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CHAPTER X--THE MAJOR’S CABIN

I. THE SEARCH FOR KNOX AND THE RED CABIN

A. A ROOM FILLED WITH BOOKS AND A MIRROR
B. PAINTINGS:


II. WHAT HAPPENS TO SOPHIE IN THE HOUSE?

A. HOW DID SHE SEE THE IMAGE WINK BACK?
B. THE GREEN WALLET WITH HILDE’S NAME
C. WHITE ENVELOPE WITH SOPHIE ON IT...

III. SOPHIE TOOK THE WHITE ENVELOPE?

A. CHICKEN AND THE IDEA OF THE CHICKEN
B. ARE WE BORN WITH INNATE IDEAS
C. PLANT, ANIMAL, HUMAN?
D. WHY DOES IT RAIN?
E. WHAT IS THE GOOD LIFE?

IV. WHAT DID SOPHIE TELL HER MOTHER ABOUT THE TRIP?


V. THE MAJOR’S CABIN:

A. A CRAZY ARMY MAJOR--NOW UNINHABITED.
B. SOPHIE WRITES TO KNOX--QUESTIONS PLATO AND APOLOGIZES...

VI. SOPHIE’S CONTEMPLATION OF PLATO:

A. THE QUESTION OF INNATE IDEAS
B. HOW CAN YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF X IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN X IN THE SENSE WORLD?
C. DOES AN ANIMAL THINK?
D. RAIN?
E. GOOD LIFE--WARMTH LOVE MONEY CARE ??



AN IMPORTANT NOTE TO REMEMBER IS THAT SOPHIE'S PHILOSOPHICAL QUEST IS DRAMATIZED BY THE PUZZLES SHE MUST SOLVE IN HER PERSONAL SITUATIONS.