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March 26, 2007
Tom and Kevin
In class we discussed the parallels between Kevin and Rufus as well as between Alice and Dana, but in the beginning of the storm we also see parallels between Tom and Kevin. This is not something that has really been explored just because of the stark difference in characteristics between Kevin and Tom, but when he comes back to the present after spending 5 years in the past, he does develop some similarities to Tom, as noticed by Dana. First off his accent changes, and he sounds more like Tom and Rufus. Dana says, "He had a slight accent....he did sound like Tom and Rufus Weylin." This is a small thing but still draws parallels to the Weylin men. Another example of this is later in this chapter when Dana says that "the expression on his face was something I'd seen, something I was used to seeing on Tom Weylin. Something closed and Ugly." This is a bigger comparison, because she sees Kevin as being like the terrible monster Tom is, something she would never had said before his time there. I think this is strong case for how the society shapes the individual. We see Tom as being a bad person, but it is because of the society he lives in. What he does is right in the time period, and the fact that Kevin has also changed after living in the past for five years bolsters that notion. Kevin does not partake in the same atrocities as Tom, but still its the change in his personality that must be noted. How much do you guys think society has a role in the way the characters are developed?
Posted by sriravi at March 26, 2007 11:15 PM