It's Never Just Heart Disease...
Why do we use Heart disease metaphors in literature?
Shorthand for a character and Social metaphor
What is an ideal disease to use as a metaphor?
A picturesque and mysterious disease.
Is it absolutely necessary to agree with the worldview of the characters/narrator?
No
What is Ironic Mode?
This is when the characters have less choices than people in real life.
What is some example of what Heart Disease is in literature?
Bad love, Loneliness, Cruelty, Pederasty, Disloyalty, Cowardice, Lack of Determination
What is more commonly referenced in literature: Cholera or Tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis
What is one example of a "Last Chance For Change" story?
"Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin.
What is Godot?
The best example of Ironic Mode.
What are some examples of the heart being the symbolic repository of emotions in real life?
Valentine Day’s hearts, When we fall in love we feel it in our hearts, When we lose love, we feel heartbreak, Overwhelming emotions, heart is about to burst
What can a disease represent?
Isolation, uncertainty, despair, and pointlessness
Which of the following is NOT a factor to be taken into account when exploring the perspective of a piece:
Location, Time, Religion, Personal views, Historical attitudes, Socioeconomic status, Background of the narrator or author, Emotion, or Culture?
Personal views
Why is "her hair has gone quite gold from grief" ironic?
Stress grey hair vs blonde hair
What is an example of the heart being the symbolic repository of emotions?
Iliad and Odyssey (Homer)- “Heart of Iron”
How does James Joyce use disease as a metaphor?
The context of what is needed to understand a piece literature fully?
When it was written
What is the worst example of Irony being used?
Salman Rushdie’s irony in The Satanic Verses
What stories were referenced?
The Good Soldier, the Man of Adamant, The Wench Is Dead, and/or The Remorseful Day
How can illness be used as a plot device?
To create something for the character(s) to overcome.
What are the four main features of a "Last Chance For Change" story?
Plenty of past opportunities for the character to improve, but never has
Character is not young and, therefore, is running out of time and chances to improve
Compelling situation is presented to incentivise the character(s) to change
Revolves around the question of if a person can be saved
What is Chesteron’s Arrow?
This is when there is chiefly structural and dramatic irony but through the show the scenes do not go as the audience has thought it would.
Describe how Katherine Mansfield uses birds and flight as a metaphor in The Garden Party.
Up to the presenter's discretion.