Flauberts Parrot
In Flaubert’s Parrot, Geoffrey Braithwaite constantly asks the question, “How do we seize the past? ... In the opening chapter of Flaubert’s Parrot, Geoffrey poses the question that is repeated many times throughout the novel: “How do we seize the past? ... Even though the reader does not get the perspective of Ellen Braithwaite in Flaubert’s Parrot, one can presume the feelings of this woman. ... This quote also explains the constant use of rhetorical questions throughout Flaubert’s Parrot.