A HOUSE IN THE SKY
Published on Jun 11, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
When we're young the world is just an illusion
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THESIS:
When Amanda is faced with an extreme situation like her captivity she must resort to illusions to keep her emotionally sane and to ensure her survival
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“In my mind, I built stairways. At the end of the stairways, I imagined rooms. I imagined one room opening onto another room until I’d built a house. I built many houses, and those gave rise to a city. I put myself there, and that’s where I lived, in the open sky of my mind. This wasn’t insanity. It was relief. It got me through.” (291)
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“Something happens to your mind when you are alone most of the time. Your mind grows powerful. It takes over and starts to carry you. I could feel a new sort of energy making itself known to me.” (220)
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“I told my captor I had read the bible many times. I told him I spent my childhood on my knees, that my grandparents were very religious.” (166)
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“We made vows to accept Allah as our only god…What I felt in that moment wasn’t surrender and it wasn’t defiance. This was simply a chess move.” (173)
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“Because I was a woman, I was expected to perform my prayers in the back. I’d become so lazy about my praying, I worried they’d notice that I’d almost forgotten how to do it properly. As the sole member of the last row, I only had to follow along.” (242)
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“Inside the house in the sky, where the voices that normally tore through my head expressing fear and wishing for death went silent, until there was only one left speaking. This calmer, stronger voice said, See? You’re okay, Amanda. It’s only your body that’s suffering, and you’re not your body. The rest of you is fine.” (292)
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Conclusion
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