Today we are going to discuss the ending of the book Bleak House and how we should feel about the themes and characters. We are also going to talk about Mrs. Maisel and AP prompts.
Richard
Ester
Mr. Jarndyce
Ada
Leicester Deadlock
Mr. George
Skimpole
Caddy
Mrs Jellyby
Mrs. Flite
Mr. Woodcourt
Mrs. Snagsby
Smallweed
Mr. Krook
Inspector Bucket
Lady Deadlock
Mr. Guppy
THEMES:
Poverty
Reputation
Class Structure and Lineage
Power and moral principles
Appearances and Identity
Law vs Justice
Duty or Social Responsibility (Philanthropy)
Family
Passion and Madness
2021. In many works of fiction houses take on symbolic
importance. Such houses may be literal houses or unconventional ones (e.g.,
hotels, monasteries, or boats). Either from your own reading or from the list
below, choose
2019. In his 2004 novel Magic Seeds, V. S. Naipaul writes:
“It is wrong to have an ideal view of the world. That’s where the mischief
starts. That’s where everything starts unravelling.” Select a novel, play, or
epic poem in which a character holds an “ideal view of the world.” Then write
an essay in which you analyze the character’s idealism and its positive or
negative consequences. Explain how the author’s portrayal of this idealism
illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole.
2014. It has often been said that what we value can be
determined only by what we sacrifice. Consider how this statement applies to a
character from a novel or play. Select a character that has deliberately
sacrificed, surrendered, or forfeited something in a way that highlights that character’s
values. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how the
particular sacrifice illuminates the character’s values and provides a deeper
understanding of the meaning of the work as a whole.
2005. In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899), protagonist
Edna Pontellier is said to possess “That outward existence which conforms, the
inward life that questions.” In a novel or play that you have studied, identify
a character who outwardly conforms while questioning inwardly. Then write an essay
in which you analyze how this tension between outward conformity and inward
questioning contributes to the meaning of the work. Avoid mere plot summary.
