The Passion By Jeanette Winterson Stylistic Analysis

Rationale:

This written task covers the tone and rhetorical style laid out by Jeanette Winterson in her book, The Passion, that explore controversial topics ranging from passion to morals; I decided to do an analysis of Janette’s Winterson’s portrayal of sexuality in the Napoleonic war period in the format of a letter sent from one character, Queen of Spades, to another character, Villanelle, expressing why she didn’t fall in love with Villanelle. As a result, Villanelle responds back to her lover, expressing that she is still in love and will not stop taking risks. Thus, the written task is divided into two parts. Having read and annotating Chapter 2, where Villanelle encounters the Queen of Spades and they begin a quiet love, I thought it would be fascinating and formidable to try to write in an

I take my risks, and as a gambler, I’ll put my stakes at high. For, “You Play, you lose. You play.” When I met you were a bold woman, who seemed that you had power. Now, you are conforming to gender norms, because you are afraid of your husband??

I was born to a boatman, and I feel that I was blessed since I webbed feet. Usually, only males were inherited with webbed feet, but I was different, because of the fact that I was a female. I wasn’t afraid of being different; in fact, I took great pride in it. It felt quite mystical that I could walk on water, as if I was coasting through.

But my life wasn’t all rosy, as I had to go through hardships. I had to deal with discrimination because of my gender. I was expected to be molded into a “real lady, who was obedient to only their husbands.” This is expected in society (at this time), as the view was that there were only two important roles in life, “Soldiers and prostitutes.” However, I was lucky that I got to construct my own life, and that I opened the path for other females to