"Because of that stupid old thing at the end there? asked the boy. "Why does she come here at all- who wants her?" (186)
For this blog, I will be answering the sixth question on the handout about the short story "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield. I think that the climax of the story is when the nicely dressed couple make fun of the old lady and say the above quote. This is the climax because it is really the height of the action. This is the scene that motivates Miss Brill to change things in her life. The resolution to the climax is when Miss Brill puts away the fur. The fur originally was her source of comfort, but she ends up putting it on the shelf. This also represents Miss Brill putting her old self on the shelf and moving on with the times. The putting away of the fur is resolving the point of contention between Miss Brill and the younger generation.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Short Stories: Theme: 3
"No, missy, he not dead, he just the same." (229)
For this blog I will be sharing my initial thoughts on the sixth question that follows the story, "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty. The sixth question states that when a reader asked the author if the grandson was alive, she replied, "Phoenix is alive." This made me think that Phoenix, the old lady, is mad and suffering from multiple personality disorder. I thought that the boy was really just an alter ego of the old lady. This is supported by text when Phoenix briefly forgets what she is doing. When this happens, she has become the boy and doesn't remember going on a journey. I made this connection because if they were two different people, then the author wasn't answering the question being asked. Mr. Costello told our group today that this in fact was not the case and that the grandson's presence was not relevant. The message of the story is one of great love. Whether the boy is alive or not does not affect the love that the grandma is showing for her grandson. I get where he is coming from, but our blogs are supposed to be initial reactions, so that is what I shared.
For this blog I will be sharing my initial thoughts on the sixth question that follows the story, "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty. The sixth question states that when a reader asked the author if the grandson was alive, she replied, "Phoenix is alive." This made me think that Phoenix, the old lady, is mad and suffering from multiple personality disorder. I thought that the boy was really just an alter ego of the old lady. This is supported by text when Phoenix briefly forgets what she is doing. When this happens, she has become the boy and doesn't remember going on a journey. I made this connection because if they were two different people, then the author wasn't answering the question being asked. Mr. Costello told our group today that this in fact was not the case and that the grandson's presence was not relevant. The message of the story is one of great love. Whether the boy is alive or not does not affect the love that the grandma is showing for her grandson. I get where he is coming from, but our blogs are supposed to be initial reactions, so that is what I shared.
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