Mid-Book Blog
Please, choose only one question to reply from the following ones:
a) How risky is it to be a spy nowadays? Why?
b) Do you agree with the way Alex was treated by Control when he returned from Germany? Why?
c) Was Peter convinced that Alex was betraying his ex-agency? Why?
d) Why did George Smiley question Liz?
e) How useful were Control's tips for Alex to be perceived as an honest person?
For example:
Hi, I'm Jimena! I´m going to reply to question a).
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Hi, I'm Angella I'm going to reply to question c)If he was totally convinced because when he spoke to Alex he would show angry expressions to make him believe that he was betraying them.
ResponderEliminarHi, I'm Anibal! I´m going to reply to question d).
ResponderEliminarI think George Smiley was still working with the spy agency, so Control sent him to interrogate Liz because they knew their relationship with Alec and they were worried that Alec could have told Liz something about the agency or the mission.
Hi, I'm Gabriela! I'm going to reply to the question Why did Geroge Smiley questioned Liz?
ResponderEliminarBecause he wanted to know information about Leamas. George was asking questions to Liz about what he was doing? How does she know her? Where he was working? In this way he could know where was Leamas and arrested him.
Hi, I'm Jorge Moreno. IM going to replay to question c
ResponderEliminarI think he wasn't convinced at first, but then I think he changed his mind and believe him because the consequence of this were bad.
Hi, I'm Sara! I'm going to reply to question a).
ResponderEliminarI think it is very risky because life depends on many factors, and a bad performance can damage a mission, putting life at risk
e) It was very useful as their reactions where according to how he was telling the story to Peter. Also Peter showed his conviction when he wanted to help Alex escape from police and finish the story for him.
ResponderEliminarHi, I´m Marielena I´m going to reply to question d.- Why did George Smiley questioned Liz? because Alec chose her to be called if something happened to him and George Smiley had never seen any of Alec's friends.
ResponderEliminarHi, I'm María.
ResponderEliminarB)For my Control he manipulated Alec and instead of letting him leave he made him work to disappear Mundt and never told him they had another agent. He didn't give her enough reasons to make it work, he simply told her to do it in order to redeem his inefficiency.
Hi, I am Victor Tapia, I am gonna answer question b, I understand the way Control treated Alec because he wanted everybody that Alec was not part of his agency anymore and was mad at them, but I also think it was cruel to let Alec go through all that.
ResponderEliminarDo you agree with the way Alex was treated by Control when he returned from Germany? Why?
ResponderEliminarI think the treatment Alec received from Control was quite reasonable, because being a secret agent is a job that have a lot of risks and one mistake can end your life. So, even though the circumstances were not favorable for Alec, someone had to take responsibility for the failed mission.
Hi, I'm Maria Rodriguez, I'm going to answer question b, i think Control was hard with Alex cause he failed his entire mission and not just that he lost all of his agents and he couldn't caught the east german agent. So it was a big mistake and he deserved to be treated that way.
ResponderEliminarIt's Celina here again!
ResponderEliminarNot to mention it´s a pleasure for me to participate in the club one more time!
The two questions I liked the most, were the next ones:
b) Do you agree with the way Alex was treated by Control when he returned from Germany? Why?
I don't agree completely, but people's lifestyle is such a complex aspect from one human being to another. Perhaps, Leamas was already used to not to have loving moments with his peers.
Nevertheless, Control was just making a proposal to solve everything, at least until the time he had to
'come in from the cold' (... to die).
c) Was Peters convinced that Alex was betraying his ex-agency? Why?
I strongly believe Peters gots him drunk in order to get the truth. He even told Leamas, he didn't believe him. He was analysing him carefully, so Peters wasn't convinced.
The reason? Well, these kind of people are specially trained for not to trust in anyone.
Thanks for reading!
Hi! I'm Natalia Villacreses and I'm going to reply to question a).
ResponderEliminarI think it's too much risky because of the dangerous situations that could happen.
Hi, I´m Mawar and I´m going to reply to question a). Nowadays, being a spy is not like before, since with the existence of internet and cyber espionage, the task of extracting information is given to hackers in many cases.
ResponderEliminarHey! I'm Jessica. I'm going to replay question b)
ResponderEliminarI agree with Control's behavior beacuse It's best to keep plans quiet until the perfect time comes. If the enemies came to know of the plans, it would probably be the end for both the organization and national security.