Pawns

Iago's character amazes me. I cannot believe how he has his plan so precisely mapped out. Not only is he plotting against Othello and Cassio, but he is also using Roderigo as a pawn in his game. It seems like everything Iago anticipates to happen or wants to happen, happens. Everything is going according to his plan. I feel like it is only a matter of time before something goes wrong and he is found out. I predict that Desdemona will be the one to figure it out since Cassio puts too much faith in every body and Othello's mind will be clouded with either love, hatred, or something else. Its just a matter of time to find out.

Foreshadowing

Jake, Mike, Robert, Bill and Brett are all finally in the same town in Spain together. I was starting to think that they would never get together. In chapter 13, I was surprised that Mike was the one who went off on Robert for being obsessed with Brett. Although what he said to Robert was rude, I think Robert deserved to hear what Mike had to say. Robert had no right to join Brett in San Sebastian and "follow [her] like a steer" (pg 146). I think this situation foreshadows something big to come. Either Mike or Jake will somehow make Robert leave since he really is not wanted there by any of them. If Robert refuses to leave, I feel that someone will end of fighting him, and since he was a boxing champion, I think the opponent will loose.

Irony and Pitty

Bill Gordon is a very interesting and fun character. He is a writer so he says things that are entertaining and sometimes confusing. I am still trying to figure out what he meant by "show irony and pity" (pg 118). Then he starts to sing the song and says "when they're feeling...oh, give them irony and give them pity" (pg118). I think he means when someone is feeling sorrow or maybe even anger, one is supposed to say something that they don't even mean but will make them feel better and show pity on them. It is like a false act and pretty much lying to the person if you don't really mean what you say or show. This may be foreshadowing the fact that Bill may use this later in the novel with the situation of Jake and Brett. He will try to comfort Jake when Brett is married to Michael, but actually, I don't think he really cares.