"Dang, Mr. Berardi! I'm sitting here typing in THIS assignment, and you're already posting the next one?!?"
Yes. Yes I am.
Step One: Read through the end of Part I of the novel. This will take you through the end of Chapter VIII (that's "8" in English), and/or page 64.
Step Two: Compose three (3) thought-provoking, open-ended (meaning ones that don't limit themselves to a "yes or no" response) questions, and post them to the blog. Please be certain that these questions cover Chapters V -- VIII, and that each question references a different moment in a different chapter. Also (and I hope this goes without saying, but...), please be certain that you read the other postings (from your peers) first -- if someone has already posted a question similar to one of yours, you need to think up a new question. And, again, from the "Department of This Should Be Obvious-ness," these are questions that YOU devise and write up, based on things you discover in the reading... as opposed to questions you find online or through other sources.
Due at the end of class (2nd period) on Thursday, 9/25. We will be in the lab for 2nd period that day, but you'll need to be sure that you have things ready to roll so that you'll be finished by the end of the period.
1. What did Lucy think about George kissing her? What did Charlotte think of it?
ReplyDelete2. What do you think Charlotte said to George Emerson at the end of Chapter eight?
3. Why do you think the miscreant driver lead Lucy to George Emerson instead of Mr. Beebe and Mr. Eager?
1.) On page 42, third paragraph, last sentence it says, in regards to Charlotte, “It might be possible to be nice to her; it was impossible to love her.” Why do you think it was impossible to love her?
ReplyDelete2.) What do you think is going to happen with Lucy and George?
3.) Do you think Lucy still wants to go to Rome? Why or why not?
1. On page 42, Lucky says she had been a little frightened, both by Miss Lavish and by Mr. Eager. Why do you think she was scared of them?
ReplyDelete2.Why do Miss Lavish and Charlotte try to make Lucy leave
3.Why do Lucy want to "grow older quickly"?
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ReplyDelete1.) What were your thoughts about Lucy when "for the first time Luy's rebellious thoughts swept out in words"? (page 43, 4th paragraph)
ReplyDelete2.) Why do you think Lucy and Charlotte, as characters, have, or seem to opposites at this point?
3.) How could you compare the part in the book where Lucy played the piano and when George kissed her? How do these two parts connect to each other?
Miguel Bustamante
ReplyDelete1) Murder, what do you think of or believe on the matter of Mr. Eager’s claim on Mr. Emerson is he capable of murder?
2) How do you feel about the lovers, the carriage driver and his supposed “sister” should they have been separated?
3) How do you feel about Miss Bartlett’s claims about the character of men, do they find sport in ruining a women’s name, has chivalry died?
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Delete1) Lucy and George both stand outside Britain’s traditional class structure. What role has social class played in the first part of this novel?
ReplyDelete2) What view of the 20th century English upper class is shown in chapter one?
3) In chapter two, Lucy is alone at the church and filled with guilt and fear as she talks to Mr. Emerson. How come?
1.) Explain the notable difference seen in Lucy now that the book has progressed, how is she different in chapter five as opposed to the earlier chapters.
ReplyDelete2.) Why is Lucy hesitant to pursue her interest in George Emerson?
3.) Lucy is taken to meet George, which results in her being brought to a field of blue violets, why do you think the author chose this color and these flowers?
1) What do you think of Mr. Emerson's description of what is "wrong" with George? (p.21)
ReplyDelete2) Why do you think Lucy has such a hard time being truthful? (p.59)
3) Why do you think Lucy won't tell her Mother about what happened with George? (p.63)
1. Is Lucy a round or flat character thus far in the novel? Explain using examples.
ReplyDelete2. What does Lucy imply about the power Florence has over its people? (Chapter 4)
3. What do you make of the accusations against the Emersons, especially of the father? (Chapter 4)
ReplyDelete1.What do you make of Lucy’s hints of rebellion? How do you see Lucy changing as a character as the novel progresses?
2.What are the main differences between Cecil and George, which would be a better choice for Lucy?
3.What role does religion play in the novel? The many mentions or churches, clergymen etc.
1. On page 39 Miss Lavish is describing her book, she says "love, murder, abduction, revenge was the plot." Does this foreshadow what will happen to Lucy?
ReplyDelete2. On page 51, four paragraphs from the bottom Miss Lavish quotes Lorenzo poem "don't go fighting against the Spring." Two paragraphs from the bottom Mr. Edgar questions the difference between "Spring in nature and Spring in man." How can Lucy be compared to Spring?
3. If Miss Bartlett didn't interrupt George kissing Lucy, what do you think would have happened?
1. Look on page 47, what does this sentence mean: "Lucy and Miss Bartlett had a certain style about them, and Mr. Beebe, though unreliable,was a man of parts."
ReplyDelete2. Mr. Eager, the chaplain believes that Mr. Emerson murdered his own wife. Why?
3. How has Lucy's personality changed from the beginning of part one to the end?
1. Why does Charlotte decide that they will leave Florence in the morning and go to Rome?
ReplyDelete2. How do you think George holding Lucy after she witnesses the murder effect or maybe excel their relationship?
3. Why does Miss Lavish try to make Lucy leave?
1. On page 31, Lucy thinks about the ”medieval lady”. If Lucy does not stand for this ideal of a woman, what kind of woman is she?
ReplyDelete2. On page 39, Miss Lavish says “…I have always held most strongly that a tragedy such as yesterday’s is not the less tragic because it happened in humble life.” What does this mean? What does this say about her attitude toward people of different backgrounds?
3. On page 39, Charlotte refers to Miss Lavish as “emancipated, but only in the very best sense of the word.” What does Charlotte mean by this?
1. Are Lucy and Miss Bartlett dynamic characters or static characters? Why?
ReplyDelete2. How do you think Mr. Emerson’s description of what is “wrong” with George with affect the relationship of George and Lucy?
3. What about a “prematurely aged martyr” do you think makes it Miss Bartlett’s favorite role?
1. “I want to be truthful. It is so hard to be absolutely truthful.” Why is the truth such a taboo issue with these people?
ReplyDelete2. Why does keeping secrets make Lucy lonely?
3. On page 70, Mrs. Honeychurch says, “Young people must decide for themselves.” Why, in this novel, is that not true?
1) When Beethoven was alive and composing music, he was rebel compared to the other composers in the era. So why does Mr. Beebe remark "Too much Beethoven" about Lucy at the beginning of chapter 5?
ReplyDelete2) on page 53, what is the correlation between the dove and the Italian translation of clergyman and why a dove?
3) Why is it a train to Rome and not anywhere else? Is there symbolism behind Rome? (Pg. 61)
1. What was the reason or desire for Lucy's travel to Italy? Was there any significance?
ReplyDelete2. Does Lucy make a good decision following her heart and falling in love with George Emerson?
3. How could you describe Miss. Bartletts mood and actions while they are in Italy?