The Death Of Justina- quote response

• Page 542:
o “On Saturday the doctor told me to stop smoking and drinking and I did.”
• This shows that the speaker liked to have his fun and have things taken off of his mind, but that in order to save his health he takes orders from the doctor to stop. The speaker thinks that smoking and drinking are fine and plenty of people do it and celebrate all the time, however he also thinks that since it will better him he should quit until he absolutely feels the need to feed his addictions, (such as a time of chaos like Justina’s untimely death.


• Page 543:
o “… Pierson had to leave early and I want you to write the last Elixircol commercial.” “… I can’t… Cousin Justina is dead.” “You write that commercial.”
• This is a shortened version of a conversation between the speaker and his boss. They are slightly arguing about a commercial that needs to be written but the speaking man has no time and is needed at home for a family emergency. The boss man says that the speaker may not leave until he has written the commercial and written it well. This infuriates the speaker but he sits down and writes the commercial in order to turn it in and go home immediately to his wife.


• Page 546:
o “… It seems that you can’t have a funeral home in zone B – you can’t bury anything there and you can’t die there.”
• The speaker had called the doctor about Cousin Justina and her cadaver. What the doctor told the speaking man was not good news and also illogically absurd. He sums it up by saying that there are different zones people live in and in that particular zone, (B), you are simply not allowed to die or get buried because that is what the law says. There are other laws and rules in the other zones as well but since Justina died illegally in zone B there was nothing that he could do except give advice about calling the mayor and asking for