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*Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | Now my father <i>'''gets up'''</i> to make his rounds, turning out light, locking doors. | *Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | Now my father <i>'''gets up'''</i> to make his rounds, turning out light, locking doors. | ||
*Book I § The Silver Spoon § 13 | Now, in the church basement, she told Chapter Eleven to run off and play with the other children while she <i>'''got''' a cup of coffee</i> to restore herself. | *Book I § The Silver Spoon § 13 | Now, in the church basement, she told Chapter Eleven to run off and play with the other children while she <i>'''got''' a cup of coffee</i> to restore herself. | ||
− | + | *Book I § The Silver Spoon § 14 | He was trying to fill a coffee cup, but once he <i>'''got''' the tap '''open'''</i> he couldn't <i>'''get''' it '''closed'''</i>. | |
− | + | *Book I § The Silver Spoon § 17 | Awakened by my parents rushing off to the hospital, he'd <i>'''gotten out''' of bed</i> and gone downstairs to make himself a cup of coffee. | |
===Conversation=== | ===Conversation=== | ||
− | *Did you '''get burned'''? | + | *Book I § The Silver Spoon § 15 | Did you '''get burned'''? |
− | *He '''gets into everything'''. | + | *Book I § The Silver Spoon § 15 | He '''gets into everything'''. |
==Non-agentive subject / Passive Voice== | ==Non-agentive subject / Passive Voice== |
Revision as of 13:41, 27 April 2012
Perhaps perverse, but it seems like Middlesex would be an excellent novel in which to study the [i]middle voice[i].
On a first reading, I intend to pull all the instances of "get" that I don't miss. Afterwards, though, it's clear that Book I has a very interesting number of "pathetic fallacies" or "paysage d'état d'âme", doors, eyes, fires, all with a sense of sentient purpose !
Contents
Occurences of get
Agentive subject
Narrative
- Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | We may get another boy
- Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | Now my mother gets up from the so-called love seat.
- Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | Now my father gets up to make his rounds, turning out light, locking doors.
- Book I § The Silver Spoon § 13 | Now, in the church basement, she told Chapter Eleven to run off and play with the other children while she got a cup of coffee to restore herself.
- Book I § The Silver Spoon § 14 | He was trying to fill a coffee cup, but once he got the tap open he couldn't get it closed.
- Book I § The Silver Spoon § 17 | Awakened by my parents rushing off to the hospital, he'd gotten out of bed and gone downstairs to make himself a cup of coffee.
Conversation
- Book I § The Silver Spoon § 15 | Did you get burned?
- Book I § The Silver Spoon § 15 | He gets into everything.
Non-agentive subject / Passive Voice
- Book I § The Silver Spoon § 6 | In the spring of 1959 when discussions of my fertilization got under way, my mother couldn't foresee that women would soon be burning their brassieres by the thousand.
- Book I § The Silver Spoon § 15 | Standing at the window, my brother wanted more than anything to believe in an American god who got resurrected on the right day