Difference between revisions of "Middlesex"
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| − | Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | We may <u>'''get''' another boy</u> | + | *Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | We may <u>'''get''' another boy</u> |
| − | Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | Now my mother <u>'''gets''' up</u> from the so-called love seat. | + | *Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | Now my mother <u>'''gets''' up</u> from the so-called love seat. |
| − | Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | Now my father <u>'''gets''' up</u> to make his rounds, turning out light, locking doors. | + | *Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | Now my father <u>'''gets''' up</u> 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 <u>'''got''' a cup of coffee<u> '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 <u>'''got''' a cup of coffee<u> 'to restore herself'. |
==Non-agentive subject== | ==Non-agentive subject== | ||
Book I § The Silver Spoon § 6 | In the spring of 1959 when discussions of my fertilization <u>'''got''' under way</u>, my mother couldn't foresee that women would soon be burning their brassieres by the thousand. | Book I § The Silver Spoon § 6 | In the spring of 1959 when discussions of my fertilization <u>'''got''' under way</u>, my mother couldn't foresee that women would soon be burning their brassieres by the thousand. | ||
Revision as of 13:30, 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 !
Occurences of get
Agentive subject
- 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<u> 'to restore herself'.
Non-agentive subject
Book I § The Silver Spoon § 6 | In the spring of 1959 when discussions of my fertilization <u>got under way, my mother couldn't foresee that women would soon be burning their brassieres by the thousand.
