The first quote that stood out to me from this chapter was 'the very thing that destroys Hector is his bravery, but bravery is also the source of human greatness" (page 68). I think this quote stood out to me because I find it to be so true. I don't think that everyone would find it to be true but that it what the humanities is all about. I find it to be true because we do need to be brave to accomplish things, but being too brave can lead us to do things we maybe should not. I sort of think this related to arrogance. We have to be able to know our limits and be able to understand what those look like. I personally do understand that it is often hard to admit when we have reached our personal limits, but I also understand that it is nothing to be ashamed of. It is apparent to me that Hector did not know what his limit was or he was just to proud to be able to admit he was going to far. It is however super easy to become proud when seeing success after being brave or taking a leap of faith as we discussed in class.

Another quote that stood out to me was "real life is not a simple struggle between good and evil" (page 68). I think I have shared in class that I like the subjectivity of the humanities, and this goes right along with that. We all have a different idea of what is good and what is evil, and definitely have our own challenges facing them. I also do agree with the quotes general meaning. We face so much more in life than just good and evil or black and white. I actually just read something from my composition class that said the important things are not in either the black or white, and rather in the grey area. So the quote saying we don't just struggle with good and evil is completely correct, there are so many other things between good and evil that we also have to deal with. Just being able to decipher what is good and what is evil is something we struggle with in itself. This quote might not be as relevant to the whole chapter as it is to Hector in specific, but I think the meaning behind it and its relevance to everyday life makes it worth talking about.

"a space where a private dialog takes place between the poet's thoughts and the reader's mind" was the next quote that stood out to me (page 79). I like this quote because while I do not really like reading I do like that you get to interpret the authors thoughts for yourself in certain works. Again subjectivity, I don't know why but it is something that I really enjoy thinking about. But, when you're reading something more story like, you don't have as much room to interpret anything in your own sense, you just get what they give you. Sort of how we mentioned popcorn movies, but a popcorn piece of literature. But in other works, maybe something more journal like where the author shares their thoughts and opinions, you are given the opportunity to interpret it in your own way. Essentially I am just saying that I like the quote because I enjoy being given the opportunity to interpret writings in my own way.  Literature in itself may not be as subjective as the topics of chapter one for example, it is the elements inside of the pieces of literature that are were subjectivity comes in. I did not intend to only choose quotes that revolved around subjectivity, but those just so happen to be what speaks to me the most. In a sense I think it is making me more appreciative of the fact that I have my own definition of different things in life.