... observe. Finally deciding that the blind man is "beginning to run down," the narrator turns on the television set, much to his wife's dismay. She leaves the room to get on a robe, and Robert and the narrator share a marijuana cigarette, again much to his wife's dismay. The narrator's wife ... that the phone won't ring and the food won't turn cold. They dig in silently. After dinner the nearly comatose and sweaty-faced group leaves the dirty dishes and moves into the living room, where they drink more. The narrator listens as his wife and Robert talk about the last 10 ... after people l...

• Word Count: 11148
• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... rich by blowing up the Muskoka Hotel. He becomes a criminal like Caravaggio by breaking into the Waterworks. When Patrick is without light to reflect, he is without identity. When Clara leaves Patrick, he is thrust into a world of darkness. Only when Alice re-enters his life can he begin to have an identity again. Just like Alice's story of several actresses ... their lives. Ondaatje weaves the story around characters that have chosen to take on that responsibility. "His own life was no longer a single story but part of a mural, which was a falling together of accomplices. Patrick saw t...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School