Reflection 9

3 Great Moments

 The book I'm reading right now is No Country for Old Men and one of the moments is the examples that were given for the coin flip scene. If you aren't familiar from class then, the scene begins with the antagonist Chigurh walking into a gas station eating a bag of peanuts after he has already killed several people. The reason this scene is one of the best moments in the book is because it really sets up who this character is. He has no rhyme or reason, he makes sense in his own world and that is all that matters to him. After asking his questions, he pulls out a coin and tells the man to call it. The man hesitates but then finally calls heads and calls it right. Chigurh tells the man to put the coin anywhere but his pocket because he will lose it, and it is his lucky coin. 

Another great scene in the book is when Chigurh is waiting for Carla Jean Moss after he has already killed her husband. He is waiting for her and he begins to tell her that her husband missed the opportunity to make a deal to let her live. That if he was given the money he would not kill her. He brings out his coin again that he only used one other time in the book. He tells her to call it. She says “The coin don’t have no say in it – it’s just you.". This makes him pause but then come back with he "got here the same way as the coin did.”. She says you don't have to do this and he replies with everyone says the same things. (Throughout the book before he killed people they would say "you don't have to do this") I really like this scene because you get the personality of Chigurh coming out again but this time, someone doesn't play his game where he only knows the rules. She says she will not call it and as far as we know, she died for it.

The third great scene from the book is yet again when Chigurh sits down with his victim but this time with a fellow murderer, Carson Wells. He is a scavenger or a roamer, a mercenary that kills for money. Wells is looking for Chigurh and the money as well, he thinks he knows the situation and how to handle it but when he is confronted by Chigurh he soon realizes that he as been outmatched. This time there is no coin flip and there is no mercy. The reason I like this scene so much is because its like one hunter talking to another hunter but one of them knowing that they are going to die. Wells tries to offer him money in a desperate attempt at life even though he knows the outcome. Chigurh even mentions this, that there would be more pride in acknowledging his demise. Wells then says "you don't have to do this" in which Chigurh just shurgs it off (because everyone says that) and kills him and moves on. 

Reflection 10

Villians are interesting because people don't talk about the bad stuff very often. Most people like to focus on the bright side or the hero (in this context). People don't want to see someone destroyed emotionaly and turn down a darker path. It is interesting because people know of negative emotions and feelings but, most chose not to express or talk about them. So I think when we see those feelings displayed as a villian people want to know more about it or maybe, they can relate to the villian. For example, the villian for the new James Bond movie I could see his side of the story and see why he is hurt, not evil. He was betrayed in the past and it drove him down a path that, he thought was the only path to take. I think that it says something about the reader when they would rather take the side of the villian than the hero because they think the villian is more justified. Maybe it reflects what they are going through or what they have been through in order to see their perspective. Lastly though, there could be the off chance of the writer or director making the piece in that way so it is interpreted that way. Cheers.

Reflection 5

      I think the way I'm going to go about this is listing book covers then explaining why they are bad or good in their own ways. I don't think generalizing things about what makes a good or bad book cover would be fair considering something might work in other contexts. The book with a cat and a ring of fire with a title of Virgin Heat is just...I don't even know. The cover has literally nothing to do with the title or probably the book. I mean maybe on the other side of things, that could be the thing that makes you want to read this book. Like, why is there a cat and a ring of fire and what does it have to do with Virgin Heat? The cover on the left I think to me would be a good book cover, it's simple and works with the book as far as relevance. The text is clear and understandble. I just think that you can normally tell between a good and a bad book cover. Good ones having elements that people like and you can tell had thought put into it and then you can tell between bad ones that are just plain bad.