Quarter 2 OR Week 6 Post A

Vocab:
exertion (152)- vigorous action or effort
dervish (153)- a member of various Muslim ascetic orders, some of which carry on ecstatic behaviors such as twirling or energetic dancing.

Figurative Language:
"And then she's gone again, unwinding herself like a ribbon" (152). Jacob compares Marlena's dancing , when she twirls away from him, like that of a ribbon unwinding itself. This is a simile because it uses the word "like".

"Rosemary appears from a side hall like an angel from heaven" (174). This is also a simile. It is comparing Rosemary with an angel using the word "like".

"I'm so used to being scolded and herded and managed and handled that I'm no longer sure how to react when someone treats me like a real person" (176). I think this is a metaphor because Jacob is implying that he is being compared to an animal with the actions others do to him.

Quote:
"I have just remembered the small bottle of brackish liquid Camel offered me my first day on the show. 'I'm okay. Thank God.'" (184). This quote has many different implications. First, it gives us another idea of the setting and the time era. We are more aware that this is during the depression and prohibition because alcoholic beverages are outlawed, hence the reason Camel was drinking jake. Second, the book has gone pretty far into the plot and it's hard to remember what exactly happened in the beginning. This was a good strategy for the author to use to relate back to Jacob's first day at the Circus. And lastly, we become even more aware of the cruelty of the times. There have been moments where it feels like Jacob's life at the circus isn't that bad, but by knowing what might have happened to Jacob if he had taken a drink, we remember the horrors of the Circus.

Theme:
For everything you do, there's always a consequence.