Utter Confusion/Octavia

First of all, I am still very confused about our discussion today in 2D. Actually confusion is not the correct word choice. I am very intrigued by the discussion we have. I have no doubt that it was planned and had purpose when the book was originally written, but it makes me wonder how people realize things like that if they aren't reading it for a class and analyzing each section. I question books that I have read for pleasure in the past about what literary techniques and tricks I have missed!

Octavia... Reading this passage gave me a feeling of chaos. It gave me anxiety to try to picture a city of this type in my head. A landscape of a possessed circus was all I could stir up! Maybe it was the netting and tight rope comments, or the reference to gondolas. I felt nervous and scared as i reread the passage trying to find a deeper meaning. As  I reach the end and see the last sentence that reads, "They know the net will last only so long." I get the feeling that the people of this city live with these same feelings of anxiety and fear.