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T H I S M A Y T H E PA S S A G E - B A S E D Q U E S T I O N J C 2 R E V I S I O N L E C T U R E 06 Minutes TO Read the Passage WE WILL BE MOVING AT LIGHT-SPEED SHORTLY s Chapter 32 T H E Newland-May R E L AT I O N S H I P s

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SLIDE 1 T H I S M A Y T H E PA S S A G E - B A S E D Q U E S T I O N J C 2 R E V I S I O N L E C T U R E
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06

Minutes

Read the Passage

WE WILL BE MOVING AT LIGHT-SPEED SHORTLY TO
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Chapter 32

Newland-May

T H E R E L AT I O N S H I P
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Concerns

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ROMANCE

T H E E L L E N - N E W L A N D

I N T H E B A C K G R O U N D O F T H I S P A S S A G E
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DILEMMA

A R C H E R ’ S

T H E H E A R T W I L L G O O N F O R E L L E N
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WOMEN

T H E R O L E O F

A R T L E S S V I C T I M O R A R T F U L A R C H E R ?
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PRISON

O L D N E W Y O R K A S

R I G I D C O D E S A N D F A M I L Y H O N O R
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Methods

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Per

tive

s p e c

THE

Narrator

IRONIC COLD SATIRICAL IMPERIOUS MOCKING

Archer

DIRECT SPEECH HE FELT HE IMAGINED INDIRECT SPEECH

May

DIRECT SPEECH

Ellen

DIRECT SPEECH CONSCIOUSNESS
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Fire Ice

E L L E N O L E N S K A M AY W E L L A N D
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Visions Realities

LIT E R A R Y R OM A N CE W I N T R Y N E W Y O R K
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Death Industry

Tribe

‘Pompeian vestibule’ ‘Buried alive’ ‘Artificial product’ ‘Powerful engine’

Theatre

(58) (61) (114) (37) ‘Green mould of the perfunctory’ (103)
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Floral Life

Yellow roses Lilies-of-the-valley ‘air of ideas’

(164)

Diana

‘breathe’

(113) (65) (147)

‘Same.. aloofness’

(173)

‘just alight from the chase.’

(53)
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absolute intensifier superlative

most very extremely purest certainly never

‘UNCONDITIONAL OR WITHOUT EXCEPTION’ ‘TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE’ ‘STRONGER OR MORE EMPHATIC’
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What Can Go Wrong

  • 1. The student unloads prepared material from
  • lectures. The ideas are imposed and not

evident from the passage.

  • 2. The student writes a general essay on the

topic without focusing on the passage.

  • 3. The student writes more about ‘elsewhere’

than about ‘here’.

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10

Minutes

Read the Outline

YOU WILL BE PUT TO THE TEST IN A BIT TO
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  • ur Introduction
  • 1. Refer to ‘the passage’ at least twice.
  • 2. What happens in the passage?
  • 3. What does the passage reveal about a

particular concern?

  • 4. How is the passage linked to earlier or later

events in the narrative?

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  • ur Paragraphs
  • 1. Refer to an idea from the passage.
  • 2. Give 2-5 quotations from the passage.
  • 3. Close analyse a few key words from these

quotations (e.g. the use of ‘still’).

  • 4. Link your analysis to a concern and / or

‘elsewhere’ in the text.

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TS1

The Dilemma

ARCHER RELIGHTS THE FIRE
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Archer

Recalling his ‘first meeting with Ellen Olenska’ (263) two years ago in a previous scene, Archer remains symbolically drawn to the ‘fire’ of Ellen and repelled by May’s figurative ‘iciness’.

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How to Analyse

  • 1. Always identify the method: at least the

perspective and relevant quotations.

  • 2. Focus on ‘how’: begin your sentences with

‘Wharton’, ‘The narrator’, ‘The fire motif’, not characters (e.g. Archer goes to the fireplace).

  • 3. Make close analysis explicit: use signposts like

‘The use of’, ‘The choice of’, ‘The allusion to’.

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warm light match

FAMILIAR FACE

AN UNAVOWABLE ERRAND
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smote

‘STRIKE WITH A FIRM BLOW’ ‘BE STRONGLY ATTRACTED TO’
  • r
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paleness

abyss

UNBRIDGEABLE

MAY’S

INTENSITY OF WORD CONNOTATION OF WORD

WEAK STRONG

OR SOFT OR HARSH

NEGATIVE POSITIVE

TRY TO BE MORE SPECIFIC THOUGH!
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Why

The opening of the extract frames the protagonist as the ‘dilettante’ still entwined in the last phase of his romantic visions. Yet to accept the cold reality

  • f his duties to May and the Mingott-Archer

alliance, he seeks refuge in the warmth, unaware that the fire will soon be put out.

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The May-triarch

SO THIS IS THE REAL MAY WELLAND
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The reader is led to cast doubt on Archer’s understanding of May. While he continues to projects the ‘abysmal purity’ (6) of a child onto her, May’s direct speech hints at a wisdom beneath her calmness.

