ENGL 91C Lecture Notes - Lecture 99: Gothic Fiction, Negative Capability, Magic Realism
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Magical and mundane : irony saying one thing and meaning another. Part for the whole: style, split narrative. Ray & sylvia in winners on the pass line. Supports the theme of the story how: foil. Transfiguration into more spiritual/beautiful state: uncanny. 13 forms repetition odd coincidences animism anthropomorphism look up rest a sense of unfamiliarity which appears : defamiliarization, epiphany, negative capability. William james: free indirect discourse, symbols. Identify passages (identify author/title) + short answer question: stories. What does the gerbil symbolize in the story: rebirth. Ron"s not a reliable narrator because he switches from first to third person. One of the themes is passing judgment. How does the setting connect to the theme: he"s in a cage. Metamorphosis of girl because he watches her change from his little girl to an independent woman: he recognizes the beauty in it. The cavemen in the hedges: topics to know.
