16th January 2020

1st sequence → introduction characters and protagonists

What are the protagonist the appear in the first sequence?

What is the occasion of the meeting? → Annual dance organised by Misses Morkan

What is the ritual? Welcoming, speech, dinner

What is the most relevant part of the short story?

Meaningful/ Important

To express

To show

To convey

What is the idea of Miss Ivors?

mouthpiece = portavoce

What is the idea of Gabriel?

What does Gabriel think about Irish Language?

Who is more attached to Ireland?

What are the argumentation that Miss Ivors uses to support her thesis?

To be ashamed

The reader understands that Gabriel is a writer of literature

3rd person narrator

Function of the interior monologue → To show Gabriel’s feelings 

Showing → the reader is free to have an idea

Interior monologue → strumento tecnico per mostrare ai lettori il flusso di coscienza 

When does the narrator use the interior monologue with Gretta? In the bedroom  

Put into doubt Gabriel’s weaknesses, doubts and personality

How do you judge Gretta as character?

Do you find them similar or different?

In which way do you think Gretta is different from Gabriel?