Middlesex: #1: A

::VOCAB::

Heredity(3)- the sum of the characteristics and potentialities genetically derived from one's ancestors

Endocrinology(3)- a branch of medicine concerned with the structure, function, and disorders of the endocrine glands

::ANALYSIS::

“Began their slow collision into each other.”(11)This is an example of a metaphor because it shows a comparison of the act of forgiveness and reproduction to a collision. Because the couple had a fight earlier they gradually warmed up to each other as time pasted, similar to a slow crash.

“Only yesterday was Chapter Eleven finally allowed to dye his own eggs,” (15) The speaker is using a metaphor to compare an unidentified person as Chapter Eleven. This comparision shows that this person most not seem that important to the author or speaker or that in the past the two have not gotten along.

“her insides as a vast computer code, all 1s and 0s, an infinity of sequences, any one of which might contain a bug.” (37) This is a simile because it is using as to compare the grandma’s inside to a computer code. This comparison was used to illustrate how easily someone’s gene’s genes (1s and 0s) can get mixed.

::QUOTE::

“Our religion’s adherence to the Julian calendar has once again left us out of sync with the neighborhood.”(15) This is an important quote relating to the novel, Middlesex, because it shows the speaker’s mood and relationship to the outside world. The main character obviously feels isolated and distant from her neighborhood and society because of her religious beliefs. This may show a future change in beliefs as she grows older and has more control over her own life.