Sept 5 Class Notes ATTC Plot Notes

Sept 5 Class Notes

To Do:

• Wrap up plot/ characters
• subplots
• connect choices to theme
  → Writing Workshop
  - guidelines
  - troubleshooting
  -workshop

Homework: Look for Carton in:

Group 1: Book 2, Chapters 1-16

Group 2: Book 2, Chapters 17-24

Group 3: Book 3, Chapters All

See interactions, similarities, differences, attributes between him and other characters. 

Doppelganger: look alike, contrasting personality, mirror image/twin. Feeling and Thinking, Good and evil

Foil: Total Opposites for the purpose of highlighting key attributes. Two opposites together.  

Plot Notes:

• A lot of exposition is ripped out and placed later on, for example: Who Darnay is, Why Manette was in the Bastille. 

• What does he gain? He gains subplots reaching climax at the same time, because he wrote the book in installments he was able to maintain suspense.
• Secrecy is a motif and is a method used by Dickens.
• Reciprocity, Opposites in terms of characters and plot. He doubles in the plot by resolutions vs. conflicts, and switching between classes. Golden Thread vs. Yarn
• There are facts that could flip you, and change your direction, you can be recalled. 
• How does he arrange plot events? Mirrors plot events (Court scenes, Manette and Darnay).

• Elongation/ Compression of time, Pace
• Swiftness of French plot/ Quick to act, Lack of Thinking vs.  Longer, Slower, Wordier, Lack of Action pace of England plot, like Trial at Old Bailey.
• Perversion of time- how quickly things can change.
• Flipping time, so readers are on their toes
• Now vs. Past, First plot point- release from the past, recalled to life. Past is more important, you can be re-birthed. He shows this through plot, puts Manette's going to jail in the middle and we open with hope.  
• Every character has a haunting past. No characters are perfectly innocent, besides Lucie. Defarge lost everyone to Evremondes, she is a vengeful force. 
• Lucie is the golden thread who weaves all the plot together. Thread pulls people out, recalls to life. 
• People can flip from Earth to Heaven

• Narrators Flip

Symbols: Image that stands for something else

Motif or Thematic Indicator: Reoccurring idea/ image/ word/ phrase

Theme: Full sentence, Abstract meaning of the whole work.

The Root of The Revolution of the Book is the Rape of a Woman, women's role. Women as moral compass. 

Lucie: touches almost every single character

Carton: makes one major connection, makes a big difference. 

Characters:

Character Sketch Paper (Creative):

Take a place in the novel where your character is not described, write a one page description on your Character's thoughts. It should be able to be put in the book. Character Sketch and Analysis: Ready on Wednesday Sept 12