The simplest of books can pack a very impactful moment or two. While the book as a whole may have been forgotten (or moth eaten), a single line, para or scene remains etched in our memories forever.
My personal top 15 such scenes include:
1. Gone with the wind:
Scarlett O'Hara tearing the curtain to make her dress.
In the very first scene, Scarlett sitting with the twins in the sunlight.
2. Rebecca:
Maxim patting his wife's head absent-mindedly (like one would pat a puppy).
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns:
The ceasarean birth of the protaganist's son without an Anaesthetic
4. Kite Runner:
The protaganist finally finding the boy in ghonngroo n dancing.
5. And The Mountains echoed:
The separation of the brother and the sister.
The final scene - Alzheimer's is my worst fear, second only to paralysis.
6. The Lord Of The Rings:
Legolas seeing the Balrog for the first time ("Ui! Ui! A Balrog!").
The Ent's song.
7. Game of Thrones:
Jaime's multiple utterances of "Things I do for love", each having a different context and meaning.
The death of Tywin Lannister.
Cersei's walk of shame, and the final scene between Petyr, Sansa and Lysa in Ice & Fire
8. Tell me your dreams:
The realisation by the investigators that that all the three are actually... the same.
9. The Satanic verses:
Eating the fish - bones and all.
The "Taka Tun Taka Tun" Song by Gabriel as he falls.
10.A Fine Balance:
The worm in the stomach, it's extradition and the final weight gain. (For a long time, I believed I had the same issue)
11. The Picture of Dorian Grey:
The disposal of the body so that no trace of it remained - I thought it was a creative leap by the author, until "Breaking Bad" happened.
12. Twilight:
The first time Bella saw Edward - Nowhere close to my love story, but in a parallel world, I can imagine being that smitten by Ashwin since he is like the epitome of my dream man.
13. One hundred years of solitude:
The trail of blood - Such a fantastical (and creepy) notion.
14. The Six Cousins:
Rodderick's shoe cleaning obsession - I have a similar obsession, so can imagine why Roddy enjoyed it so much!
15. The world according to Garp:
The car accident - I just couldn't get over it, close second to the Thousand Splendid Suns scene which gave me a lot of sleepless nights.
Are there any that stand out in your memory?
My personal top 15 such scenes include:
1. Gone with the wind:
Scarlett O'Hara tearing the curtain to make her dress.
In the very first scene, Scarlett sitting with the twins in the sunlight.
2. Rebecca:
Maxim patting his wife's head absent-mindedly (like one would pat a puppy).
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns:
The ceasarean birth of the protaganist's son without an Anaesthetic
4. Kite Runner:
The protaganist finally finding the boy in ghonngroo n dancing.
5. And The Mountains echoed:
The separation of the brother and the sister.
The final scene - Alzheimer's is my worst fear, second only to paralysis.
6. The Lord Of The Rings:
Legolas seeing the Balrog for the first time ("Ui! Ui! A Balrog!").
The Ent's song.
7. Game of Thrones:
Jaime's multiple utterances of "Things I do for love", each having a different context and meaning.
The death of Tywin Lannister.
Cersei's walk of shame, and the final scene between Petyr, Sansa and Lysa in Ice & Fire
8. Tell me your dreams:
The realisation by the investigators that that all the three are actually... the same.
9. The Satanic verses:
Eating the fish - bones and all.
The "Taka Tun Taka Tun" Song by Gabriel as he falls.
10.A Fine Balance:
The worm in the stomach, it's extradition and the final weight gain. (For a long time, I believed I had the same issue)
11. The Picture of Dorian Grey:
The disposal of the body so that no trace of it remained - I thought it was a creative leap by the author, until "Breaking Bad" happened.
12. Twilight:
The first time Bella saw Edward - Nowhere close to my love story, but in a parallel world, I can imagine being that smitten by Ashwin since he is like the epitome of my dream man.
13. One hundred years of solitude:
The trail of blood - Such a fantastical (and creepy) notion.
14. The Six Cousins:
Rodderick's shoe cleaning obsession - I have a similar obsession, so can imagine why Roddy enjoyed it so much!
15. The world according to Garp:
The car accident - I just couldn't get over it, close second to the Thousand Splendid Suns scene which gave me a lot of sleepless nights.
Are there any that stand out in your memory?
