I. NATIONAL DAY--SOPHIE ENJOYED TAKING TIME OFF FROM PHILOSOPHY. WHY? SHOULD SHE?

II. THIS CHAPTER WILL SUMMARIZE AND FORESHADOW USING ONE OF THE NOVEL'S MOST IMPORTANT MOTIFS: THE 'MAGIC' MIRROR and the rowboat. (p.141). What does magic mean? Think about Tolkien's use of the word in his F.T. Essay:

A. THE VISIT TO THE CABIN AND THE LIGHT WILL DRAMATIZE (KEY WORD)--THE IDEAS OF SOMEONE WE JUST CONSIDERED. WHAT IS THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT AND FROM WHOM IS IT DERIVED?

B. THE POSTCARDS FROM LEBANON--why are they in the cabin and how did they get there?

C. ADDRESSED TO HILDE C/O KNOX --UN postmark.

D. CONTENT OF THE POSTCARDS TO HILDE: (PP. 140 ff)

1--WILL HILID'S HAD BE HOME FOR HIS DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY? IS HE 'FATED' T BE, AND WHO DETERMINES THAT?
2--DAD IS IN LEBANON (hint...PERHAPS HE IS.)
3--THE WORLD IS AT WAR--PEACE / PRESENT
4--CARDS ARE SENT TO SOPHIE TOO--DAD WANTS A FRIENDSHIP TO DEVELOP
5--THE CARD ON PAGE 143 IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT PHILOSOPHICALLY. WHY?

a. Will Hilde understand?
b. What does Hilde's dad mean by needing restraint to prevent him from "blowing the whole thing?" This is one of the most important lines in the novel. For another perspective, read Conrad's Heart of Darkness.

6--THE TWO PICTURES: BERKELEY AND BJERKELY MEAN [WILL MEAN] A GREAT DEAL PHILOSOPHICALLY--LOTS OF FLASHBACKS AND FORESHADOWINGS. NOTE THE REFERENCE AGAIN TO THE MIRROR. (P. 144)

II. THE BRASS MIRROR AND THE POSTCARDS MEAN MORE THAN A LITERAL READ SUGGESTS. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CONFUSED. WHY?

III. TOOK THE MIRROR NO. WHAT DOES THE MIRROR REPRESENT PHILOSOPHICALLY? CHECK A BOOK BY ABRAMS CALLED THE MIRROR AND THE LAMP.