Shared Inquiry

Question #1, what is the relationship between Jack and his appearance? How does this relate to consumerism?- When Jack sees one of his coworkers at the supermarket he tells Jack that he is "a different person all together" (83) because he isn't wearing the same clothing he wears to teach. When Jack goes on his shopping trip and buys a lot of new clothing, he feels like he can hide behind the clothing he buys. The more he feels that his clothing makes others see him differently, it makes him consume more and buy more products.


Question #2, on page 92, Bee says that the airplane passengers went through the whole ordeal for nothing because there was no media coverage. Do you agree with this?- I do not agree with this. I do not think that media is the biggest thing in people's lives. This is saying that nothing matters if it isn't covered for the world to see but I do not think this is correct. When people have a big event happen in their lives, especially a disaster type situation, they will always remember it in their minds. It doesn't make a difference to the person if it is broadcast. If they do, I think that all they care about is attention.

Question #3, why do you think that Jack felt that Bee was trying to pry secret information from him?-

Question #4, what do you think Jack meant when he said death is strictly a professional matter in the classroom?- I think that Jack was saying that when death is discussed in the classroom it has to be talked about is a professional sense. You cannot put personal opinions into it. When talking about death in a classroom you need to not put your emotions into it.

Question 5, jack and Babette were both married before they met each other? How do you think they feel about each others ex's?- I do not think that Jack or Babette think about each others ex's. Throughout the book so far, Jack has not really mentioned Babette's ex's so I do not think it phases him. If he were to care and think about them, we would hear about it a lot in the book because all Jack talks about is what he is thinking.