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__**Middlesex: Ford and Minotaurs**__

i think that just because something is finished, it does not deminish what it was. if the past is meaningful, then it will never die. people can stop being influenced by it, but it still exists and has made them who they are or the world they life in. everyday can be a fresh start for relationships and actions but the past can never be erased. they say you can forgive but you can never forget.

__Metaxa__: pg 103 It is a greek spirit/achohol which is interesting because Desdamona gives it to a priest and it is illegal, at this time. it is interesting to see the effect of alchohol on people in these times, like it is ironic that Zizmo refuses to drink but he is in the black market/bootlegging. referenced pg 223 [] []

__Theodora__:pg 125 Lina names her baby after theodora because she admire's the woman from history. Theodora was an actress (and harlot) who became empress becasue Justinian I fell in love with her. It is said that she was very intellegent, witty and courageous. Theodora is also considered the first feminist, as she gave women more rights and was consulted by her husband. Lina admires her for her feminism as well as her courage to stand out and be different from society. [])

__Dichotomies:__
 * nature vs nurture/environment vs biology
 * traditionalism vs modernism/old greek way vs science
 * pg 63 silk worm smuggling legend morphs into science and gravity, 115-9 Dr. Pilobosian and baby deformities, has old beliefs and new science,
 * greek vs american
 * pg 57 burning paper (more history vs present), 76 statue of liberty, 84 Lina comparison, 86 lina is shipped off to america to marry, 99 lefty learns english and says it helps distance greece, 99-100 Lina vs Desdamona, minotaur,
 * fate vs coincidence
 * Desdamona and Lefty: siblings vs husband and wife
 * pg 68 acting, 69 circles and wedding, 71 day vs night and guilt, 85 when they tell Lina, cal writes that D takes her husband's arm, 93 D's nervous about public affection until she remembers that no one knows in America, 99 changing from sister to wife as lefty learns english