ENG 1124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Raymond Carver, Dirty Realism, Margaret Atwood
17 Dec 2016
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Story has an intrusive/engaged third person narrator. Reversal: points at which the direction of the plot takes a surprising turn. Louise being happy about her husband"s death. People think that she died from joy but she actually dies from sadness. Dramatic irony we know she"s sad but other characters don"t. Foreshadowing: warning or indication of a future event coursing through her veins suggests heart attack. Talking about her heart disease, using imagery describe her pulse and blood. Naturalism: a 19th century scientific approach to writing, this form of literature was based on realism. Idea that man behaves according to the laws of nature, meant to show men and how they interact with their natural environments. Idea of survival of the fittest and man vs nature very influenced by darwin"s theory of evolution. Often believed that one"s heredity and social environment largely determine one"s character. Popular idea of being biologically programed like animals (animal instincts)
