Discuss the role of communication in chapter 5. Which characters communicate effectively, and what do they gain from this successful communication? Give examples of how it affects different relationships.
In chapter five communication is as close to as good as it can get considering the multiple different languages being spoken. My theory is, that if the hostages and terrorist didn't have Gen there to translate, they wouldn't be communicating nearly as much, if at all. Even with Gen there, the language barrier is still intact because Gen cannot possibly translate into the languages necessarily as quickly as needed. Therefore, generally, the Russians stick with Russians, Germans with Germans, and so on.
I believe that the only one that truly benefits from the success of their ability to communicate is Gen. Because of the variety of languages he is able to speak, he can communicate with everyone in the house. This factor gives him a safe place in the house because he is needed practically twenty four hours a day. A couple of pages into chapter five, the terrorists are using Gen as their scribe, having him translate their demands in any and every language. Roxane then points out how useful he is, and how the terrorist would love to give him a job. However, that would be beneficial only to the terrorists. Gen communications are also useful to one of the girls, Carmen. He was the only one that she could ask to teach her to read in both Spanish and English.
For the first time since their capture, Father Arguedas, Roxane Coss, an Simon are able to communicate with the outside world via telephone. Roxane and the priest used it to get sheet music, while Simon used it to tell his family that he loved them. The receiving of sheet music is a gain for everyone because they'll have a source of enjoyment, and the call provided some reassurance for Simon.
In this chapter, I see nothing but good things coming from the communication that is occurring. The only difficulty being that Gen can only translate so much at one time, but everyone seems to be getting used to that.
Communication plays a very important role in Bel Canto, and particularly in chapter five. Being that between the guests and terrorists present at the mansion, there are probably ten or more languages spoken. Gen is able to translate most, Spanish, English, German, French, Russian, Japanese etc., however the translator doesn’t speak some languages including the one spoken by Carmen. Without Gen, and while he is helping other people, communication is mad very difficult for the hostages. An example of this is Mr. Hosokawa and Roxane sitting together and trying to communicate with hand gestures when Gen isn’t available to translate op page 155. At one point in the chapter, Gen is translating a conversation between almost the entire group and trying to keep everyone involved and understanding the situation, which proved a difficult task, even for Gen. Gen is the only one that can effectively communicate with everyone in the mansion. This gives his a clear advantage and almost guarantees his life, as the generals constantly need him. Starting on page 136 is a scene in which Gen must translate the negotiations between Messner and the generals, leaving everyone else unable to communicate with most other people. Although everyone certainly takes gen for granted, several people are making an effort to learn another language, including Mr. Hosokawa and Carmen. Mr. Hosokawa is attempting to learn Spanish, as he knows that the majority of people at the party, being from the host country, and the terrorists all speak Spanish. The language barrier diffidently influences the relationships between most of the guests. An example of this is Gen and Carmen’s relationship, which begins with Carmen requesting that gen teach her to read in Spanish and English on page 158. This need of knowledge is able to bring people together that might never have interacted otherwise. Another example of a relationship that is affected by language is the one between the terrorists and the outside world. Gen must pass on everything that they say to Messner, who will relay it to everyone waiting outside. Gen is responsible for all communication between the two groups, which could be very vital to everyone’s survival.
I think Gen play the most important role in this whole communication thing during that period of time. Everybody finds him for them normally to translate something small like borrowing newspaper. Gen gains respect from all those people that are stuck in the vice president's house. He also gets Carmen's attention and Carmen is prepared to say it to him but didn't because she is shy, I thinks that she will at last so I would say Gen gains Carmen. Messner is another person who plays an important role in this duration and he keeps practicing his Spanish skills. He makes sure that everything goes on fine and nobody gets hurt. He gains the generals' admission from those successful conversations that he had made and so does Gen. Mesener gains the chance to satisfy his own inner world by giving everything Roxane needs.
