ENG 253 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Perspectivism, Language Model, Juggling
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Connection one of the most powerful themes in the novel. Fly-tying what maggie does (she is not just doing something practical she is doing something artistic literally and metaphorically she is tying things together) Maggie- connects with people and connects people together. This novel doesn"t have allusion as such a central role but fragmentation and juxtaposition is. Minimalism the short chapters 29, 30, 31,31 A series of perspectival fragments that are juxtaposed. Lacuanae plural for lacuna, = gap in the text. We move around between people all the time. Separation happens on a formal and a thematic level. Grew up fishing in nb, now in bc. She experienced a lot of loss, husbands, father, mother, daughter lifestyle. Resourceful determined knows how and when to take charge pg 193. Protofeminism this was written in the 50"s and protofeminism is the stirrings or beginning of the. We call it protofeminism because it didn"t happen in the 70"s but it lead to feminism.
