Janita.Robert

DEJ -Oliver Michael X DEJ =__ THE CHIEF __= “ There’s a a huge seal called ‘impossibility’ pasted all over this world. And don't ever forget that we’re the only ones who can tear it off once and for all." (?)
 * they are the only ones who can experience things that others can not do because they do not believe in anything is wrong

"Of course, living is merely the chaos of existence, but more than that it's a crazy mixed-up business of dismantling existence instant by instant to the point where the original chaos is restored, and taking strength from the uncertainty and the fear that chaos brings to re-create existence instant by instant. You won't find another job as dangerous as that. There isn't any fear in existence itself, or any uncertainty, but living creates it. And society is basically meaningless, a Roman mixed bath. And school, school is just society in miniature: that's why we're always being ordered around. A bunch of blind men tell us what to do, tear our unlimited ability to shreds.” (51)
 * Chief gives incite to what he thinks is life; chaos

“The chief peeled off the squeaky rubber gloved and laid one beautiful white hand on Noboru’s shoulder. ‘You did a good job. I think we can say this has finally made a real man of you – and isn’t all this blood a sight for sore eyes!” (61)

“We’ve already practiced the essentials on a cat and this’ll be the same, so there’s nothing to worry about. The job’s a little bigger this time, that’s all – and it may stink a little worse.” (165)

=__ ﻿﻿﻿THE BOYS __=

"I killed it myself - a distant hand reached into Noboru's dream and awarded him a snow-white certificate of merit - I can do anything, no matter how awful."
 * snow-white certificate is supposed to be a symbol of fure, but what the are fight for against thee light makes the white certificate seem ironic.

"The boys shared the sandwiches and raw vegetables and little cakes in their lunches and drank iced tea from small thermos bottles. A few sparrows flew in over the siding and alighted just outside their circle, but no one shared even a crumb with the birds." (53)

"The boys were overjoybed at the spattered blood on the log." (58)

"My old man sill won't buy me an air rifle," number two murmured, his arms around his knees. (138)

"My father beat me again yesterday. that makes the third time since New Year's." (138)

"The other boys sought each other's faces, then sat motionless and silent. They understood he grave importance of what the chief was about to say." (163)

"The boys sat dumb as stones and stared into the empty pool." (165)

"Are you scared, number one?" Number one managed a slight shake of his head. "How about you, number two?" As though suddenly cold, the boy stuffed his hands into his overcoat pockets. "What's wrong, number three?" Noboru was gasping for breath, his mouth utterly dry as if stuffed with straw: he couldn't answer. (165)