Mr. Hosokawa have been thinking about just meet Roxane at his birthday party but now he is talking to Roxane, his idol with Gen's help. And even they are not talking, they could both feel it' good enough. Mr. Hosokawa got in Roxane's mind and they will definetely be friend after this. He becomes much closer to his favorite opera singer and now they are friends. It doesn't seem like a bad thing to Mr. Hosokawa that much now, or not bad at all.
I think Father Argudas played an important role too. He talks to Manuel, told him to bring those sheets of music and it finally helps Roxane a lot and Father is happy right now because he could help such a great opera singer.
Generally I feel this chapter does not talk a lot about when they are going to get out or any of the general's demand. It suddenly became like those people are enjoying their life there. People talk about all sorts of things and Roxane got music sheets. It seems like everything is good now except for those generals' demand.
Communication plays a huge role in the house house with terrorists and hostages alike. Gen is a vital part of this commumnication and bridging the gaps, but the desire to span the language barrier is growing. Gen is slowly teaching Hosokawa Spanish and Carmen just asked to lear to write. Gen has alot to do while translating and doing secretary work for the generals and translating conversations for the hostages.
Hosakawa and Roxane have created a sort of silent style of communication. They don't generally say something, but occasionally hum bits of Roxane's songs to each other. The guests only really speak to each other if they speak the same language. Gen translates for Kato and Roxane to help them coordinate their rehearsals and for the generals to communicate demands with the government.
Gen is the vital connection between hostages, terrorists and government. Without him the captives and captors alike would have a much harder time with communication.
Communication was key in chapter five. Gen is the most important hostage to everyone, because almost everyone communicates through him. The generals use him to write up lists, plans, demands and letters. The hostages all want to talk at once, and to each other, so this makes it difficult for Gen to keep some of his stories straight.
Kato and Roxane talk about their need for practice, and more importantly sheet music. They are allowed one phone call. Father Arguedas knows he can get the music and more from his friend Manuel. Manuel is a music teacher, living no more than 2 miles from the mansion. He has heard of horrible stories about the treatment of the hostages, so when hearing from Father Arguedas, he breathes a sigh of relief. He even gets to talk to Roxane, which makes his day! When sheet music arrives, Kato is eager to start practicing, so the house is once again filled with music.
After seeing a working phone Simon grabs it and dials home, only to leave a loving message to his wife.
Gen and Messner talk more frequently. Once while talking, Gen notices Carmen looking at him and how beautiful she is. She tells them that she is trying to improve her Spanish. Messner calls her a “shy terrorist” because she speaks to quietly and scarcely. Later that night, she approaches Gen and asks if he will teach her to read and write in Spanish, and he agrees.
I think all the communication has been civil and beneficial for everyone. The generals get their requests translated, Kato and Roxane get sheet music, Carmen becomes Gen’s student and it seems like everyone’s moral has had a boost.
From personal experience that its nice handy and nice to speak more than one languages. So in the story i believe Gen was the one has the best communication person there, because he speaks many different languages, and with out him, they hostages and terrorists would never get alone or understand each other, but at the same time Gen speaks different languages everyday and to different people, its also good that he get to have chance to practice before forgotten. I feel like the communication getting better and better everyday and people get alone more too.
