영미단편소설 A+ 과제 4. A Lesson on a Tortoise & The Doll's House

A Lesson on a Tortoise, “D. H. Lawrence” QUESTION
1. What is the setting of this story? Who is the protagonist? Who is Joey?
2. Why are the students so excited? Explain who the Gordon Home Boys are and also what the Home for the children of actors is. Use textbook B.
3. How is the blissful classroom scene depicted symbolically? Why is this peaceful Friday suddenly turned into a bad situation? What happened?
4. Does the teacher treat the Gordon Boys and the Actors the same? Explain.
5. Why is "convicted" perhaps a much better choice of words than "convinced". Look up the definition of the literary term polysemy.
6. Explain the last paragraph: "I felt very tired, and very sick. The night had come up, the clouds were moving darkly, and the sordid streets near the school felt like disease in the lamplight".

The Doll’s House, “Katherine Mansfield” QUESTION
1. What is the difference in status between the Burnell family and the Kelvey’s? Describe each sister and their personality.
2. Note the different parts of the story where people are portrayed as animals? Where can we see free indirect discourse utilized in the narration?
3. Describe the Doll's House. What does the lamp symbolize? Who are the two characters that are drawn to the lamp? What does this imply?
4. Discuss the various scenes of teasing and ostracism in the story? Is it just the children who are cruel in the story? Where does Mansfield hint these attitudes come from.