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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

15. Foreshadow? ...not so much

"Later in the day we learned that the man who was killed was named Vicente Girones, and came from near Tafalla...The bull who killed Vicente Girones was named Bocanegra, was number 118 of the bull-breeding establishment of Sanchez Taberno, and was killed by Pedro Romero as the third bull of that same afternoon. His ear was cut by popular acclamation and given to Pedro Romero, who, in turn, gave it to Brett, who wrapped it in a handkerchief belonging to myself, and left both ear and handkerchief, along with a number of Muratti cigarette-stubs, shoved far back in the drawer of the bed-table that stood beside her bed in the Hotel Montoya, in Pamplona" (pg 202-203, Hemingway).

I would not call the above foreshadow because it is more of a summary of the events to come beginning on page 223. The only idea really foreshadowed out of the paragraph is that the reader has an idea that Brett is going to leave. We are not really sure how except the fact that it sounds abrupt because she leaves items at the hotel. It is also possible that the items left behind are meant to stay in Pamplona because she wants to rid herself of those memories. Brett will eventually leave Romero, and maybe she already had the idea in mind and knew that possessing items with the essence of Romero would make the move harder for her.
The other use I found from this entry is that it sort of parallels Vicente Girones life to the life of the bull. For example it goes through where they were from, and other statistics about their lives. I feel as if Hemingway is trying to express respect to both the life of the human and the bull. Wikipedia states, While there is usually no doubt about the outcome, the bull is not viewed as a sacrificial victim — it is instead seen by the audience as a worthy adversary, deserving of respect in its own right. Overall, hidden behind the summary of the deaths of these two creatures is an insider to Spanish culture.

1 comments:

Mr. Costello said...

yeah, foreshadowing would have to affect/connect to something significant later on.