Why does the narrator speaking try to distance herself from having a close relationship with Veta Andreyevna? Does she truly want to be alone or does she just have a hard time opening up to others?
Towards the beginning of the story, why is it that the narrator expresses more excitement for material things than for personal relationships? Does her attitude change as the story goes on?
How is it significant that the narrator's name, Valentina Petrovna, is revealed only when Director Alekseyev criticizes the script she was so pleased with?
Which passages in the beginning of the story foreshadow that the narrator desires to "built a world for [herself] in which [she doesn't] constantly worry"?
The narrator attempts to silence her past by severing connections to both her past, and from general social contact. Why does she feel such a need to avoid being close with Veta in order to avoid her past?
The narrator says repeatedly that she wants to be alone yet there are multiple instances where she likes the fact that there are people around her. Does she really want to be completely alone?
The narrator states, "as a rule happy people aren't deaf, they don't hear only themselves, that's why others seek their company". What does this suggest about the narrator's repeated sensations of loneliness and disconnection from those around her? Does she need to find a deafness to her past in order to seek some happiness in the present?
Near the conclusion of the story, when the narrator phones his old residence, how does his "prankster" conversation contrast with those he has with Veta and others? In what ways?
the theme of silence and estrangement run throughout the novel. How does the author embed the idea of feminism is this silence? Or how is silence a tool of empowerment?
Why does the narrator speaking try to distance herself from having a close relationship with Veta Andreyevna? Does she truly want to be alone or does she just have a hard time opening up to others?
ReplyDeleteVeta goes through a remarkable change in her personality and her values. What accounts for this, and what is the message behind the change?
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Towards the beginning of the story, why is it that the narrator expresses more excitement for material things than for personal relationships? Does her attitude change as the story goes on?
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How is it significant that the narrator's name, Valentina Petrovna, is revealed only when
ReplyDeleteDirector Alekseyev criticizes the script she was so pleased with?
Which passages in the beginning of the story foreshadow that the narrator desires to "built a world for [herself] in which [she doesn't] constantly worry"?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the significance of Sparrow's defining Veta as a real woman, and Veta's observation of the contrast between a woman and a female?
ReplyDeleteThe narrator attempts to silence her past by severing connections to both her past, and from general social contact. Why does she feel such a need to avoid being close with Veta in order to avoid her past?
ReplyDeleteThe narrator says repeatedly that she wants to be alone yet there are multiple instances where she likes the fact that there are people around her. Does she really want to be completely alone?
ReplyDeleteCould the narrator's previous relationships with her husbands and daughters caused her to want to distant herself from people?
ReplyDeleteThe narrator states, "as a rule happy people aren't deaf, they don't hear only themselves, that's why others seek their company". What does this suggest about the narrator's repeated sensations of loneliness and disconnection from those around her? Does she need to find a deafness to her past in order to seek some happiness in the present?
ReplyDeleteNear the conclusion of the story, when the narrator phones his old residence, how does his "prankster" conversation contrast with those he has with Veta and others? In what ways?
ReplyDeletethe theme of silence and estrangement run throughout the novel. How does the author embed the idea of feminism is this silence? Or how is silence a tool of empowerment?
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