder of the children
Fresco from Pompeii, House of Castor, ca. 62-79 AD
National Archaeological Museum - Naples - Italy]
This painting shows Medea contemplating/planning the murder of her children, that she shares with Jason, to get revenge on him betraying her.
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balloon.jpg
I think that this symbolizes Esch by the end of the novel because she has finally let go of her so called "love" for Manny. She can move on and find new hope within her child or becoming a survivor of Katrina.
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