post 5

"From his youth on, he had been accustomed to people's passing him and taking no notice of him whatsoever, not out of contempt-as he once believed-but because they were quite unaware of his existence. there was no space surrounding him, no waves broke from him into the atmosphere, as with other people; he had not shadow. so to speak, to cast across another's face." (Suskind 153)

i can remember a simile that was once used in the beginning and consistently throughout the novel, comparing him to a flea that waited for the right time to act, emitting so smell and taking up no space. in the next paragraph it shows that for once he gains recognition among common folk. this is a large change because the character i had grown to know went through a big change at this point. he describes people moving out of the way from him. he had left his flea form and grown to something larger.

-the flea sucks blood, and jumps from place to place. was all this meant to be read in to this similie?
-Grenoulle has been gifted with power since birth. now that he has social power, what will he do with it?