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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal ?

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS A.S. 2012/2013 Luca Iaccarino - V A. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal ?. THE TITLE. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal ? Happy: it refers to Mrs Winterson ’s feelings . She is happy because she is what she wants to be .

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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal ?

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  1. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS A.S. 2012/2013 Luca Iaccarino - V A Why Be Happy WhenYouCould Be Normal?

  2. THE TITLE Why Be Happy WhenYouCould Be Normal? Happy: itreferstoMrsWinterson’s feelings. Sheishappy becausesheiswhatshewantstobe. Normal: itreferstosomebodywhoisdifferentfrom the other Mrs. Wintersonlesbianism The titleis a questionmadebyheradoptivemotherwhodoesnotacceptherhomosexuality.

  3. THE DEDICATION The novelisdedicatedtoherthreemothers: • ConstanceWintersonadoptivemother • Ruth Rendellliterarymother • Ann S biologicalmother Everymotherhad a differentfunctionwithinMrs. Winterson’slife and theyallowedhertogrowup.

  4. THE LITERARY GENRE AND THE CHAPTERS The novelis a memoir Mrs. Wintersonwrotewhatsheremembered and thereis no chronologicalorderwithin the novel. Itisorganizedintofifteenchapters, anintermission and a coda. Eachchapterhasgot a differentfunction and they are notlinkedeachother, except the first one and the last one: The Wrong Criband The Wound reminds the idea of birth reminds the idea ofdeath

  5. THE MOST IMPORTANT THEMES

  6. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND CAPITALISM WITHIN THE NOVEL Mrs. Wintersonwasborn in Manchester the first industrial city Manchester hasgot a doublefaced nature as the Industrial Revolution and Capitalism: • itis in plainbutalso in mountain; • itisreluctantbutalsobeautiful; • itisrichbutalsopoor.

  7. CHARACTERISATION OF MRS. WINTERSON

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