The Diving Bell & the Butterfly The quote: “If I must drool, I may as well drool on cashmere” seems to be Bauby’s life motto. What does this quote mean?

Hello there! I think I have a good explanation to answer your inquiry:

Basically, Bauby is bitter over his physical condition and the fact that he's drooling trapped inside a mental hospital. The patient's sense of wit and mind are going strong, but his physical condition is a repulsively frail annoyance.

Before his illness, Bauby was priviliged and successful; he had tidy fabrics, ate fine dinners, and presumably slept with little worries on his conscience. More relatedly, the now-ill big shot wore cashmere and draped blankets made of the same material on his furniture. Cashmere, to him, symbolizes the wealthy life and proud identity that he longs to have again, but can't because of his sickness.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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