Open Question: Smaller and Smaller Circle By F H Batacan

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Who can answer this one? I really really need this...Activities for Chapters I-III1. Summarize the epigraph quote from Nietzsche in one short sentence.2. Who is the persona in the introduction to Chapter I, in Chapter I, in the introduction to Chapter II, and in Chapter II? Describe him/them.3. Research the meaning of “eviscerated.” 4. Give three examples of foreshadowing/foreboding in Chapters I and II.5. Characterize Gus Saenz based on the items in his office and his words and actions. 6. Is there anything significant about Fr. Jerome’s dream? Why is this dream included in the novel?7. Psychiatry 101: Start building the psychiatric profile of a person who eviscerates, cuts off genitals, and peels off the face of yovng poor boys. (Reserve space on one spread of your notebook for the profile) 8. Ch. III – What does “Nobody is watching” mean in this chapter?9. Differentiate between a forensic anthropologist and forensic pathologist. Why does a forensic scientist and clinical psycholigist make a good team?10. Fact or fiction? Research if Clyde Snow is a fictional or real character. Is it true there are no serial killers in theActivities: Chapters IV-VII - Comment: All the men seem tall! Is this the author’s fetish?1. Ch. IV – Reflect: Is Fr. Jerome a crusader or an ordinary man? Comment on Fr. Saenz’s evaluation of him.2. Ch. V – The image of Arcinas is quite negative, in opposition to the portrayal of the NBI director. Does he remind you of any real life detective? Research - Trahimur omnes laudis studio. How did Jerome deduce that the killer was “five feet five inches tall, not stocky”?3. Who is the persona in the introduction to Ch. VI? Pay attention to what he is saying. What type of professionals help the suffering who later forget them? Think of Payatas, Smokey Mountain, and other such places.4. Continue building the psychiatric profile of the killer based on the epigraph to Chapter VI.5. List the charity work being done for people in Payatas and comment on the value of each.6. Any more foreshadowing? Any guess on who the killer is so far? Could it be any one of the three priests, or any other character already introduced in the first seven chapters?7. Who is the persona in the introduction to Ch. VII? Continue building your profile.

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