Steal would be the proper term, I think.JToede wrote:You could say expropriate, annex or relocates items in question.
Why does Eli dress like a girl?
Re: Why does Eli dress like a girl?
But from the beginning Eli was just Eli. Nothing. Anything. And he is still a mystery to me. John Ajvide Lindqvist
Re: Why does Eli dress like a girl?
How about, temporarily reassigns the spatial coordinates?metoo wrote:Steal would be the proper term, I think.JToede wrote:You could say expropriate, annex or relocates items in question.
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Re: Why does Eli dress like a girl?
A unilaterally arranged transfer of ownership.dongregg wrote:How about, temporarily reassigns the spatial coordinates?metoo wrote:Steal would be the proper term, I think.JToede wrote:You could say expropriate, annex or relocates items in question.
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Re: Why does Eli dress like a girl?
I wouldn't think temporarily be a correct characterisation...dongregg wrote:How about, temporarily reassigns the spatial coordinates?
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But from the beginning Eli was just Eli. Nothing. Anything. And he is still a mystery to me. John Ajvide Lindqvist
Re: Why does Eli dress like a girl?
Back then, we called it a 'five finger discount' 
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Speaking of 'five finger discounts', this gives me renewed faith that Oskar and Eli will do very well together.
Pop Quiz:
Which three items from this list are things that Oskar does not 'expropriate' / 'permanently borrow' / 'temporarily reassign the spatial coordinates' / 'steal':
a) Dajm bars (from Sabis, the local grocery store)
b) Rubik's Cube (from the toy store in the Vällingby town square)
c) subway ticket (from the subway)
d) Ahlgrens Bilar [candy cars] (from Sabis)
e) Snus tins (from ICA grocery)
f) a large sketchbook (from Åhlens, a department store in Vällingby)
g) a hunting knife (from a local hardware store)
h) a lollipop (from Sabis)
i) T-Röd bottles (from the ICA grocery)
Pop Quiz:
Which three items from this list are things that Oskar does not 'expropriate' / 'permanently borrow' / 'temporarily reassign the spatial coordinates' / 'steal':
a) Dajm bars (from Sabis, the local grocery store)
b) Rubik's Cube (from the toy store in the Vällingby town square)
c) subway ticket (from the subway)
d) Ahlgrens Bilar [candy cars] (from Sabis)
e) Snus tins (from ICA grocery)
f) a large sketchbook (from Åhlens, a department store in Vällingby)
g) a hunting knife (from a local hardware store)
h) a lollipop (from Sabis)
i) T-Röd bottles (from the ICA grocery)
Re: Why does Eli dress like a girl?
I think is:
d, e, and i.
d, e, and i.
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Okay, Snus tins for sure.
T-Röd bottles. What does he need a de-icer for?
Lollipop? Because the sweetshop guy gives him one?
T-Röd bottles. What does he need a de-icer for?
Lollipop? Because the sweetshop guy gives him one?
“For drama to deepen, we must see the loneliness of the monster and the cunning of the innocent.”
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Okay, 'e) Snus tins' - is correct... Oskar does not steal any snus tins.
I could have put down
j) Pistol shooting trophy
l) yellow sun dress
as these are things also 'expropriated' during the novel. But they were not aquired by Oskar. And the point of this is to call out that Oskar does his share of 'pilfering'.
I could have put down
j) Pistol shooting trophy
l) yellow sun dress
as these are things also 'expropriated' during the novel. But they were not aquired by Oskar. And the point of this is to call out that Oskar does his share of 'pilfering'.
Re: Why does Eli dress like a girl?
Totally agree with that and I'm sure the question never enters into Eli's head.EEA wrote:I don't know if Eli is aware or if she cares what she wears. Maybe only because she has to in order to blend in. Is not an important topic to me since in the novel there isn't anything to suggest that Eli is worried or concern about what she wears.
And I'll have to add that Eli's choice of clothes (film) is absolutely wonderful IMO. In fact they could put Lina in a hessian sack with wooden clogs and she'd still be cute as a button.
