Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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Part One, Chapter OnePart One, Chapter TwoPart One, Chapter ThreePart One, Chapter FourPart One, Chapter FivePart One, Chapter SixPart One, Chapter SevenPart One, Chapter EightPart One, Chapter NinePart One, Chapter TenPart One, Chapter ElevenPart One, Chapter TwelvePart Two, Chapter OnePart Two, Chapter TwoPart Two, Chapter ThreePart Two, Chapter FourPart Two, Chapter FivePart Two, Chapter SixPart Two, Chapter SevenPart Two, Chapter EightPart Two, Chapter NinePart Two, Chapter TenPart Two, Chapter ElevenPart Two, Chapter TwelvePart Three, Chapter OnePart Three, Chapter TwoPart Three, Chapter ThreePart Three, Chapter FourPart Three, Chapter FivePart Three, Chapter SixPart Three, Chapter SevenPart Three, Chapter EightPart Three, Chapter NinePart Three, Chapter TenPart Three, Chapter ElevenPart Four, Chapter OnePart Four, Chapter TwoPart Four, Chapter ThreePart Four, Chapter FourPart Four, Chapter FivePart Four, Chapter SixPart Four, Chapter SevenPart Four, Chapter EightPart Four, Chapter NinePart Four, Chapter TenPart Four, Chapter ElevenPart Four, Chapter TwelvePart Four, Chapter ThirteenPart Four, Chapter FourteenPart Four, Chapter FifteenPart Four, Chapter SixteenPart Four, Chapter SeventeenPart Four, Chapter EighteenPart Four, Chapter NineteenPart Four, Chapter TwentyPart Four, Chapter Twenty-OnePart Four, Chapter Twenty-TwoPart Four, Chapter Twenty-ThreePart Four, Chapter Twenty-FourPart Four, Chapter Twenty-FivePart Four, Chapter Twenty-SixPart Four, Chapter Twenty-SevenPart Four, Chapter Twenty-EightPart Four, Chapter Twenty-NinePart Four, Chapter ThirtyPart Four, Chapter Thirty-OnePart Five, Chapter OnePart Five, Chapter TwoPart Five, Chapter ThreePart Five, Chapter FourPart Five, Chapter FivePart Five, Chapter SixPart Five, Chapter SevenPart Five, Chapter EightPart Five, Chapter NinePart Five, Chapter TenPart Five, Chapter ElevenPart Five, Chapter TwelvePart Five, Chapter ThirteenPart Five, Chapter FourteenPart Five, Chapter FifteenPart Five, Chapter SixteenPart Five, Chapter SeventeenPart Five, Chapter EighteenPart Six, Chapter OnePart Six, Chapter TwoPart Six, Chapter ThreePart Six, Chapter FourPart Six, Chapter FivePart Six, Chapter SixPart Six, Chapter SevenPart Six, Chapter EightPart Six, Chapter NinePart Six, Chapter TenPart Six, Chapter ElevenPart Six, Chapter TwelvePart Six, Chapter ThirteenPart Six, Chapter FourteenPart Six, Chapter FifteenPart Six, Chapter SixteenPart Six, Chapter SeventeenPart Six, Chapter EighteenPart Six, Chapter NineteenPart Six, Chapter TwentyPart Six, Chapter Twenty-One
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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Ari’s aunt who lives in Tucson. She never appears in person in the novel, but Ari fondly remembers staying with her when he was four years old, and she’s his favorite aunt. At the beginning of the novel, Ari loves Ophelia but is incurious about her, why she’s estranged from the rest of the extended family, and why he stayed with her as a kid. After she has a stroke, he learns the truth: Ophelia was a lesbian, so the rest of the family (except for Ari’s parents) cut her off. Both Ari and Dad describe Ophelia as a kind and decent woman who could make a person feel like the center of the universe. She leaves Ari her house in her will.
Aunt Ophelia Quotes in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
The Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe quotes below are all either spoken by Aunt Ophelia or refer to Aunt Ophelia. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part Five, Chapter TwelveQuotes
“I’m sorry about last night,” I said. “It’s just that sometimes I have things running around inside me, these feelings. I don’t always know what to do with them. That probably doesn’t make any sense.”
“It sounds normal, Ari.”
“I don’t think I’m so normal.”
“Feeling things is normal.”
“Except I’m angry. And I don’t really know where all that anger comes from.”
“Maybe if we talked more.”
“Well, which one of us is good with words, Dad?”
Related Characters:Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza (speaker), Dad (speaker), Aunt Ophelia
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Page Number and Citation:280
Explanation and Analysis:
I left him alone for a while. But then, I decided I wanted to be with him. I decided that maybe we left each other alone too much. Leaving each other alone was killing us.
Related Characters:Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza (speaker), Dad, Mom, Bernardo Mendoza, Aunt Ophelia
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Page Number and Citation:280
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Aunt Ophelia Quotes in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
The Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe quotes below are all either spoken by Aunt Ophelia or refer to Aunt Ophelia. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part Five, Chapter TwelveQuotes
“I’m sorry about last night,” I said. “It’s just that sometimes I have things running around inside me, these feelings. I don’t always know what to do with them. That probably doesn’t make any sense.”
“It sounds normal, Ari.”
“I don’t think I’m so normal.”
“Feeling things is normal.”
“Except I’m angry. And I don’t really know where all that anger comes from.”
“Maybe if we talked more.”
“Well, which one of us is good with words, Dad?”
Related Characters:Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza (speaker), Dad (speaker), Aunt Ophelia
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:280
Explanation and Analysis:
I left him alone for a while. But then, I decided I wanted to be with him. I decided that maybe we left each other alone too much. Leaving each other alone was killing us.
Related Characters:Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza (speaker), Dad, Mom, Bernardo Mendoza, Aunt Ophelia
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:280
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