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Well, you see, it has to do with you. With your being ill.Suddenly, Last Summer · 1959 — 第 15 / 27 章 · 2'31" · B2
Catherine Learns It's a Lobotomy, Explained：go off your rocker
Catherine confronts her mother about the signed papers, and Mrs. Holly admits the money matters: Violet is paying, and the family needs it. Then Grace calls the surgery a small thing — "after the little operation" — and Catherine names it: "It's on the brain. It's called a lobotomy."
あらすじ
In the ward, Catherine presses her mother about the papers that would commit her to Lions View. Grace admits she has not signed yet, but explains that Violet's money means everything to the family. She tries to comfort her daughter, saying that after the little operation everything will be fine. Catherine sees through it and states what the operation is: a lobotomy.
注目の表現
lobotomygo off your rockerchickenfeedgave her a real turn
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このシーンの表現
go off your rocker
go crazy
The mother refers to Catherine's breakdown as going off her rocker, a casual phrase aimed straight at her daughter.
You'll go off your rocker if you keep working nights.
このシーンの他の表現
- lobotomy
surgery that cuts brain pathways
- chickenfeed
a trivial amount of money
- gave her a real turn
give someone a shock
- made up
invent a story
- nest egg
saved-up money
このシーンのメモ一覧
41 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
gerund with subject: Your being ill is a gerund phrase whose subject is your, naming the fact of her illness.
Well, you see, it has to do with you. With your being ill.entrust someone with
- She doesn't trust me with the money? - 50 grand is chickenfeed to Aunt Vi.Trust me links together, and the m of me slides into with.
- She doesn't trust me with the money? - 50 grand is chickenfeed to Aunt Vi.a thousand dollars — American slang for money; too casual for formal use.
- She doesn't trust me with the money? - 50 grand is chickenfeed to Aunt Vi.be in a very bad state
Shut up, Mama. Cathy's not that far gone. Are you, Cathy?The t in that often drops, and far gone runs together.
Shut up, Mama. Cathy's not that far gone. Are you, Cathy?be quiet — Fine among close friends; rude to elders or in formal settings.
Shut up, Mama. Cathy's not that far gone. Are you, Cathy?yes — Casual yes; use Yes in formal speech.
- When I went off my rocker...? - Yeah. You said something.nothing at all
...not a word would she say, except that you babbled.the term someone uses
That's her word for it. You babbled some story about Sebastian...time clause: The when-clause sets the moment, and the main clause gives the aunt's wish.
When doctors decided you were crazy, she wanted you to stay at St. Mary's.formal approval in writing
Written permission was needed to keep you here.passive voice: The passive was needed to keep hides who requires the permission and focuses on the rule.
Written permission was needed to keep you here.the purpose of
So that was the point of the private supper.matter greatly to us
This 100 grand is important to us.many different kinds of
It means George will have all sorts of advantages now.elliptical clause: The sentence drops its opening subject and verb, leaving a noun phrase with a relative clause.
Things we couldn't give him, since 1929 killed your father and our nest egg.no option whatsoever
But, Cathy, the way Aunt Vi put it, there was no choice at all.have got to — Spoken shorthand; too casual for formal writing.
Mama's gotta sign.The t in it is flapped between vowels, so not like it blurs.
Besides, honey, it's not like it was for always.negative adverbial: In no time looks negative but means very soon, an idiomatic twist.
In no time, after the little operation...a minor surgery
There's only one little operation they perform here.have knowledge of
You may have heard of it or read about it. I have.prepositional phrase: In cases of introduces the condition under which something applies.
In cases of hopeless lunacy...drill openings
...he bores holes into the skull and operates on the brain!it causes no pain
- Don't sign that paper! - They say it don't hurt.no more serious than
- Don't let them! - No worse than tonsils.Than reduces to /ðən/ and links with worse.
- Don't let them! - No worse than tonsils.「Catherine Learns It's a Lobotomy」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is where the family's love and the family's money stop being separable. Grace does not want to hurt Catherine, but she has already been persuaded that the operation is small, safe, and necessary: 'In no time, after the little operation... you'll be able to...' The awful word 'little' does all the work, turning brain surgery into a routine errand. Catherine answers with facts, naming the operation and its method: 'It's on the brain. It's called a lobotomy.' Her mother's reply — 'No worse than tonsils' — shows how completely she has accepted the lie, and how much the promised 100 grand is worth to her. The scene's power comes from the mismatch: Catherine is fighting for her mind, and her mother is talking about a sore throat.
Theme
MoneyThe promise of 100 grand makes the family treat a lobotomy as a small favour to be accepted.
BetrayalCatherine's own mother is ready to sign away her mind for the family's benefit.
このチャプターで学べること
- The operation is named calmly, and the calm is the cruelty.
- Every family memory is converted into an amount of money.
- Calling a lobotomy minor is how the mother makes signing possible.
- Catherine's questions keep pulling the real word out into the open.
発音のポイント
- trust me with — Trust me links together, and the m of me slides into with.
- that far gone — The t in that often drops, and far gone runs together.
- not like it — The t in it is flapped between vowels, so not like it blurs.
- worse than — Than reduces to /ðən/ and links with worse.
It's on the brain. It's called a lobotomy.Catherine states plainly what the 'little operation' really is: brain surgery. The clinical word strips away the family's euphemism.
What you said gave her a real turn.The claim that Catherine's outburst upset her mother deeply — used here to imply that her words were madness, not truth.
This 100 grand is important to us.Grace's blunt admission of the motive: the money Violet offers will change the family's life, so the operation is worth it to her.
- She doesn't trust me with the money? - 50 grand is chickenfeed to Aunt Vi.Catherine's suspicion that the money is being withheld, dismissed with the idea that fifty thousand is pocket change to rich Aunt Violet.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Grace want Catherine to have the operation?
Violet is offering the family 100 grand, and Grace believes the operation is small and safe. She thinks it will fix Catherine and secure George's future.
Does Grace sign the papers?
She says 'Not yet.' She has been persuaded there is no other choice, and George notes that his mother is expected to sign, which is why Catherine is so angry.
What is a lobotomy?
It is a brain operation in which holes are drilled into the skull and brain tissue is cut. It was used on severe mental patients and could leave them permanently changed.
What does Catherine say about the 'little operation'?
She exposes the euphemism. There is only one such operation at Lions View, she says, and it is called a lobotomy — on the brain.
How does Grace describe the operation to Catherine?
As a minor, painless procedure: 'No worse than tonsils,' she says, and promises Catherine will be 'all right again' afterwards. That gentleness is what makes the scene so disturbing.
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