Part I: Close Reading

" Right on my head. But I still have the razor and we stand looking at each other. The blood drooling off his chin onto the wet shredded shirt. He takes a quick look at himself in the mirror and the tears just rush out of his face. I am exhausted, sorry for him. Got no anger at him now. I´m finished I´m empty but I can´t tell him. What the hell is wrong with me?"

Sentence 1: Something could have been thrown to Buddy, but at the same time, the narrator shows no emotion implying pain or satisfaction.

Sentence 2: Emphasizing on the word "still" makes me believe that something was happening before with the razor. Wheather it is a good thing o a bad thing, we know that there are already two characters taking place in the scene. No sense of emotion shown, It doesnt give us a chance of knowing the "feeling" of the scenery.

Sentence 3: The word blood stands out in this sentence, it is what makes the reader know that the plot is starting to get violent. It makes us imply that someone is hurt, not the narrator, but the opponent of his. It also makes us imply that they have been having the argument for a while because the opponents shirt is already shredded.

Sentence 4: Both characters in the scene can be interpreted as scared and tired because they took a break of whatever they were doing. It was also and affection emotionally now that the opponent is crying because of the way he looks physically or of the way tat he looks at himself after the fight.

Sentence 5: In this sentence it re enforces the idea that both characters were tired, and that the narrator actually felt regret for his opponent, although it comes out in a very monotonous voice making it sound suspicious.

Sentence 6: Narrator keeps on talking with a monotonous voice and short sentences making us think that they are calming down, and that whatever needed to be done, was done.

Sentence 7: Exhaustion has taken over the narrator, but friction between the the opponents can be seen when he clearly states that his opponent can´t see him weak. It shows the reader that the narrator has an image to maintain and his ego won´t let him give up.

Sentence 8: Remorse is brought up at the last sentence from the narrator. He contradicts himself saying that his opponent cant know that he is weak, but at the same time he is blaming himself. The narrator seems as a person that outs a lot of attention to detail and how he analysis every action that he makes.