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Important insight in really knowing her son will one day understand she always knew he loved her and she wanted him to fully be aware of her love for him
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She turned to me, still smiling. “I know you have to go back to school.” Her voice was very weak and it was difficult to hear her over the hum of the machines hooked up to her. “Go. Don’t worry about me. This is not a big deal. Just do well in school.”
A point of undeniable love for her son. Even in the face of death, she puts her son's wants, needs, and life above her own. Focused on him, assuring he need not worry or concern himself with her present condition.
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Indicates a moment when Jack begins to realize the treasures he has loved were not admired by others. They were not real toys in a world that worshipped material things over imagination.
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I grimaced. “Right.” Weber was coming to participate in a session with FlapperandRaspberry;Iwastoactastranslator,ajobIwasn’ttrainedforandthatIdetested.
As a linguist, working with the heptapods for quite some time, the writer is conveying how the interruption of government authority will be a waste of time and energy with goals that are not in the same ballpark.
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Thephysicaluniversewasalanguagewithaperfectlyambiguousgrammar.
I think this sentence means that the universe has been set and regardless of what someone knows or doesn't know has no bearing on how events will occur as they will always occur exactly as they were meant to occur.
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Orwasit? Whatiftheexperienceofknowingthefuturechangedaperson? Whatif it evoked a sense of urgency, a sense of obligation to act precisely as she knew shewould
This statement indicates Louise realizes that even if you know the future, it does not mean it will change but give you a sense of urgency to continue as the world meant. Just as she spoke about the urgency of buying the salad bowl.
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Wasitactuallypossibletoknowthefuture? Notsimplytoguessatit;wasitpos-sibletoknowwhatwasgoingtohappen,withabsolutecertaintyandinspecificdetail?
I think this may be a hint to recognizing that the future is set, and regardless of the outcome, or details that may be revealed, the course of events, outcomes, or choices will not change
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Our microphone was turned off, so Gary and I couldexchangecommentswithoutinterruptingHossner
Similar to any meeting with authority today, where the obvious questions are asked of highly intelligent people without regard to the fact that the questions have already been considered and answered
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I said, what do you think about our Mr. Hossner here?”“I prefer not to.”“I’ve tried that myself: ignoring the government, seeing if it would go away. Ithasn’t.”
Recognizing the ignorance of those in charge, who only want answers quickly without realizing the time and effort it takes to resolve an issue
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Wake me up if he says something interesting,” said Gary.“I was just going to ask you to do the same for me.”
Strange response, as if they already knew what would happen, that nothing would change or be different, and at the moment, rest was more important.
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We’ve beenthrough this with the heptapods many times. They maintain that they’re here toobserve, and they maintain that information is not tradable.
Possibly insight to show that humans have free will, however, if they know what the future beholds, will they change their current course, in thoughts, words, or actions? Or proceed with their original plan in that moment of their life?
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was experiencing somethingjustasforeign: mythoughtswerebecominggraphicallycoded. Thereweretrance-likemomentsduringthedaywhenmythoughtsweren’texpressedwithmyinternalvoice;instead, I saw semagrams with my mind’s eye, sprouting like ost on a windowpane
I think this is when the author describes how her mind and ability is becoming similar to the Heptapod, able to see and know what the future beholds, evolving slowly.
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Because I’m the mom and I said so.”I’m actually going to say that, aren’t I? God, somebody please shoot me.
A statement every new mother swears she will never say, and somehow, no matter what, will eventually say.
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I think this is a point where the character knows the future, knows what will happen once she grabs for the bowl, however, is unable to change her pattern and the events she already knows will occur
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