ENG215H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Morley Callaghan, Psy, Emo
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Focuses on psy and unconsciousness (conflict btwn what he thinks and does) Is the sub-conscious ramblings of the 2 characters. Universal, not set anywhere in particular: urban. Taxi: focus on social change after wwii, deals with day-to-day lives. Crowd had nothing new to day, may be part of modernist, trying to bring something new. Jeff isn"t comfortable in the marriage: use flirting to evade the reality of the marriage, only after a short time away do the 2 realize that they love each other and value each other"s company. Adventure is superficious appeal(not real), control what"s presented to others, about creating desire in others: the adv man shows his investment into the role. Jeff has ideas about how a husband should act and assumptions about himself: ex. jealous man, calls wife sick woman", characterizes this with silence and secrete anger. Has ideas about how a wife should be: says he"s not a little boy.