1st Discussion (Carlye Nealon)

            I enjoyed the class discussion today.  It gave me much more insight into the book than I had before.  It made me think about different sentences that the narrator said that I had not thought into as much depth when I first read.  I agree that the narrator thinks he is better than everyone else and hates himself when he shows any sign of weakness.  This is shown by this first paragraph when he says his “liver is diseased,” (page 1), but he does not want to go the doctor because this is a sign of weakness. 

            Also, I found the idea of the officers interesting.  This also shows how the narrator does not want to feel inferior to anyone.  He does not get along well with officers because they are his superiors and he feels inferior while with them.  They have the power to tell him to do what they want and the narrator likes having all the power to himself, so this is not a good combination.  Overall from the class discussion today, I learned that the narrator wants to be above everyone else and hates when he has feelings of compassion because it shows how he is weak.