edna back from america lesson
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Edna, Back from America
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Clare Boylan
1948-2006
“Talking about ideas for a novel is a bit like showing pictures of the ultrasound if you're pregnant. Until they're out in the world, they can only be wonderful to you.”
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Some of Her Books
• A Nail on the Head• Concerning Virgins• That Bad Woman
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Idiomatic Phrases
battle axe
used to describe a woman who is cutting or mean like a weapon and also tough
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Idiomatic Phrases
daft as a bush
Not very smart. In American English
dumb as dirt
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Idiomatic Phrases
wits end
out of options and not sure what to do
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Literary Terms: Metaphor
using like or as in a phrase to compare one thing to another to give imagery
He is as messy as a pig.She is like a black widow.
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Literary Terms: Simile
comparing one thing to another to give imagery
He is a pig.She is a black widow.
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Metaphor or Simile?
June racked her at her face and hair with her fingers as if a growth of cobwebs enclosed her.
What image does this portray?
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Metaphor or Simile?
She’s still a battle axe…What image does this portray?
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Other symbolism?
• Disgorged• Eyes glittering with greed• Break the spell
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Some Themes
• Despair /Death/ Suicide• Desperation• Identity Crisis• Violence• Relationships
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Suicidal
• Nobody wanted me then and nobody cares about me now.
• If she had gone into the water and been fished out the following day there would be nothing to identify her.
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Johnny Manel“Suicide is Painless”
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Song Excerpt
Through early morning fog I seeVisions of the things to beThe pains that are withheld for meI realize and I can see...That suicide is painlessIt brings on many changesAnd I can take or leave it if I please.I try to find a way to make
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Song Excerpt
The game of life is hard to playI'm gonna lose it anywayThe losing card I'll someday laySo this is all I have to say.That suicide is painlessIt brings on many changesAnd I can take or leave it if I please.
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Suicide Is Never the Answer.
There’s Always Hope.
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Other Themes?
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Main Idea?
• Be careful what you ask for, you might get it.
• Nothing in life is free.• Desperate people do desperate things.
• Others?
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Who?
• June• Muriel• Ted• Edna• Sid / Sylvie / Mom
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When / Where?
Modern Era
Small Tourist Town in IrelandCould be any small western village /
town
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What
• June is desperate for a place• Muriel is desperate for a family
caretaker• Both lie about Edna to meet their
needs• June not sure it is worth the cost
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Why?
Muriel’s Problem• Sylvie is insane• Sid is violent
possibly killed Edna• The mother has
advanced Alzheimer's disease
June’s Problem• No Money• Homeless• No family• Unloved
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What happened to Edna?
• Did she run away from home years ago?
• Did Sid kill her?• What do you think?
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For More Information
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