Travels with My Aunt

Travels with My Aunt

Part 1

Chapter 1 title – The beginning of the End

1. He meets Aunt Augusta and she is 74-75 yrs old

2. Henry describes his father. His father is:

- sleepy

- sloppy

- a building contractor

- not outgoing

- not motivated to do his job

3. The mother is the Hunter and the father is the Hunted. This shows

that his mother dominates his father. She is the person in charge.

This also shows that the role of women has changed. Usually men

dominated their wives, but in this case it is the complete

opposite.

4. Henry says his Aunt was dressed like a ‘queen.’ He also says that

his aunt is more towards the present mode. He is amazed by her

appearance, for example her red hair and her teeth. At this moment

there are no hints about his true relationship with his Aunt

5. This quote has to do with Henry’s life. He says that there is so

much waiting. He is a retired man and he has almost dedicated his

remaining life to his dahlias. This shows that all he now waits

for is death. The irony is that life is all about waiting. His

mother is also waiting for eternity.

6. This trip is so memorable for Henry due to several reasons:

- the incident of the urn leads to another journey

- in this journey he found out that his mother wasn’t his real

mother

- His life changes as he takes part in the trip which lead to more

trips

Vocabulary

a) Lethargic (10) – laziness, sleepiness

b) dahlia (11) – a type of flower, a plant

Chapter 2 title – The Truth / Unpleasant surprise

7. Significance in Henry’s mind

- shows what he is interested in (his values, eg, the dahlias)

- he doesn’t want to go to Aunt Augusta’s house

- consumed with the mundane (dull, boring, ordinary)

8. Henry’s...

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...entful then he thought it would be. Mr Sparrow and Mr Woodrow

come to Henry’s house. They are pursuing an inquiry at the request

of Interpol.

Vocabulary

bb) irrational – without a reason

Chapter 20

65. He notes that loyalty to a person certainly involves loyalty to

all the flaws of a human being. This is what he now means by

loyalty now that he has met Aunt Augusta. He says that his aunt

wasn’t free of the tricking and immortality. He wonders if his

aunt ever stole a check or robbed a bank.

66. Detective Sergeant Sparrow was looking for Mr Visconti or any of

his traces.

67. They find a postcard from Panama signed A.D.

68. Sparrow knows that Visconti was a viper. He also knows that

Aunt Augusta had something to do with Mr Visconti. He knows that

Mr Visconti was over 80, presumably in his nineties.

Vocabulary

cc) chicanery – a trick