summary:
The narrator, Calliope Stephanides, introduces herself, and her birth. She is a field hockey goalie. She gives the reader a brief description of her past life, school, work, love life, family, and his struggles. She also introduces her brother, Chapter Eleven, and his grandmother, Desdemona Stephanides. His mother didn't want a boy, she wanted a girl, that's why she was named "Calliope". Stephanides compares herself with Si Ling-Chi, she was a chinese Princess, whose discovery gave Desdemona her livelihood. She unraveled her story to pass, where her grandparents are making preparation to another voyage to Giulia.
Quote:
"I was born twice: first, as a baby.....and then again, as a teenage boy" (Eugenides, 3)
Reaction:
This quote is the first thing that stood out to me when I started reading this book. At first I didn't understand it, but as I kept reading, I started to look back at this statement. Being a teenager is like being born again, everything is different, its like a new life. You over come school, love life, and family situation. But, when your a baby, you don't really understand anything happening around you.
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