In Our Time-Chapters XI to XIII Reading Questions
Chapter XI
1. In this vignette, explain the symbolism of the crowd rushing in to participate in the bull fight?
Out of Season
2. During the walk to the fishing hole, Peduzzi openly carries the fishing rods despite the fact that it is not fishing season. Why does he do this?
3. How does this scene reflect on the nature of marriage, of the relationship between men and women?
Chapter XII
4. What is suggested by the author about the relationship a man can have with another man versus that of a man and a woman by the "melding" of Villalta and the bull? Why are these two able to bond where so many others in this novel cannot?
Cross-Country Snow
5. What does this scene reveal about Hemingway's assumptions regarding male bonding and male relationships?
6. What does George's use of the name "Mike" instead of Nick reveal about the relationship between these two close friends?
Chapter XIII
7. How is this vignette a commentary on masculinity and discipline? What does this vignette seem to be saying?
My Old Man
8. How does Joe's telling of his father's story reflect the problems faced by individuals trying to make sense of the modern world?
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pludwig
1. Killing the bull is seen as a mark of masculinity, bravery and/or honor, them running in to participate is a symbol for them trying to gain a part of one or all of those associated attributes.
2. It is probably due to his either regard to rules, or the manhood picture that he doesn't take orders from anyone.
3. It shows the distance that separates the men and women. Though it may not be a big problem, it turns out to be understanding.
4. The bull and the matador have a mutual and maybe grudging respect for each others power, while in the man woman relationship, there is no real respect.
5. Hemingway characterizes male bonding by physical activity, such as skiing, though neither Nick nor George talk about it.
6. It may reveal that these two friends are not actually as close as all that. They may be close friends, yet either Nick is not that important, or there is something in between them, like them not talking to each other regarding certain things.
7. Masculinity, it seems to say, is like everything too much is bad. That is why it would seem that luis is out of control while the other men are controlled.\
8. Like Joe many people know their loved ones, or family problems and though they try to better themselves, yet turn a blind eye to many of their own problems.
SANDRA.G.
1.In this vignette, the crowd rushing in to participate in the bull fight symbolizes how people rush in when things look easy , they dont want to work.
2.During the walk to the fishing hole Peduzzi openly carries the fishing rods despite the fact its not fishing season because he thinks nobody will tell him anything since everyone liked him.
3.This scene reflects the nature of marriage of the relationship betwwen men and women by showing how the wonam influences the nam, but the man tries to act like hes got the pants.
4.the author suggests that a bonfd between two men can be competitive at times but they get along well, but a man and a woman might have more differences.
5.This scene reveals that Hemingway believes that men can get along very well because they dont have as many problems as two women would.
6.Georges use of the name Mike reveals that they are really close and they have a certain way of talking to each other, this also shows how strong their bond is.
7.This vignette is commentary on masculinity and disipline by showing that men can really be savages sometimes, thats what iots trying to say.
jcervantes
1.They do not care what happends to the bull as long as they see a bull fight.
2.Because he was drunk and he did not want to get caught by the game police.
3.The relationship changes when a man gets drunk.
4. The men think that the bull feels no pain and feels no death.
5.A male bonding can never be broken but a male relationship can always be broken.
6.They are both good friends that they dont care what they call each other.
7.The vignette says that the men are crule and evil because of what they want to do do the bulls.
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roblesi
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The crowd symbolizes that the fighter was bad and he couldn't handle the bull.
[2]
He's drunk and probably doesn't know what he's doing.
[3]
It shows that they don't talk much to each other after awhile.
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They both had the same feelings for each other, hate in this case, and challenged each other when they became one.
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They work out better than relationships between men and women.
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It show that they are close because he has a nickname for him.
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[7]
They are arrogant and one of them drinks beer and starts dancing with the enemies.
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Those kinds of problems still happen today and it shares what people have thought after time.
Velasquezj
Chapter XI
1. In Chapter XI, the vignette has the crowd rushing in to participate in the bull fighting because after defeating the enemy the want to celebrate the defeat of the enemy and feel part of it with no remorse how the enemy is feeling.
2. Peduzzi openly carries the fishing rod freely and with no worries because it shows how drunk man don't really worry about anything when they are drunk.
3. It shows how it difficult for men and women to get along and how different each sex is and how conflict between them is often and usually they both have trouble understanding each other.
Chapter XII
4. The Villalta and the bull can understand each other because both of them are so masculine and man and woman are so different one is usually more weak and the other dominate.
5. That male to male relationships or bonding are easier, faster and more comfortable to bond together.
6. George uses the name Mike istead of Nick because although they are close friends they never really show their true identity about themselves and this is because they are afraid of becoming to close.
7. That discipline plays a big role in masculinity because it can deside life or death in war situations or when you have to really have to use the masculinity
8. It show that problem just recycle because the same problem yet in another version still happen over and over again and people just don't get the point or the solution to them. Also in example is the flu who each season it changes but still cold the flu because it still has some similarity to the other past.
Ted
1. The symbol of the crowd and the bull fight was like the anticipation and hopes of WWI. Many people thought it was going to be some grand show when in reality it was much different than that.
2. Peduzzi does this because he feels that since he was a soldier, he can do whatever he pleases.
3. This scene shows how confusing it is to be in a relationship because of all the feelings and previous notions attached to the idea of a relationship.
4. The author suggests that only men can relate to the feeling of hatred, whereas if a man tries to get a woman to relate to that, she'll go into an emotional fit and vomit. The two bond because both are experiencing the rush of violence and it's kind of like a near-death experience in a way.
5. Hemingway shows that dudes like to do stuff in a physical manner, but not actually talk about it. He even says that skiing is something that's too good to talk about.
6. Even though the name is wrong, it shows that George is friendly with Nick.
7. This talks about how people went into WWI with a sort of drunk pride, expecting something marvelous to happen. Others, however, kind of foresaw what could happen.
8. This shows that even people who were not a part of the war have to deal with the consequences that the war brought up and the new views that it shed light upon.
MunozY
1. the crowd rushing in to participate in the bull fight symbolizes how people rush in when things look easy ,but when they are hard they wont do anything because they dotn want to work.
2. Because hes drunk and he doesnt know what hes doing and he also doesnt care.
3. It shows the distance that separates the men and women. Though it may not be a big problem, it turns out to be understanding.
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5. That man could get along more than women would. less problems.
6. It reveals that these two are not as close friends as they thught they were.
7. . That discipline plays a big role in masculinity because it can deside life or death in war situations or when you have to really have to use the masculinity.
8. This shows that even people who were not a part of the war have to deal with the consequences that the war brought up and the new views that it shed light upon.
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