Lesson 21 - April 15th, 2025 . From J. Derrida's thought to Postmodernism. Extract from D. Lodge's Nice Work

STEP 1

The text
from David Lodge, Nice Work, 1988, 2011, Vintage
p. 21    p.22

Translation

STEP 2

Shortly summarise the content of the extract (denotative analysis)

STEP 3

CONNOTATIVE ANALYSIS

- Title

- Narrator

- Structure

- Semantics

- Syntax

- Figures of speech

- Narrator

- Point of view

- Quotation/s

- Style and Tone

- Other

STEP 4

Who do you think the ideal reader/s is/are?

What is the overall effect? How is it made up? Which elements above all play the most important role?

HOMEWORK

Write a short paper about the strategies used in Robyn's characterisation.

My analysis