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This discussion delves into the portrayal of gender values through character analysis and dialogue in the novel. Explore themes such as motherhood, identity, and societal expectations. Homework includes a focus on characters, dialogue analysis, and narrative perspectives.
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Do Now What Values are communicated by this image about gender?
Objectives • Discuss the opening of the novel. • Discuss the characters we are introduced to so far.
The Characters • Frieda: • Claudia: • Rosemary Villanuci: • Mother: • Mr. Henry:
What is Claudia and Frieda’s Mother Like? • Dialogue on page 14 • What does it mean to be “outdoors” • The Breedloves?
Point of View • First, second, third person? • Narrator? • Adult and children dichotomy?
Greta Garbo “Hello there. You must be Greta Garbo, and you must be Ginger Rogers” (16).
Bo, Shirley, and Jane • Jane Wither’s played the foil to Shirley’s sweet and innocent personality in her films and was often spoiled, particularly in 1934 film Bright Eyes.