| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain: Well, the old man went on asking questions till he
just fairly emptied that young fellow. Blamed if he
didn't inquire about everybody and everything in that
blessed town, and all about the Wilkses; and about
Peter's business -- which was a tanner; and about
George's -- which was a carpenter; and about Har-
vey's -- which was a dissentering minister; and so on,
and so on. Then he says:
"What did you want to walk all the way up to the
steamboat for?"
"Because she's a big Orleans boat, and I was afeard
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery: she failed to return; after waiting ten minutes Marilla laid
down her knitting and marched after her with a grim expression.
She found Anne standing motionless before a picture hanging on
the wall between the two windows, with her eyes astar with
dreams. The white and green light strained through apple trees
and clustering vines outside fell over the rapt little figure
with a half-unearthly radiance.
"Anne, whatever are you thinking of?" demanded Marilla sharply.
Anne came back to earth with a start.
"That," she said, pointing to the picture--a rather vivid
chromo entitled, "Christ Blessing Little Children"--"and I
Anne of Green Gables |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy: "You crush, almost insult me, Jude! Go away from me!"
She turned off quickly.
"I will. I would never come to see you again, even if I
had the strength to come, which I shall not have any more.
Sue, Sue, you are not worth a man's love!"
Her bosom began to go up and down. "I can't endure you to say that!"
she burst out, and her eye resting on him a moment, she turned
back impulsively. "Don't, don't scorn me! Kiss me, oh kiss me
lots of times, and say I am not a coward and a contemptible humbug--
I can't bear it!" She rushed up to him and, with her mouth
on his, continued: "I must tell you--oh I must--my darling Love!
Jude the Obscure |
