https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l LIT3313 en-us 2021-11-04 00:25:19 UTC 2021-11-05 01:05:37 UTC hello@padlet.com jrodr1251 https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l/wish/1868686900 "It's not friendship that brings us together, or even solidarity, but rather the common misfortune of not being totally dead - or totally alive, as the more optimistic of the zombies prefer to put it." - Main protagonist (Cabiya 26)]]> 2021-11-05 00:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l/wish/1868686900 jrodr1251 https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l/wish/1868707041 In the beginning of the novel, the main protagonist mentions a tavern he visits occasionally, where he and other zombies get together for a few hours as a means to let their guard down and free themselves of the tension of having to spend the day pretending to be alive. It is this very situation that marks this setting as an alterity because of the fact that this place has become sort of a safe haven for zombies, a spot for the "others" of the two to feel like they somewhat belong, and therefore, can be themselves.]]> 2021-11-05 00:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l/wish/1868707041 jrodr1251 https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l/wish/1868730924 "Mathilde was squinting into a microscope...when she'd lifted her hands to her head, her lab coat had opened and the hem of her shirt underneath had ridden up to reveal firm, steely abdominals and a pristine flat belly button...at another table, seated upon a tall stool, Patricia Julia...that day she was wearing a short skirt...Meanwhile, Isadore...the hand at her hip caused her lab coat to open slightly...just barely managed to contain the flawless bulk of her jet-black breasts..." - Main protagonist (Cabiya 42)]]> 2021-11-05 00:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l/wish/1868730924 jrodr1251 https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l/wish/1868737701 Throughout the novel, it is revealed to the reader how the main character is unaffected by several situations, feelings, emotions, temptations, etc. This has all to do with the fact that he cannot feel due to his state of being dead, of being a zombie, of being part of the "others" of the two. It is his state of being dead, not alive, and not showing true human characteristics that makes him different. The scene of the three women who work with him trying to seduce him and him unable to comprehend their intentions showcases his failure to feel even a hint of desire or lust, something that includes to his alterity. ]]> 2021-11-05 00:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l/wish/1868737701 jrodr1251 https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l/wish/1868755825 "The owner of the establishment is one of the oldest zombies around and, certainly, the wisest." - Main protagonist (Cabiya 26)
"How can I speak with such authority about something I don't understand... I can explain it to you, but they are empty words that I've accumulated over centuries, like someone who can recite perfectly a page written in a language he doesn't understand." - Dionisio (Cabiya 29)]]> 2021-11-05 00:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l/wish/1868755825 jrodr1251 https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l/wish/1868761970 The owner of the establishment of the sinister tavern the main protagonist visits is a representation of alterity because of the very fact that he has lived (can you even call it living when he is dead?) for many centuries. He has gained much knowledge and wisdom over the years but truly lacks the depth and understanding needed to process the information he has. He might know a lot but he truly fails to feel the wisdom the years he has experienced gifted him with.]]> 2021-11-05 00:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jrodr1251/fj5yprnt77suuv3l/wish/1868761970