When the artist asks him if he’s “gone and got religion,” Parker says, “Iain’t got no use for none of that. A man can’t save his self from whatever it is he don’t deserve none of my sympathy” (paragraph 119). What does this attitude illustrate about Parker’s personality? By his own standard, how much of his own sympathy does he deserve?
What will be an ideal response?
- This is a confusing response to a seemingly honest question from the tattoo artist. Despite his chosen tattoo, O. E. Parker remains a stubborn man who enjoys ridiculing religion, especially when he’s away from Sarah Ruth. He deserves no one’s sympathy, not even his own.
This rebellious attitude is especially noticeable in the barroom/pool room scene, which occurs immediately after the tattoo artist finishes the Byzantine Christ tattoo on Parker’s back. Finally, his upward progress is clear, not only in his seeking the Christ tattoo for Sarah Ruth, but also in the development and refinement of his motivations in doing so.
Although he seems concerned to find one that she will not, in spite of herself, be able to resist, in the end it is Parker himself who cannot resist the “all-demanding eyes” on his back. After the barroom fight leads him to examine his soul deeply for the first time in his life, he determines that “she would at least be pleased. It seemed to him that, all along, that was what he wanted, to please her” (par. 151). From wishing to subjugate her to his will, to wanting to give himself over to her wishes, his feelings toward Sarah Ruth parallel his feelings toward Christ, and thus prefigure his salvation.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Una persona che studia l’ecologia: ____________________
Hai un esame nel tuo corso di scienza ambiantale e devi prepararti. Usa le parole nel word-bank per rispondere alle seguenti domande.
¿Cómo son tus amigos?You are describing your friends to your brother on the phone. Select the adjective that best describes each person.? Paco habla mucho.?
A. ?trabajador B. ?extrovertido
Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?
a. Some airline passengers use the Knee Defender, a device preventing seats in front of them from reclining, and this device has caused fights to break out and planes to be diverted. b. Fights have broken out and planes have been diverted because of the Knee Defender preventing a seat from reclining. c. The Knee Defender, which prevents airplane seats from reclining, has caused fights and diverted flights. d. When airline passengers use the Knee Defender, which is a device that prevents the seat in front of them from reclining, fights have broken out, and planes have been diverted.