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The Professor’s House · Chapter
Epigraph explained
The chapter opens with a brief epigraph: a quoted line from Louie Marsellus, musing about a turquoise set in dull silver.
What happens
The chapter opens with a brief epigraph: a quoted line from Louie Marsellus, musing about a turquoise set in dull silver. This fragment serves as a thematic introduction to the novel.
Characters to notice
- Louie Marsellus
Speaker of the epigraph, musing about a turquoise set in dull silver.
Key passages
“A turquoise set in silver; wasn't it? … Yes, a turquoise set in dull silver.”
Louie Marsellus recalls a piece of jewelry, a turquoise stone mounted in silver, confirming its description.
The epigraph introduces a motif of precious objects and memory.