ENG110Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Diane Schoemperlen
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3rd paragraph you liked the red plaid shirt so much your mother bought you . Objects are not significant within themselves but through associations they have. Red plaid shirt: memories from story including tricking mother to leaving camera in car, memories of dwight, memories of not fitting into shirt etc. Story about memories, and how we associate objects with memories and things. Each shirt and garment given meaning in story: has function, associated with events, color associations (red crimson, scarlet, blood red, beet red etc. ) Story is about power relationships b/w people on personal level: based on second person confrontation, and associations and symbolism. Red evening gown: costume, performance at physical cost w/ gown & accessories. Black leather jacket: fragility of body injury and death, toughness image ; where this when she wants to feel tough. Costume/identity: becomes different person when she wears particular clothing. Death is told in calm, almost off-handed tone: vs.
