ENGLISH 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mavis Gallant
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Mavis gallant, the ice wagon going down the street . Terms marked with an asterisk (*) are listed in the oxford dictionary of literary terms. How does the story mediate character: she wore the balenciaga, and put candles on the card table where she and peter ate their meal. The neckline of the dress was soiled with makeup. Peter remembers her dabbing on the make-up with a wet sponge. He remembers her in the kitchen, in the soiled. Balenciaga, patting on the makeup with a filthy sponge. Sandra and jennifer, in buttonless pajamas and bunny slippers, ate their supper of marmalade sandwiches and milk. When the children were asleep, the parents dined solemnly, ritually, sheilah sitting straight as a queen. (203) This, in memory, is a period of water and water birds: swans, roses, and singing birds. The children were small and still belonged to them. If they remember too much, their mouths water, their stomachs hurt.