Quotes
"I just hope you have confirmed he is not a psychopath. You don't always have a good radar on that."
What does Connell mean by this?
He is referring to her past relationships.
"The windows are very tall and run almost to the floor,"
Find adverbialledet og bestem hvilken regel, der er anvendt.
Adverbialledet er "very" og er placeret efter det kopulative hovedverbum.
After Lukas has tied Marianne's wrists and blindfolded her, he tells her, that he loves her.
Why is it at this point that Marianne does something about the situation?
The situation has transcended her boundaries.
She starts to question what love is.
It might have reminded her about her past relationships.
Why did Marianne's friends leave her?
Her breakup with Jamie.
People believed him not Marianne.
"At times a person would make eye contact with Marianne, a bus conductor or someone looking for change, and she will be shocked briefly into the realisation that this is in fact her life, that she is actually visible to other people." (pp. 191, l.4-8)
What is going on with Marianne?
She is used to being noticed back in Scotland, but now that she has lost her friends and moved to Sweden.
She is starting to loose sense of reality, especially because of the game.
When she realizes that there are some people noticing her, it gives her hope, which quickly fades away.
Placer adverbierne: honestly/really
"Because I don't want to take sides."
"Because honestly, I don't really want to take sides."
What is "the game" as Lukas calls it?
A game where Lukas is in control and Marianne has to obey him until the game stops, where Lukas gives her permission to go in the shower.
How does Marianne's friends view her and Lukas' relationship? How is it actually?
Friends: He is an artist, that takes pictures of Marianne.
Reality: He is using her for his own benefits.
In his email Connell writes:
"They have those thoughtful faces and nice sleek bodies."What is Marianne's opinion on this?
Marianne usually doesn't receive good compliments from people, but reading this creates a sense of happiness for her.
She has also lost weight, so she sees the "sleek bodies" as something positive.
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"Because all his friends speaks swedish, it have been dificult for her to work out how popular or well regard Lukas is."
"Because all his friends speak Swedish, it has been difficult for her to work out how popular or well regarded Lukas is."
Has Marianne had any character development in this chapter?
She is still being submissive, in this case submissive to Lukas, and therefore hasn't changed much.
Though she breaks a bit out of character towards the end of the chapter.
How come Joanna is the only friend from Marianne's friend group that remains as her friend?
She would take Marianne's side.
She is not fond of the other people in the friend group.