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wardatal3shaq
wardatal3shaq
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College - Freshman

How does Gabriel begin to feel toward his wife Gretta as the evening draws to a close and they go to their hotel? What is Gretta feeling?

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Posted by wardatal3shaq on Wednesday May 16, 2007 at 2:16 PM and tagged with the dead.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
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    Gabriel and his wife are in very different places emotionally. He is filled with affection for Greta, and, specifically, desire. He is thinking of her with lust, and imagining what he/they'll do once they get back to their room. Gretta, by contrast, is thinking of Michael Furey, a boy who used to love her. She's lost in melancholy memory of the past.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Tuesday May 22, 2007 at 9:07 AM