When I read the sentence with the word pullulate the definition that seemed intuitive to me was throb. It throbbed with life. I made up that definition out of whole cloth and read on. So I didn’t bother to look it up. Now that you have brought the word to our attention I did look it up and the definition that I like is teem. It teemed, or overflowed, with life.
What about Stoltz’s mother? By the end of the chapter she was no longer there, no mention of her death, or grief, just gone. I thought it was interesting how Goncharov wrote that, verifying Mother’s opinion of Germans, perhaps.
Teem is good! It makes me think of the pond I visit sometimes in the forestry. Last time I was there it was teeming with tadpoles.
Interesting comment on Stolz's mum. It's an interesting scene in the movie adaptation when Stolz is leaving for the big city lights on his horse. He's an interesting character in that he straddles both worlds.
When I read the sentence with the word pullulate the definition that seemed intuitive to me was throb. It throbbed with life. I made up that definition out of whole cloth and read on. So I didn’t bother to look it up. Now that you have brought the word to our attention I did look it up and the definition that I like is teem. It teemed, or overflowed, with life.
What about Stoltz’s mother? By the end of the chapter she was no longer there, no mention of her death, or grief, just gone. I thought it was interesting how Goncharov wrote that, verifying Mother’s opinion of Germans, perhaps.
Teem is good! It makes me think of the pond I visit sometimes in the forestry. Last time I was there it was teeming with tadpoles.
Interesting comment on Stolz's mum. It's an interesting scene in the movie adaptation when Stolz is leaving for the big city lights on his horse. He's an interesting character in that he straddles both worlds.
It was good to finally meet Stoltz, it seems like he is going to be quite a character.