I think that communication isn’t just with words and this chapter is a perfect example of that. Mr. Hosokawa and Roxanne have been developing a relationship for awhile now and I think they like each other. They are definitely not in the friend zone. They hum to each other, and Roxanne and he can always be found together, usually holding hands. They gain the opportunity for a new relationship to blossom. Gen and Carmen’s relationship is also developing. Carmen definitely has a puppy dog crush on Gen even if Gen doesn’t pick up on it yet. However, when someone leans in that close to someone’s face, you get the feeling that they’re very comfortable with the idea of being there. Also Carmen wants Gen to teach her to write and speak in Spanish and English. I don’t think it would matter what language Gen was teaching, Carmen isn’t there for the lessons. Carmen gains time with Gen and the opportunity to learn to read and write in Spanish and English. But she’s so young, so I don’t know how that will play out. Gen also plays a huge role in communication because he speaks almost every language imaginable. The terrorists wouldn’t have gotten this far along without him because I think we can safely assume that the president spoke Spanish and would have been easier to communicate with. The terrorists weren’t planning on having to keep people of many different languages in the house as well. Gen seems to be impartial to the conversations and only viewing himself as a machine of sorts. So Gen earns his keep by translating and is instrumental to the hostage situation. Father Argudas also plays a small role in making Roxanne’s life even easier than it already is by getting her sheet music from Manuel. He then in turn, starts to feel important which he never did when he was at the church. All of the characters communicate effectively enough with Gen’s help but most people who are alike in nationality tend to flock together. I think there is a feeling of security that way.
Gen is what i think to be the biggest part of communication between people in chapter 5. He is what makes it possible for Hosokawa to communicate to the terrorists, and understand what they're saying, and he begins teaching him how to speak and understand it. Gen also does a lot of the translating for the terrorists in getting things they need, as well as being a type of secretary to the generals.
I think that without Gen there would be a lot of frustration and anger in the terrorists once they realized they could not understand many others. The situation would be way more dangerous and scary because hardly anyone would be able to understand whats going on in their language. Gen also helps with Roxanne's new found accompanist to translate for both people in order for them to practice songs.
Hosokawa and Roxanne begin humming pieces of opera tunes to each other, which seems kind of funny to me. It just seems a little odd to communicate through melody, because usually when people do that, it is as a joke or example. I guess their "special" communication is a kind of understanding between them.
Gen Watanabe is what i think glued the communication together in chapter 5. his presence already seems to calm the terrorists, the fact that Gen provides the linkage between whos talking when to who and how is very, very important. Without a mediator/translator im sure the situation would have heated up and been much, much more complicated that it needs to be. tempers would flare and patience would dissolve inevitably.
In chapter five communication is as close to as good as it can get considering the multiple different languages being spoken. My theory is, that if the hostages and terrorist didn't have Gen there to translate, they wouldn't be communicating nearly as much, if at all. Even with Gen there, the language barrier is still intact because Gen cannot possibly translate into the languages necessarily as quickly as needed. Therefore, generally, the Russians stick with Russians, Germans with Germans, and so on.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the only one that truly benefits from the success of their ability to communicate is Gen. Because of the variety of languages he is able to speak, he can communicate with everyone in the house. This factor gives him a safe place in the house because he is needed practically twenty four hours a day. A couple of pages into chapter five, the terrorists are using Gen as their scribe, having him translate their demands in any and every language. Roxane then points out how useful he is, and how the terrorist would love to give him a job. However, that would be beneficial only to the terrorists. Gen communications are also useful to one of the girls, Carmen. He was the only one that she could ask to teach her to read in both Spanish and English.
For the first time since their capture, Father Arguedas, Roxane Coss, an Simon are able to communicate with the outside world via telephone. Roxane and the priest used it to get sheet music, while Simon used it to tell his family that he loved them. The receiving of sheet music is a gain for everyone because they'll have a source of enjoyment, and the call provided some reassurance for Simon.
In this chapter, I see nothing but good things coming from the communication that is occurring. The only difficulty being that Gen can only translate so much at one time, but everyone seems to be getting used to that.
Communication plays a very important role in Bel Canto, and particularly in chapter five. Being that between the guests and terrorists present at the mansion, there are probably ten or more languages spoken. Gen is able to translate most, Spanish, English, German, French, Russian, Japanese etc., however the translator doesn’t speak some languages including the one spoken by Carmen. Without Gen, and while he is helping other people, communication is mad very difficult for the hostages. An example of this is Mr. Hosokawa and Roxane sitting together and trying to communicate with hand gestures when Gen isn’t available to translate op page 155. At one point in the chapter, Gen is translating a conversation between almost the entire group and trying to keep everyone involved and understanding the situation, which proved a difficult task, even for Gen.
