(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
“She saw how Romero avoided every brusque movement and saved his bulls for the last when he wanted them, not winded and discomposed but smoothly worn down” (pg 172).
Robert’s identity hinders his adventures while Pedro’s allows his to experience the world.
“I would have thought you’d loved being a steer, Robert.’
‘What do you mean, Mike?”
7 Characteristics:
1.Accept death
2. Face death with dignity
3. No emotions
4. Free will/individualism
5.Be honest
6.Be brave
7. Existential Awareness
Circularity: When Robert is faced with a situation he gets scared and never goes for it. Pedro is always at the center in a lavish life.
Robert is foiled with Pedro because they lead drastically different lives.
How Pedro Shows Characteristics:
Bullfighter, every day death, adjust, react,no emotion, suffers in silence
Compare between the two:
Pedro= courageous and brave
Cohn = Passive
Anti Semitism: Further isolates Robert
How Robert Goes Against Characteristics:
Uncomfortable individuality, passive, shows emotions, craves “beautiful adventures”
Characterization: Robert is not a code hero but Pedro is.
Theme:
Insecurity can either hinder one’s sense of identity or guide them to “beautiful adventures”
Cohn is fighting his inner self. He is also Jealous of Pedro’s life