White Castle 2

With the most recent reading story telling continued to be a big theme within the novel, but i was more intrigued by the slave-master relationship. The narrator seems to have gotten extremely comfortable in his roll until the plague breaks out which prompts him to flee Hoja. This all seems normal, what was interesting was when Hoja catches him he feels 'secure'.

This may be completely off the wall but i'm reminded of the documented torturer-torturee relationships from past wars. That those being tortured would actually hug and care about their torturers because of strange relationship built by their actions. If anyone has ever read 1984 the end of the book where the main character is being 'remolded' in a sense back into society is the best example i can think of.

The other thing that caught my attention is how in a few pages months or even years will fly by. I can't imagine the monotiny of living with Hoja with nothing too exciting happening for six years, and while thinking that this song came into mind (don't pay too much attention to the video) 'Sunrise Sunset'

I'm also very curious to see what the weapon really is...though i doubt we will.

Finally, the last scene of the reading was really cool. The masquerade, the costumes obscuring the Identities of those he loves, him seeing his youth before him, he has actually become 'at home' in istanbul instead of missing his home in vienna..which means that all those emotional connections have radically changed as well.