“A Test Case” (Ch. 27) 1. What story is used as the basis of this chapter? Give a brief summary of what happens in the story. “The Garden Party”, by Katherine Mansfield describes a woman and her journey to prepare the most beautiful and elegant Garden party anyone has ever seen. She has a lot of things going on while preparing for the party from a huge supply of Lillie to commanding her servants to dealing with the death of a poor man. The girl is distraught about the poor man’s death, but eventually decides to have the party, which turns out perfectly. At the end of the story she brings a bouquet of flowers and food to the poor man’s family and while doing so sees how much dirtier and darker their world is than hers. 2. What Greek myth is …show more content…
herself, Laura vs. society, and Laura vs. others. Laura battles between her own morals and questions whether or not she is doing the right thing in having the party, and Laura doesn’t agree with how her society is set up into classes, with the rich being in a drastically different place than the poor. Laura also challenges others from men not obeying her to not agreeing with the people in her life saying have the party and forget about the death of the man. 4. What are three examples of characterization of the protagonist? The protagonist, Laura is not confident in herself with making the right decision so she goes to other for advice which she disapproves from, and she’s also very sympathetic towards the death of the poor man and his family. Another characterization of Laura would be that she wants to impress people, such as her mom and her guest when planning the garden party, but frankly she is too young and causes trouble for her mom. 5. What must a reader first understand about a story before he/she delves deeper into the story’s …show more content…
This signifies how considerably different the lower-class was to the upper-class, but showing how beautiful the upper-class families home and garden were, compared to the dark and smoky lower-class cottages. Postlude: “Who’s in Charge Here” 1. Foster suggests that readers can make connections and interpretations about meaning in an author’s work under what conditions? Foster suggests that readers can make connections and interpretations about meaning in an author’s work under the words. Foster suggest that if readers only focus on the words and nothing else, then they will gain greater knowledge. He says to only trust the words, because authors are also extraordinary liars and can easily make a character believe something that’s not true. 2. Why does Foster believe it is important for readers to “Own the books [they] read”? Foster believes that it is important for readers to own the books that they are reading because you need to take ownership of your reading to really understand the book. Foster supposes that if one owns the books they are reading then they will try harder to recognize what the author is trying to say, and by doing this, the reader will gain a greater knowledge about the
...e insight to life or contain certain meanings that the reader must reconstruct in order to evaluate the text fully. Other novels are considered to be noteworthy because they exist within a specific literary movement, or because they reflect cultural change. However much one might argue that Erskine Caldwell’s God’s Little Acre and Chester Himes’ If He Hollers Let Him Go belong at the bottom of the literary ‘stack,’ they nevertheless employ the same concepts and exhibit the same characteristics that turn many other novels into works of ideal greatness.
In literature, the faintest of details gives insight to very complex themes, ideas and narrative
Laura's mother and brother shared some of her fragile tendencies. Amanda, Laura's mother, continually lives in the past. Her reflection of her teenage years continually haunts Laura. To the point where she forces her to see a "Gentleman Caller" it is then that Tom reminds his mother not to "expect to much of Laura" she is unlike other girls. But Laura's mother has not allowed herself nor the rest of the family to see Laura as different from other girls. Amanda continually lives in the past when she was young a pretty and lived on the plantation. Laura must feel she can never live up to her mothers expectations. Her mother continually reminds her of her differences throughout the play.
This theory is not only credible in literature, to discuss the intentions of an author, but is also effectively used in film, to discuss the intentions of a director. One benefit of this theory is that it can help with many literary problems. For example, Freudian critics not only “stress distinction between the conscious and the unconscious”, but also uncover “the unconscious motives of characters” as well as see “an embodiment of classic psychoanalytic conditions” within literary works (Barry 101). By drawing connections between concepts in the text, we are able to further enrich our understanding of the work and, if we plan to discuss it with others, are able to yield a meaningful, coherent interpretation of the
“The goal, I suppose, any fiction writer has, no matter what your subject, is to hit the human heart and the tear ducts and the nape of the neck and to make a person feel something about the characters are going through and to experience the moral paradoxes and struggles of being human.”
There are two types of people in this world, the first ones are, the people who doesn't really like reading books because most of them doesn't have pictures on it, and they find it extremely boring. Then the other type of people, who simply gets lost into their book every time they read, because they just simply love reading. Some of them even say that when they're reading, it is taking them to a different world that only their imagination can create. That is why some people consider their books as their most priced possessions, because of how much it means to them and also some books can be rather pricey. Indeed, books can really be expensive, however, you might be too astonished when you see the following books, because they're considered
ideas of individuality into their works allowing the readers to think for themselves. In a
In conclusion, it is hard to grasp the true meaning of the story unless the story is read a second time because of the author's style of writing.
What makes reader to see an feel that ? The literary elements used by author to describe and coll or this main character through his journey to find the answer to all of the question arisen in a upcoming situations.
In the history of written literature, it is difficult not to notice the authors who expand their reader's style and manner of reading. Some write in an unusual syntax which forces the reader to utilize new methods of looking at a language; others employ lengthy allusions which oblige the reader to study the same works the author drew from in order to more fully comprehend the text. Some authors use ingenious and complicated plots which warrant several readings to be understood. But few authors have used all these and still more devices to demand more of the reader. James Joyce, writer of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, uses extraordinarily inventive and intricate plot construction, creative and often thought-provoking word constructions, allusions to works both celebrated and recondite, and complex issues and theories when challenging his readers to expand their method of reading.
reader creates “supplementary meaning” to the text by unconsciously setting up tension, also called binary opposition. Culler describes this process in his statement “The process of thematic interpretation requires us to move from facts towards values, so we can develop each thematic complex, retaining the opposition between them” (294). Though supplementary meaning created within the text can take many forms, within V...
The characters in this book are very round. They each have their own story and have their own problems in life. Let’s start ...
middle of paper ... ... In Araby the setting begins in a state of darkness, introducing the main theme of light and darkness. Similarly, the beautiful setting described at the beginning of The Garden Party establishes the upper-class ranking of the Sheridan family, demonstrating class distinction. Although the two main characters are from different classes, the family backgrounds of each provide information which helps to further develop their themes respectively.
...I do like to go back and reread my favorite parts of stories and books so analysing how my views and ideas change over a piece of writing was interesting for me. During my first read of something I often look at the work in a very literal sense. I am only trying to see what the writer is strictly saying and not really looking for any literary devices. After that with each read I try to look for more hidden meanings. I read it from all the different viewpoints I can think of to see what evidence there is for it. Once I have found what I think is the best fitting meaning I try to pinpoint the parts that fit that view. As a reader I am very similar to myself in that I am very into the details and very tactical about how I look at the meaning of something. When reading something I take steps in looking at it much like I did when reading Frost’s poem “Mending Wall”.
understanding the work based on what the author wanted to say instead of thinking about