Middlesex+journal+entry+8

Chapter: "Middlsex" 1. Grosse Pointe/Hudson Clark (256): This is a suburban area in Michigan that is known for being preppy/for people with classic "old money." The pictures of the houses there look beautiful! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosse_Pointe - Hudson Clark was one of the architects of this area. Chaplinesque (261): This term refers to a collection of poetry by Hart Crane. I think Cal is trying to say that he loved the poetry of his grandfather's silence? This term is followed by "His speechlessness seemed to be an act of refinement" (261).

4. "We didn't need to speak to each other. We understood each other without speaking" (261). "I am too stunned to move or speak" (266) - The significance of silences, how Cal find meaning in them

6. "I see fear in his eyes, and bewilderment, and, most astonishing of all, the fact that some adult worry is taking precedence over our walk together" (262). I feel like in general, kids always have that moment of realization that their parents are not perfect and have their own problems too. This quotation kind of resonated with me because I just feel as though I can relate to looking at my parents and recognizing pain that I knew they were trying to hold back.

7. When Cal (as Calliope) starts talking about her guilt for "what [she] dead...what lefty saw" refers back to Desdemona's constant presence of guilt throughout the novel (267).