ReplyDeleteGen is the only one that can effectively communicate with everyone in the mansion. This gives his a clear advantage and almost guarantees his life, as the generals constantly need him. Starting on page 136 is a scene in which Gen must translate the negotiations between Messner and the generals, leaving everyone else unable to communicate with most other people. Although everyone certainly takes gen for granted, several people are making an effort to learn another language, including Mr. Hosokawa and Carmen. Mr. Hosokawa is attempting to learn Spanish, as he knows that the majority of people at the party, being from the host country, and the terrorists all speak Spanish.
The language barrier diffidently influences the relationships between most of the guests. An example of this is Gen and Carmen’s relationship, which begins with Carmen requesting that gen teach her to read in Spanish and English on page 158. This need of knowledge is able to bring people together that might never have interacted otherwise. Another example of a relationship that is affected by language is the one between the terrorists and the outside world. Gen must pass on everything that they say to Messner, who will relay it to everyone waiting outside. Gen is responsible for all communication between the two groups, which could be very vital to everyone’s survival.
I think Gen play the most important role in this whole communication thing during that period of time. Everybody finds him for them normally to translate something small like borrowing newspaper. Gen gains respect from all those people that are stuck in the vice president's house. He also gets Carmen's attention and Carmen is prepared to say it to him but didn't because she is shy, I thinks that she will at last so I would say Gen gains Carmen. Messner is another person who plays an important role in this duration and he keeps practicing his Spanish skills. He makes sure that everything goes on fine and nobody gets hurt. He gains the generals' admission from those successful conversations that he had made and so does Gen. Mesener gains the chance to satisfy his own inner world by giving everything Roxane needs.
ReplyDeleteMr. Hosokawa have been thinking about just meet Roxane at his birthday party but now he is talking to Roxane, his idol with Gen's help. And even they are not talking, they could both feel it' good enough. Mr. Hosokawa got in Roxane's mind and they will definetely be friend after this. He becomes much closer to his favorite opera singer and now they are friends. It doesn't seem like a bad thing to Mr. Hosokawa that much now, or not bad at all.
I think Father Argudas played an important role too. He talks to Manuel, told him to bring those sheets of music and it finally helps Roxane a lot and Father is happy right now because he could help such a great opera singer.
Generally I feel this chapter does not talk a lot about when they are going to get out or any of the general's demand. It suddenly became like those people are enjoying their life there. People talk about all sorts of things and Roxane got music sheets. It seems like everything is good now except for those generals' demand.
Communication plays a huge role in the house house with terrorists and hostages alike. Gen is a vital part of this commumnication and bridging the gaps, but the desire to span the language barrier is growing. Gen is slowly teaching Hosokawa Spanish and Carmen just asked to lear to write. Gen has alot to do while translating and doing secretary work for the generals and translating conversations for the hostages.
ReplyDeleteHosakawa and Roxane have created a sort of silent style of communication. They don't generally say something, but occasionally hum bits of Roxane's songs to each other. The guests only really speak to each other if they speak the same language. Gen translates for Kato and Roxane to help them coordinate their rehearsals and for the generals to communicate demands with the government.
Gen is the vital connection between hostages, terrorists and government. Without him the captives and captors alike would have a much harder time with communication.
Communication was key in chapter five. Gen is the most important hostage to everyone, because almost everyone communicates through him. The generals use him to write up lists, plans, demands and letters. The hostages all want to talk at once, and to each other, so this makes it difficult for Gen to keep some of his stories straight.
ReplyDeleteKato and Roxane talk about their need for practice, and more importantly sheet music. They are allowed one phone call. Father Arguedas knows he can get the music and more from his friend Manuel. Manuel is a music teacher, living no more than 2 miles from the mansion. He has heard of horrible stories about the treatment of the hostages, so when hearing from Father Arguedas, he breathes a sigh of relief. He even gets to talk to Roxane, which makes his day! When sheet music arrives, Kato is eager to start practicing, so the house is once again filled with music.