May

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Archer’s point of view - ‘lack of wonder’, ‘so gently’. Narrator’s point of view - ‘curious’, ‘secret’ calmness. May’s direct discourse - manipulative, commanding. Why - the contrast shows Archer’s ignorant view of the world and May’s mastery over him.

Perspectives

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Linking to ‘elsewhere’

  • 1. The ‘also seen in’ mistake: don’t just refer to

similar method / evidence for the sake of it.

  • 2. Link by concern instead: here, we want to

look for parts of the text that convey May’s ‘silent authoritativeness’.

  • 3. Use your cross-reference to reinforce the

purpose of the passage. ‘Here’ > ‘elsewhere’!

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Tips on linking

i. Return to ‘this passage’. Analyse ‘here’, not ‘elsewhere’. Spend no more than 1-2 sentences on ‘elsewhere’.

  • ii. Use linking words. Discuss how the passage ‘foreshadows’,

‘develops’, ‘reinforces’ or ‘presents a change from...’.

  • iii. Link to general idea. Specific quotes from elsewhere are not
  • required. A general reference like ‘Archer’s impression of

May in the early parts of the novel’ will suffice.

  • iv. Link to before / after / ‘start’/ ‘end’. The next chapter (33) is
  • significant. So is the ‘start’ of the marriage (Ch 19-21).
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This silent authoritativeness to the character is in fact foregrounded as early as Chapter 16. It is in this passage that she plays her trump card: she displays her knowledge of the affair through swift ACTION.

Chapter 16

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dominion

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Why

This extract certainly places May far above the ‘young creature who knew nothing’ of Archer’s imagination. Beneath the appearance of purity and conformity lies a much more complex matriarchal figure who, like Mrs Mingott and Mrs Welland, maintains a stronghold over the family, and her husband.

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The F amily Wins

THE SILENCE OF NEWLAND ARCHER
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Old NY

Similarly, the importance of honour is evident in the way May effectively ‘silences’ Newland’s desire to ‘put the case baldly, without vain recrimination or excuse.’

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“There is something I've got to tell you ...

“May—” he began

about myself ...”

apprehension longing

“I've got to” baldly without vain... excuse determined

PAINED WITH FEAR OF CONSEQUENCE
  • verwritten
BY MAY’S HAND

as if to silence him

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Chapter 26

Of course you understand that I know all that people have been saying about Ellen... I also know that, for some reason you have not chosen to tell me… by letting you understand that I know you mean to see Ellen

Chapter 32

Is it really worth while, dear? I know I’ve been unfair to her at times— perhaps we all have. You’ve understood her, no doubt, better than we did: you’ve always been kind to her. But what does it matter, now it’s all over?

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T ask One

  • 1. Evidence from ‘elsewhere’ has been given to

you: the ‘use’ of I know.

  • 2. Link ‘here’ to ‘elsewhere’ in terms of concern:

(i) why does the writer present May’s knowledge in direct speech here? (ii) how has the reader’s impression of May change through these two depictions?

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Why

In one simple gesture, May plays to the Old New York code of ‘ignoring the unpleasant’ (21) news of the Ellen-Newland affair, and quells her husband’s desires... the social code — represented here by May — reins him in.

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The Vision Dies

ARCHER AT THE END OF THE ROAD
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The passage hence marks the spiritual death

  • f Archer’s dilemma, as he is left helpless

and forlorn with a ‘blank’ expression in response to May’s passive aggression.

Reality

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Archer looked at her blankly. Could it be possible that the sense of unreality in which he felt himself imprisoned had communicated itself to his wife?

Rhetorical question Character action

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transparent eyes transparent eyes transparent eyes transparent eyes transparent eyes

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T ask Two

  • 1. Closely analyse the portrayal of Newland

Archer’s thoughts in lines 36-38.

  • 2. For the eye motif, refer to evidence from

‘elsewhere’ in your answer.

  • 3. Link ‘here’ and ‘elsewhere’ in terms of a

relevant concern or idea.

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Concl

F rom Denial to Growth?

ARCHER TRIES TO AVOID REALITY HERE BUT WE KNOW HE WILL ‘HONOUR’ HIS MARRIAGE FROM CH 34

usion

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LOCKS OUT

M AY A S S Y M B O L O F S O C I A L C O D E

A R C H E R ’ S R O M A N T I C D E S I R E S
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FADING

VISIONS

‘IT’S IMPOSSIBLE’

CONVULSED HAND+DRUMMED&CLANGED

VAIN EFFORT TO EXTEND THE SAME CONTROL

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last hours

OF HIS VISIONS

clock clock

tick of the clock

COUNTING DOWN THE

tick of the clock tick of the clock

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The passage is therefore significant in his ‘quest towards maturity’, a closing act to his romantic visions and an open door to his ‘dull duty’ — A LIFE OF THIS MAY. Reality beckons in this bildungsroman.

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e

The

All the Best for the

End

  • Prelims. Don’t drop

the skills. Please...