After reading The Lovely House by Shirley Jackson, I decided that on page 207, paragraph two was important. I believe this because it showed us early that Margaret is afraid of the house. This is a great impact because it shows us that Margaret is the type of character who is nervous, and is terrified of the house. It establishes a mood of terror. In the paragraph it shows us that in the rest of book, if you were to not read it, that everytime Margaret's name is mentioned inside the house that she will be in a situation of fear. This is significant because it outlines the view of other characters that will be introduced in the story and shows us how all the characters are connected using the theme of terror and fear.
There were no new characters introduced in the paragraph. The same characters who were introduced earlier and the main characters, Carla and Margaret are the only two mentioned in the paragraph. The theme of fear was introduced. An example of this is at the beginning of the paragraph when they mentioned that Margaret was "frightened" by the room. There were no major issues resolved. The paragraph was short but had a significant importance because it gave us an image of how to look at Margaret and Carla for the rest of the story.
The passage is introduced early in the story. As stated before it introduces the theme of "fear" into the household. After reading this story several times, it just seems to me that the importance of this paragraph is significant and outlines the rest of the story.
Monday, September 14, 2009
The Lovely House
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I like this idea of fear throughout the house. I think that I was started by the sheer amazement that she felt when looking through the building. We dont hear anything about Margret's backround, but I get the feeling that she does not come from a family that is quite this wealthy. I think that this change in lifestyles was the starting point for her fear through the novel.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the entire statement. I say this because in the beginnign of the story when Margret walks into the house she is amazed and wants to know every little deatil about the hosue. This is hwat keeps her mind wandering about the "passage way" where the "old lady" stays. Also there was a great fear towards the house because the family said nothing is ever added on to the house.
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