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| Author of "A&P" and "Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and So Forth" |
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| Author of "Sorceror's Eye" |
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| Author of "A Good Long Sidewalk" |
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| Author of "Split Cherry Tree" |
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| role of consumerism - takes place in a supermarket where graoceries are made to look appealing to the eye just like the girls are when Sammy objectifies all their physical components. Sammy has an epiphany -> life is going to be more difficult here on after. customers = sheep; no individuality |
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| North of Boston, supermarket, 1961 |
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| genre about a gradual growth of a character in which he/she matures and learns about life |
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| patsy rides the horse that killed his father. they are both wild, slim, incorrigible, black, curious, similar & young |
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| "God Out of Machine" happy ever after (solved easily by 'external force') Ex: Patsy Barnes - missing jockey -> opportunity, mother getting better already |
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| relates to patsy barnes; we smile despite the anguish we may feel inside; too much sorrow in the world so we should cover up our own with a 'mask' with a smile; patsy barnes must put on a smile when he moves from kentucky and leaves behind friends. instead of shedding his tears, he goes out to work and struggles to help his mother's illness.. silence - mask, patsy keeps mouth shut when doctor comes, hides emotions when father dies. |
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| silversteins ignore warnings and sell own problems. |
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| foreshadowing in "prelude" |
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newspaper -> create fear -> paralysis.
begins to snow -> future hardship |
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| yellow = coward. "yellow rats" magazines: family. - begins to snow -> future hardship. deception - covers up the incident. gang destroyed stand, but not many will notice. |
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relates to "white circle"; a catlyst for conflict. you learn something you eventually regret learning. anvil - violent father, socially ostracized, learns to connect to people only through violence.
symbol - temptation, downfall, knowledge. tucker holds grudge that went too far; loses innocence |
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| white circle - base - not safe, place of danger, no entry zone. white = pure |
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| symbolism in white circle |
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father on the hill - owns the view, like god - total power, garden of eden - perfect place, unspoilt (Virginia)
tree = greed/father. apple = son. hayfork = mistake. barn - usually where animals are born, but it becomes a symbol of death. tree and white circle - vicious cycle. sparrows fly out of barn - avoid death. "spiral descent" - gone too far |
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cousins, not really siblings. inbalance of power. sucker - no family of his own, desperate to be accepted/have a family.
pete: older, only male figure (!6), sucker - lonely, isolated, child |
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| white - pure every where else but red nail polish - nasty side |
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| when maybelle pays attention to Pete, pete pays attention to sucker. pete takes anger out on sucker. age difference, ignore; humilate, superiority (older) exploits pete. IRONY - both deny that they like him. |
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| repeat of conjunctions. extending time - reptition. asyneton - lack of conjunction. veni, vidi, vici. |
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| too emotional; his emotionals are controlled by students; ignores problems; exploits gloria; judgemental, looks down on students |
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| SAM'S FAMILY LIFE IN "SEVENTEEN" |
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| - gender roles, mother - cries, goes to father, sees Papa as an authority; "small and pathetic" figure. father - detached. |
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| sam's behavior in "seventeen" |
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| pessimistic; napoleanic complex (short)l volence/hatred (detachment, barrier), feels insecure ("nobody likes a Polar"), apathetic; cynical; hidden guilt by laughing |
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| prostitute (woman - not girl; becomes a man) but brothel = disappointment (clash between illusion vs. reality). |
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| sam's epiphany in "seventeen" |
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| moe human; can't hide vulnerability anymore; used to suppress himself from being his age/imperfect, but now he has become more mature after his visit. IRONY - BECOMES CLOSER TO HIS MOTHER. |
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| industrial working class area in england, WWII |
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foreshadowing - hint of future events
"id idnt know you had a bike" "an insulted look came into his eyes" |
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collin defies his father's beliefs and family vallues. - hatesc ops - lily white hands.
bike - symbol for freedom |
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| fable - extraordinary and ordinary. super natural and natural |
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| golden spoon from sorceror's eye symbolism |
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