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Isak Dinesen Karen Blixen (1885-1962)

“She walked a step before him and thought: All is over,” (1221). Isak Dinesen Karen Blixen (1885-1962). Jane Dobkin & Alexa Singer. Biography. Born in Denmark to aristocrats Father died Loved her cousin, he refused to marry her Sailed to Africa to marry a different cousin

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Isak Dinesen Karen Blixen (1885-1962)

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  1. “She walked a step before him and thought: All is over,” (1221). Isak DinesenKaren Blixen (1885-1962) Jane Dobkin & Alexa Singer

  2. Biography • Born in Denmark to aristocrats • Father died • Loved her cousin, he refused to marry her • Sailed to Africa to marry a different cousin • Established coffee plantation • Divorced her husband, ran farm alone • Coffee prices declined and plantation went bankrupt • New lover died in a plane crash the same year • Influenced her to move back to Denmark to write

  3. Literary Significance • Static vs. Dynamic • Protagonist vs. Antagonist • Exotic Historical Backgrounds • Gothic • Romantic • Feminism

  4. Vocabulary from the Story • Rustic having a simplicity and charm that is considered typical of a countryside • Pantomime a dramatic entertainment in which performers express meaning through gestures • Apparition a ghost or ghostlike image of a person

  5. Themes • Innocence • Sexuality • Social Structure • Fantasy vs. Reality

  6. Analysis of Grove • Significance of… • Silence • Ring • Knife

  7. Symbols • The Ring • Sigismund • The Knife • Animal References • White • Red

  8. Connection to Fairytales • Little Red Riding Hood • Goldilocks • Feminism • Marxist/Materialist • Psychoanalysis

  9. Influence • Influenced By… • Goethe • Nietzche • Lord Byron • Baudelaire • Hans Christian Andersen • Influenced… • Hemmingway • Anders Westenholz • Arthur Miller • Truman Capote • Orson Welles

  10. Discussion Questions • Examine the relationship between Lovisa and her husband, as well as the relationship between Lovisa and the sheep murderer. Which man is more honest with her and which man understands her? Explain and support your opinion. • Although Lovisa and the sheep murderer did not verbally converse, what was communicated between the two? Explain and support your opinion. • We’ve already discussed the meaning of a dynamic character. To what extent does Lovisa represent a dynamic character?

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