Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana - Post 4

Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana - Pg 186-264
5 Strong comments on characters or plot
- With the release of Nevermind, Nirvana becomes a cultural phenomenon.
- Nevermind was the voice of the Generation X, the kids who have been pushed to the side and rejected by society.
- Kurt and Courtney started to get serious together, and started taking drugs together.
- Kurt becomes dependent on drugs because of the wild and unexpected success of Nevermind.
- It's very sad to read how dead Kurt was looking and feeling.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why couldn't Nirvana deal with the instant success?
- Why did Kurt want to bring Courtney on his drug binges?
- Was Kurt and Courtney's child born with any birth defects?
- Why can't Kurt go to the doctor for his stomach pains and bronchitis?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Allure (pg 238): the power to entice or attract through personal charm
- Sallow (pg 238): a sickly yellowish skin color
- Epitome (pg 252): The embodiment or encapsulation of

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Idiom - "The biggest fear was detoxing cold turkey" (Azzerad 238).
- Irony - In Nirvana's music video for Come As You Are, they used special effects to hide their faces so nobody knew who they were, even though everyone did because of how successful Nevermind was.

1 Summary Sentence
- Kurt begins to get addicted to heroin and also finds out that he is having a baby with Courtney Love.