Narrator

summary with words taken from the text The narrator, who lives in the state of New Hampshire, relates two stories taking place in the forest of his region. One day a young student got lost there. After his disappearance many people looked for him. His body was found only a few months later. More recently, a quite similar incident happened with a plane. Despite the efforts of the searchers, the aircraft war never seen again. According to the narrator, that part of the country is a strange place

« bright as a new dollar » which proves us her beauty. The Shimerdas are represented as a very enourmous bunch but Antonia stands out thanks to her natural charm and her intelligence. The second principal character of the story is Jim. He is the narrator in this chapter and until the end of the book. We learn anything about his past, we only know that is parents are dead but no more. He speaks about his coming to Nebraska and uses only one sentence to speak about his parent's death, but we have no

form a novel called ‘Tis, written by Frank McCourt and published in 1999. 2. What do we learn about the narrator? Key elements: Young man, Frank McCourt, 19 years old, came “New York city in the late forties to escape for poverty in Ireland”, wants to be a student, doesn’t want to be a houseman, or have a low-paid job, admires university students. Example: We learn in this extract that the narrator is Frank McCourt, a nineteen – year –old who has come to New York City in the late forties to escape from

care to indicate that he is not seriously hurt. The expression "what the deuce!" is exactly what a farcical character would utter in a comedy scene. The trend seems to continue well into the passage, firstly with the euphemistic remark by the narrator, : "I think he was swearing, but am not certain; however, he was pronouncing some formula which pre­vented him from replying to me directly...", then with the description of how both man and mount get back onto their feet, : "whereupon began a heaving

belong to two separate woflds? Use you own words. (30 / 40 words) 4. 5. a) According to the narrator, Armaan "seems to have it all - face, fame and fortune." (line 25) What event in Armaan's life makes Salim think differently? b) Quote the line showing how that event affects Salim. a) What two things does Salim first consider doing for Armaan Ali? (20 / 30 words) b) What does the narrator think of Salim's plans? What argument does he give to him? Use your own words. 6. Salim eventually

Princess's and the King's metamorphosis into a Queen and a Knave. The last part will show to what extent fictional narration is intertwined with the 'fairy tale' in order to restaure a very human dimension towards the end. Humbert Humbert the narrator adores Lolita. She fascinates him from the first encounter in the garden. As in a fairy tale, he presents himself as a desenchanted King, bored and unhappy. Unlucky in his married life and still unsatisfied by his sexual experiences with very

vousrépondrezbrièvement(moinsde 20 mots)à la questionposée. En l'absence 1,2,3 and4: focus on lines1 to 27. Questions 1. Line1: .A postcard cameairmail fromLondon." a) Saywhothis postcard addressed andwho is actually is to looking it. at b) Deduce nameof the narrator. the 2. Describe characters' the dominant reaction whenlooking the postcard. at 3. Line19:"Hetacked postcard the upright the on behindhis table,whereit stayed morethana for y e a r . ". . a) Whodoes"he"referto? fromthe text,find threereasons b) Usingelements

characters in terms of influence over their present (or future) situations. b) Did the narrator agree with her mother ? (Find a sentence in the first paragraph to justify your answer.) a) Mira in document A and the narrator’s mother in document B. 7 ”Then she enlisted my father” What does this sentence reveal about the father’s attitude concerning his wife’s plans ? II. b) Mira in document A and the narrator in document B. Expression écrite Le candidat choisira le sujet 1 ou le sujet 2. 1 Le

relativa al negro : es fisica : un hombre que tiene musculos, fuerza, energia. Tiene que pueder remar en las veloces aguas. El negro es un autoctono. Las dos principales poblaciones de la selva aqui son los aucas y los negros. Se siente al lado del narrator pues podemos suponer que va a esperar tambien. l.14-20 : El dialogo : es al estilo indirecto, tenemos unicamente las frases del Negro. Vemos que parece hostil frente al objetivo del narrador. Comprendemos con la pregunta : “Y ellos ? Quieren verlo

Sisters” and “A Painful Case,” explicitly explore this meeting point, showing what kind of aftershocks a death can have for the living. Mr. Duffy, for example, reevaluates his life after learning about Mrs. Sinico’s death in “A Painful Case,” while the narrator of “The Sisters” doesn’t know what to feel upon the death of the priest. In other stories, including “Eveline,” “Ivy Day in the Committee Room,” and “The Dead,” memories of the dead haunt the living and color every action. In “Ivy Day,” for example