The dead aggettivo sostantivato

Annual ritual 

Why is the arrival important in the economy of the story?

Does it anticipate the story?

To hold a speech

What does the narrator chooseto tell about lily?

What is her job in her house?

What happens between mr Conroy and lily ?

How does the short story end?

What is an epiphany?  Awareness he has not been able 

He compares his way of loving ..

What does this first part communicate? Everything is in a hurry

Language used to communicate the sense of Llily beeing busy

Right from the start we can understand a lot of people are involved with music

Già dall’inizio del racconto c’è l’atmosfera che si crea grazie ai continui riferimenti alla musica

Lily non mette Gabriel a suo agio

He explains his delay giving his wife the fault

mortal hours , perished alive

The snow in the beginning comes like a life motive 

Colore di Joyce: grigio, ingiallito

The narrator makes you feel, see , hear -> language of sense impression

Parla di matrimonio -> crisi del matrimonio che lui ha 

She leaned for a moment...

Lei si appoggia a lui -> apparentemente una donna affaticata

The narrator is telling about Greta’s behavior but indirectly he tells us a lot about Gabriel -> senso del possesso

He is much interested in her body -> comparison between the way he perceives love

The narrator is giving the characterization of his wife

She has a big burdon 

As if she were old

Impressionismo

Atmosfera sensuale 

He wants to have some intimacy with his wife while she is weary far away with her mind

Inner-> psiche 

Interior 

Third person narrator speaking from Gabriel’s point of view, discorso indiretto libero