After seeing a working phone Simon grabs it and dials home, only to leave a loving message to his wife.
Gen and Messner talk more frequently. Once while talking, Gen notices Carmen looking at him and how beautiful she is. She tells them that she is trying to improve her Spanish. Messner calls her a “shy terrorist” because she speaks to quietly and scarcely. Later that night, she approaches Gen and asks if he will teach her to read and write in Spanish, and he agrees.
I think all the communication has been civil and beneficial for everyone. The generals get their requests translated, Kato and Roxane get sheet music, Carmen becomes Gen’s student and it seems like everyone’s moral has had a boost.
From personal experience that its nice handy and nice to speak more than one languages. So in the story i believe Gen was the one has the best communication person there, because he speaks many different languages, and with out him, they hostages and terrorists would never get alone or understand each other, but at the same time Gen speaks different languages everyday and to different people, its also good that he get to have chance to practice before forgotten. I feel like the communication getting better and better everyday and people get alone more too.
ReplyDeleteI think that communication isn’t just with words and this chapter is a perfect example of that. Mr. Hosokawa and Roxanne have been developing a relationship for awhile now and I think they like each other. They are definitely not in the friend zone. They hum to each other, and Roxanne and he can always be found together, usually holding hands. They gain the opportunity for a new relationship to blossom. Gen and Carmen’s relationship is also developing. Carmen definitely has a puppy dog crush on Gen even if Gen doesn’t pick up on it yet. However, when someone leans in that close to someone’s face, you get the feeling that they’re very comfortable with the idea of being there. Also Carmen wants Gen to teach her to write and speak in Spanish and English. I don’t think it would matter what language Gen was teaching, Carmen isn’t there for the lessons. Carmen gains time with Gen and the opportunity to learn to read and write in Spanish and English. But she’s so young, so I don’t know how that will play out. Gen also plays a huge role in communication because he speaks almost every language imaginable. The terrorists wouldn’t have gotten this far along without him because I think we can safely assume that the president spoke Spanish and would have been easier to communicate with. The terrorists weren’t planning on having to keep people of many different languages in the house as well. Gen seems to be impartial to the conversations and only viewing himself as a machine of sorts. So Gen earns his keep by translating and is instrumental to the hostage situation. Father Argudas also plays a small role in making Roxanne’s life even easier than it already is by getting her sheet music from Manuel. He then in turn, starts to feel important which he never did when he was at the church. All of the characters communicate effectively enough with Gen’s help but most people who are alike in nationality tend to flock together. I think there is a feeling of security that way.
ReplyDeleteGen is what i think to be the biggest part of communication between people in chapter 5. He is what makes it possible for Hosokawa to communicate to the terrorists, and understand what they're saying, and he begins teaching him how to speak and understand it. Gen also does a lot of the translating for the terrorists in getting things they need, as well as being a type of secretary to the generals.
ReplyDeleteI think that without Gen there would be a lot of frustration and anger in the terrorists once they realized they could not understand many others. The situation would be way more dangerous and scary because hardly anyone would be able to understand whats going on in their language. Gen also helps with Roxanne's new found accompanist to translate for both people in order for them to practice songs.
Hosokawa and Roxanne begin humming pieces of opera tunes to each other, which seems kind of funny to me. It just seems a little odd to communicate through melody, because usually when people do that, it is as a joke or example. I guess their "special" communication is a kind of understanding between them.
Gen Watanabe is what i think glued the communication together in chapter 5. his presence already seems to calm the terrorists, the fact that Gen provides the linkage between whos talking when to who and how is very, very important. Without a mediator/translator im sure the situation would have heated up and been much, much more complicated that it needs to be. tempers would flare and patience would dissolve inevitably.
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