Young Man's Fancy
Name two female characters that Dr. Jordan sexualizes?
landlady Sarah Manninen. Or servant Dora comes into his room to deliver his breakfast. An image comes to Dr. Jordan’s mind involuntarily. In this image Dora is strung up like a pig in a butcher shop, and she looks like a sugared ham.
Which specific event does “Broken Dishes” refer to?
The family teapot that breaks during Grace’s voyage from Ireland to Canada
What does the quilt of each chapter follow?
pandora’s box
Who are the two people that sexually abused grace?
The two guards
Who is flirting with Dr.Jordan during the dinner with governor’s wife?
Lydia
What is Dr. Bannerling’s impression of Grace Marks?
Dr. Bannerling believes that Grace Marks is a wily actress and criminally insane. He thinks she is pretending to be innocent and is manipulating others to believe her story
How was the character of John Marks portrayed in Grace’s childhood?
Alcoholic, abusive, selfish
Why does Grace describe that it was the happiest period of her life?
Grace's employment at Mrs. Alderman Parkinson's began well enough, and, indeed.
what grace was hallucinating about and through what?
the beautiful sunset through the cell window
Why is Mcdermott displeased with Nancy’s attitude?
Nancy act like a captain amongst the maids
Give an example of dramatic Irony presented between Dr.jordan and Grace?
He is kind of in love with her.
Why is “ Broken Dishes” symbolic regarding Grace’s life?
Dishes symbolize property and commodities. Memories in this context, which refers to the twisted and corrupted childhood of Grace.
Dr.Simon describes Mrs.Humphrey with the following quote”unconsciousness, much more attractive” What literary device is used here. And how does this affect the story later on?
Foreshadowing, foreshadowing the incident that happened in the future where Mrs. Humphrey is also unconscious in section 11.
One symbolism from section 8?
The cell that locks Grace in, it symbolizes how grace is blocked from the outside world.
How does the song “Rock of Ages” symbolize how Dr. Jordan sees her?
A “Nut to be Cracked”
What is the quilting pattern symbolizing?
Quilts are an explicit symbol of female sexuality and are usually displayed on beds, making the bed the most noticeable thing in a room
How does the quilt mentioned in this section express explicit symbolism of female sexuality?
The quilts represent strength, resilience and creativity. Qualities that allow women in that era to express themselves and cope with their difficulties.
How are the locked doors in Dr. Simon’s dream related to the section named Secret drawer?
The name Secret drawer actually refers to the hidden places in the mind, which in this case would be the locked doors.
Find one simile and metaphor that is used in the guards Page 240 - 241
Ans: “waist like a willow”, “ strong grip on you with my teeth”
What does the axes of Mcdermott hand symbolized to attitude towards Grace?
Enemy of his
Name a character trail that both Mr Utterson and Dr Jordan
Empathetic, Mr Utterson seeks for the truth of what happened between Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Dr Jordan seek for the truth on Grace
How does the character Mary Whitney link to the character Dr.Hastie Lanyon in “Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde”, list two characteristics
She is a brave person that is willing to bring out the truth, she has expectations that she wishes to reach by working hard, Grace’s mother figure.
“Dr Lanyon describes Dr Jekyll's experiments as 'unscientific balderdash', claiming that Jekyll's experiments are ridiculous and not the 'correct' science.” Lanyon has a goal to achieve high in material science, both character has high striving spirits and are outspoken people.
Both Alias Grace and The beach of Falesa have the key theme of power dynamics. How do both authors express this theme of power dynamics ?
Atwood examines power dynamics within the context of gender, class, and authority. The novel explores how individuals, particularly women, navigate a society where power is often unevenly distributed, and how they cope with oppression and exploitation.
-Power dynamics play a significant role in the narrative, both within the European community and between the European traders and the Samoan people. The struggle for control and dominance is depicted through various characters and their interactions.
How does the author portray 19th century class relations linking back to the beach of falesa , for example how servants view their employer and how the employer views their servant
All the servants are female and female character often have low social status, etc. Open for interpretation
In snake fence, a character is described as snake, to connect to Robert Louis Stevenson, who is the two characters being described as snake.
Mcdermott and Case