Muriel Spark
20th Century British Writer
Loitering With Intent
20th Century British Writer
Loitering With Intent
- Good and Evil
- Seven deadly sins
- Ridicule
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Lady Chatterley's Lover
The marriage of Clifford and Constance cannot be reconcilable. Clifford has been paralyzed from the waste down which has changed his marriage. He becomes obessed with writing and success while Constance is in need of a loving husband. When Constance is told to find someone to have kids with this is the final draw to any romantic connection.
Virginia Woolf
My two favorite works, To the Lighthouse and A Room of One's Own.
William James states: "consciousness does not appear to itself..." What happens in our mind is like a move it flows through our mind. With stream of consciousness the book feels disconnected because you focus more on what the characters are thinking not what they are doing. This connection is also used in psychological realism. Psychological realism helps explain the motives for a character's action. Woolf seems to be using these techniques because she wanted to illuminate the mind from within.
Like most women in the Victorian period, Clarissa marries for the better life. I believe she is comfortable with this decision because she chose what was 'comfortable.' She chose the path that most women would have chosen. Did she make the right decision? Only she can answer truthfully. However, I believe that if she had made the right decision she would not be second guessing herself.
William James states: "consciousness does not appear to itself..." What happens in our mind is like a move it flows through our mind. With stream of consciousness the book feels disconnected because you focus more on what the characters are thinking not what they are doing. This connection is also used in psychological realism. Psychological realism helps explain the motives for a character's action. Woolf seems to be using these techniques because she wanted to illuminate the mind from within.
Like most women in the Victorian period, Clarissa marries for the better life. I believe she is comfortable with this decision because she chose what was 'comfortable.' She chose the path that most women would have chosen. Did she make the right decision? Only she can answer truthfully. However, I believe that if she had made the right decision she would not be second guessing herself.
The Good Soldier
The narrator unreliable because he does not have a sound mind. He is completely numb to the world and even his own emotions. It would seem odd for a reader to put complete faith in what he is saying because he does not even understand how he is feeling. He is only taking us on a journey to sort through his confusion.
The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man
The first chapter of the novel shows Stephen's artistic qualities by showing Stephen's concern with beauty and words. For example, the rose and the word wine. He has an extreme interest with the sound of language which sets the stage for his artistic abilites to develop.
Joyce really critiques Catholicism in the first chapter he guides us down the path of his mixed feelings. Stephen is more or less confused as what to believe because he is getting so many mixed signals. This is the begining of his extreme religious beliefs.
Does Stephen become an artist ? I do not think it is a matter of becoming an artist, I truly believe it is a gift. Stephen has already been given this gift so I believe it is a matter of using it. I believe he should be taken seriously because he will soon approach greatness. Stephen is in a transition phase to where he is learning how to use his gift. This will all soon work out for him.
Joyce really critiques Catholicism in the first chapter he guides us down the path of his mixed feelings. Stephen is more or less confused as what to believe because he is getting so many mixed signals. This is the begining of his extreme religious beliefs.
Does Stephen become an artist ? I do not think it is a matter of becoming an artist, I truly believe it is a gift. Stephen has already been given this gift so I believe it is a matter of using it. I believe he should be taken seriously because he will soon approach greatness. Stephen is in a transition phase to where he is learning how to use his gift. This will all soon work out for him.
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