Monday, April 20, 2009

Group Meeting #4 Notes, beginning Monday May 4

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  1. Group meeting 4 notes

    Secretary : Dylan
    Group leader : Rafi

    Setting

    - England in 1970’s
    - Setting only slightly changes dialogue
    - No sense of atmosphere
    - Setting has no relation to characters

    Plot

    - Not interesting
    - not many elements
    - Random acts
    - Plot isn’t related to characters
    - plot has no elements of mystery or suspense
    - Plot isn’t the main theme of the book

    Theme

    - Major themes are romance. divorce and school
    - Romance is developed by Adrian and Pandora’s relationship
    - Adrian still is affected by his parents divorce
    - Adrian isn’t bullied
    - Traditional and familiar
    - Social, escapist

    Style

    - Writing makes sense but has no semblance of unity
    - Humor and whit
    - No harmony or rhythm
    - Allegories , satire and allusions
    - Dialogue isn’t affective

    Character

    - Characters becoming three dimensional
    - Not much inconvenience towards adrian from characters
    - Small, flat characters introduced such as ones in the section about - the trip to the British museum.
    - Character delineation is becoming indirect

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