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Burning Questi= on and Good Country People Discussion

Thu= rsday, November 06, 2008

7:0= 8 PM

Sir Gawain doe= s not wipe away the Friar’s tears. Is this a sin?

  • He has a pass
  • But he is delving
  • Closer he gets to the c= enter – the more tempted he is

Is the idea th= at religion is a load of nonsense the key idea of “Good Country People”

  • Playing on stereotypes<= /span>
  • You have to fill in wha= t you expect
    • Might be based on iron= y
  • Written in the 40s and = 50s by a woman
  • Seems like a random sto= ry
  • Does not have an intrig= uing beginning
  • Randomness is not what = you expect from stories
  • Must look into connotat= ions
  • Why is= it random??
  • The relationship itself= is not clear
  • How do the characters f= eel about each other?
    • Don’t come out and s= ay how they feel
    • Does not seem like a positive tone
    • People are more like individuals
  • Narrat= or has taken great pain in giving a lot of details. Why?
  • Not a = wide view of things
  • POV is important
  • Dante is taking in enti= re universe
  • Allow story to suggest = to you

 

  • Dante: everyone has the= ir own place - structure
  • Joy is just miserable = no structure
    • Misery is own creation=

 

  • Only thing you can rely= on is what the characters do or say
  • Must understand the relationship between characters
  • Pairs

 

Pa= sted from <file:///G:\English\Dante\05-Buring%20Question%= 20and%20Good%20Country%20People%20Discussion.doc>

 

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Burning Questi= on and Good Country People Discussion

Thu= rsday, November 06, 2008

7:0= 8 PM

Sir Gawain doe= s not wipe away the Friar’s tears. Is this a sin?

  • He has a pass
  • But he is delving
  • Closer he gets to the c= enter – the more tempted he is

Is the idea th= at religion is a load of nonsense the key idea of “Good Country People”

  • Playing on stereotypes<= /span>
  • You have to fill in wha= t you expect
    • Might be based on iron= y
  • Written in the 40s and = 50s by a woman
  • Seems like a random sto= ry
  • Does not have an intrig= uing beginning
  • Randomness is not what = you expect from stories
  • Must look into connotat= ions
  • Why is= it random??
  • The relationship itself= is not clear
  • How do the characters f= eel about each other?
    • Don’t come out and s= ay how they feel
    • Does not seem like a positive tone
    • People are more like individuals
  • Narrat= or has taken great pain in giving a lot of details. Why?
  • Not a = wide view of things
  • POV is important
  • Dante is taking in enti= re universe
  • Allow story to suggest = to you

 

  • Dante: everyone has the= ir own place - structure
  • Joy is just miserable = no structure
    • Misery is own creation=

 

  • Only thing you can rely= on is what the characters do or say
  • Must understand the relationship between characters
  • Pairs

 

Pa= sted from <file:///G:\English\Dante\05-Buring%20Question%= 20and%20Good%20Country%20People%20Discussion.doc>