ENG215H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mavis Gallant, Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sandra Birdsell

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10 Aug 2013
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My heart is broken- mavis gallant (jeannie, mrs. thompson, vern, mr. sherman) Introduced as silent character: passive and objectified(described by separate body parts, doesn"t respond to mrs. thompson"s revelation of her most shocking moment, town is silent. No towns btwn camp and railway for miles. Other"s respond by ignoring the issues, change topic: ppl evade sexual topics an live in comm. where it isn"t discussed, mrs. thompson"s most shocking moment is jean"s death. Inappropriate response, doesn"t have meaningful thing to compare to. Doesn"t understand jeannie: canned and preserved, ms. thompson"s values and judgements given by mom, things you put a lid on and don"t. Potentially explain her experiences and thus her culturally developed values/beliefs: ms. thompson is ignorant, asks if she used javel, showing she"s more concerned with being tainted physically rather than emotionally. Jeannie is blamed for what happened: mrs. thompson blames jeannie for what happened. Should have followed her advice and kept home.

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