Difference between revisions of "Middlesex"

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*Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | We may <u>'''get''' another boy</u>
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===Narrative===
*Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | Now my mother <u>'''gets''' up</u> from the so-called love seat.
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*Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | Now my father <u>'''gets''' up</u> to make his rounds, turning out light, locking doors.
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*Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | We may <i>'''get''' another boy</i>
*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'.
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*Book I § The Silver Spoon § 11 | Now my mother <i>'''gets up'''</i> from the so-called love seat.
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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.
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*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.
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**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>.
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===Conversation===
  
 
==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 12:35, 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

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.


Conversation

Non-agentive subject

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.