Middlesex+journal+entry+7

1. (page 225) artifice (n): clever, cunning device (usually used to deceive others) bequeath (v): to pass something on, or leave something to someone else

3. How does Cal remember so much from his day of birth? I understand that it is elaborated because it is a novel but at the same time, it confuses me a little..maybe this adds to why Cal stands out so much?

4 / 7. On page 217, Cal as the narrator says, " From here on in, everything I'll tell you is colored by the subjective experience of being part of events." This contributes to our discussion as to whether the story is being spoken of, for, or through - Here is the shift to through, I think.

4 / 6 / 8. "Emotions, in my experience, aren't covered by single words" (217). I love this! I think it also adds to the ambiguity of our emotions and how we cannot define them by solely one word. It is hard to say that people will share the same exact emotion, even if we use the same word for the emotion, if that makes sense. I feel like emotions are kind of always in a liminal state.