while going over all the Diamonds in class today i realized that for the most part, Gabrial is like everyone else in the world. we all look past things, we hardly ever pay attention to the small details, in life. if we did we would surely go crazy, but sometimes i wish that maybe i just paid attention a little more than i do. when paying attention to the small things, looking at all the coincidenses that life seems to be, i realize that all those little things, all those mute moments, all those times coicidnental happenings.... they all add up to that big 'AHHHH' so why would i want to pay attention to the little things so very carefully?? if i did wouldnt that ruin that great moment of epiphany? wouldnt it just make life that more dull? i think so...
it seemed that the most common diamond is the painting. the balcony. gabrial. his wife. i feel that the way joyce expects all his readers to read is how he thinks we should read life as well. it seems that the characters in 'The Dead' are all dead to an extent.... they live their lives with not much change in daily ruitine..... and if we didnt pay attention to the small things that Gabrial doesnt pay attention to at all, we wouldnt get that from the text.
