All this talk of revenge made me think of the movie the Parent Trap. Throughout many different parts of the movie, the two girls, whether working together or against each other, have some plan of revenge. The first is at the beginning of the movie when the two girls are at camp. Annie James puts all of the furniture that is in Hallie Parker's cabin on the roof. After this stunt was pulled, Hallie Parker wanted to get revenge on Annie, so she set up an elaborate trap involving chicken feathers and honey. Even though the plan took a turn for the worst when the camp leader fell into the trap instead of Annie, the whole point of the plan was revenge. The two twins also work together to get revenge on Meredith Blake. Neither of the two sisters like the idea of having a new mother who is marrying their dad for his money. While they are out on their annual camping trip, they play many tricks on them to get their revenge. One of them involves putting her air mattress in the middle of the lake while she is sleeping. Revenge is a very large part of the Parent Trap and Chapter 6 of Slaughterhouse-five.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Chapter 6 Sweet Revenge
One thing that I really noticed throughout Chapter 6 was that a lot of it was spent talking about revenge. Mostly the revenge that Lazzaro was planning on having on Billy for the death of Ronald Weary. "When he was gone, Lazzaro promised Billy and poor old Edgar Derby that he was going to have revenge and that revenge was sweet." Lazzaro talks about how revenge is the sweetest thing in life. "'Anybody ever ask you what the sweetest thing in life is... its revenge"' Throughout the rest of the chapter, Lazzaro slowly drops hints on how he is going to get his revenge on Billy Pilgrim for the death of Ronald Weary. Lazzaro talks about how he could have anybody in the world killed for a thousand dollars. He says that the paid man could go up to that persons door, ask if he was the man he intended to kill, tell him that Lazzaro sent him, give him a minute to think about who he was, and shoot him. He tells Billy to "Enjoy your life while you can. Nothing is going to happen for five, ten, fifteen, twenty years. But let me give you a piece of advice: Whenever the doorbell rings, have someone else answer the door."
All this talk of revenge made me think of the movie the Parent Trap. Throughout many different parts of the movie, the two girls, whether working together or against each other, have some plan of revenge. The first is at the beginning of the movie when the two girls are at camp. Annie James puts all of the furniture that is in Hallie Parker's cabin on the roof. After this stunt was pulled, Hallie Parker wanted to get revenge on Annie, so she set up an elaborate trap involving chicken feathers and honey. Even though the plan took a turn for the worst when the camp leader fell into the trap instead of Annie, the whole point of the plan was revenge. The two twins also work together to get revenge on Meredith Blake. Neither of the two sisters like the idea of having a new mother who is marrying their dad for his money. While they are out on their annual camping trip, they play many tricks on them to get their revenge. One of them involves putting her air mattress in the middle of the lake while she is sleeping. Revenge is a very large part of the Parent Trap and Chapter 6 of Slaughterhouse-five.
All this talk of revenge made me think of the movie the Parent Trap. Throughout many different parts of the movie, the two girls, whether working together or against each other, have some plan of revenge. The first is at the beginning of the movie when the two girls are at camp. Annie James puts all of the furniture that is in Hallie Parker's cabin on the roof. After this stunt was pulled, Hallie Parker wanted to get revenge on Annie, so she set up an elaborate trap involving chicken feathers and honey. Even though the plan took a turn for the worst when the camp leader fell into the trap instead of Annie, the whole point of the plan was revenge. The two twins also work together to get revenge on Meredith Blake. Neither of the two sisters like the idea of having a new mother who is marrying their dad for his money. While they are out on their annual camping trip, they play many tricks on them to get their revenge. One of them involves putting her air mattress in the middle of the lake while she is sleeping. Revenge is a very large part of the Parent Trap and Chapter 6 of Slaughterhouse-five.
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Same as you, I picked up the "revenge is sweet" quote in chapter 6. Your example is excellent, and really helps explain what the quote implies. When I was reading the quote, all I thought about was really bad revenge, like killing or cheating. Your post made me see the more childish forms of revenge and that all ages can taste the sweetness of revenge.
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