Class Notes Monday (9/17/12)

Continuation of quotation analyzing from Friday:


"Perhaps. Perhaps, see the great crowd of people with its rush and roar, bearing down upon them, too." ( Book 2, Hundreds of People)

•  Prior space in text format creates tone and suggests lapse in time
• Great crowd is mob
• Prior to terror 
• Bearing down is foreshadowing statement (other examples include counting dropping heads in end of Book 2 Chapter 16.
• Omniscience and Foreboding (other examples include its coming,... and still with Madame Defarge) 

Book 3, Hands of Cards

• Title is a metaphor or conceit
• conceit  is and extended metaphor in prose form (similar to epic simile concept)
• Key relating phrases include played my ace,... look over your hand,.... very good card,....   you'll need have good cards sir 
• Applies to Carton - fate has been dealt, all about strategy and adjustments, is human card, examines all options, found best way to win by rearranging the cards he knows were dealt, gets what he wants out of it, shuffles deck - gives everyone else a better hand
• Mocks Madame Defarge - she stays above fate but ends up coming face-to-face with it, has no strategies or control
• Contrast concept between Carton and Madame Defarge - meddled/rearranges "cards" VS attempting to solely control it
• Lorry - only business, card game is just business to him

"Yes. he will perish: there is no real hope" echoed Carton. And walked with a settle step down-stairs" (Book 3, Dusk)

• Foreshadowing
• Dramatic irony
• Carton talking about himself
• He intentionally capitalized
• Religious reference, Carton is Jesus 

"How can you say that? Wouldn't She weep for you? Wouldn't her child?" (Book 3, The Game Made)

• She is capitalized
• Another religious reference  
• Lucie is apotheosis
• Apotheosis - making character into a god
• *Title reference to the card game

Other topics addressed:

• Madame Defarge is touched by water and can't rise above
• Carton walks on water 

Homework and Future Schedule:

• Turned in discussion questions
• Turn in character sketch BEFORE we leave for Inner quest
• Each critical article group must post FINAL points
• Read nature article BEFORE you leave for inner quest
• AFTER inner quest post response as to whether you would be a thorean
• Monday - fishbowl discussion
• Wednesday - new writing assignment rough draft due for WW, finish fishbowl
• Thursday - final test on ATTC