Using one of the innumerable resources on the web, find a plot summary of Jane Eyre. How does it relate to Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit? Why do you think Jeanette is so upset when she discovers that her mother has changed the ending, and how does that incident relate to a [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Blog Question #11 (over and out!)
Posted in Winterson, blog question on November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Blog Question #10 (for week 11)
Posted in Caryl Churchill, Top Girls, blog question on November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Choose one of Marlene’s dinner guests – Isabella Bird, Lady Nijo, Dulle Griet (or Dull Grit), Pope Joan, or Patient Griselda. Find out a little bit about her and suggest reasons why Marlene might have wanted to include her. How do aspects of her life/history/etc work with what you can detect so far [...]
The Ninth Blog Question (for week 10)
Posted in Angela Carter, blog question on November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This question relates to Angela Carter’s “The Bloody Chamber.”
1. Read the Perrault original (linked from overview page) of “Bluebeard” and find one or two significant changes that Carter has made to the story. What effect or point do you think she was trying to achieve with these changes?
2. Find out something about [...]
