All 4 Uses of
provoke
in
Girl Interrupted
- What goes up does not necessarily come down, a body at rest does not tend to stay at rest and not every action can be counted on to provoke an equal and opposite reaction.†
provoke = cause (a reaction)
- The world, whether dense or hollow, provoked only my negations.†
provoked = caused (a reaction)
- Out into the ether of the world to wait for the circumstances that would provoke its reappearance?†
provoke = cause (a reaction)
- We fell silent, listening for agitation in the nursing station--the sort of agitation an escape provokes.
*provokes = causes to happen
Definition:
to cause a reaction — often an emotional reaction like anger, and sometimes done on purpose