The Brooklyn Follies Chapter 2

Paul Auster Brooklyn Follies Chapitres 3 et 4 ♫Characters The characters in those chapters are the narrator, Nathan and his nephew, Tom whose surname is « Dr Thumb ». Marina, the Cosmic Diner’s waiter is mentioned along with Harry, a man who runs a cheap book’s store in Brooklyn, a Tom’s acquaintance. ♫Places There are a few places named in those chapters : The Cosmic Diner where the main character have the habit of having a lunch as he said us in the first chapter, Harry’s store on

Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies: résumé et analyse. Overture. Summary. The narrator leaves Westchester to Brooklyn, to die there. He had lived in Brooklyn when he was a little boy (before the age of three), but doesn’t remember anything. He rents an apartment near Prospect Park. He wants nothing but being alone and quiet. He has sold his house after his divorce, and so has no problem with money. He was an insurance agent, but doesn’t know what to do now. His daughter Rachel (a researcher

t ofTHE BROOKLYN FOLLIES “A night of eating and drinking” ( 2 excerpts ) Introduction : what makes this chapter different The chapter takes the form of a play within the novel ( Auster constantly reminds his reader that he is playing with words and literary genres - autobiography, picaresque ecc… ). Its writer is anonymous; consequently, Nathan, the narrator becomes a character ( how does viewpoint change this way ? ) As in a play , there are stage directions , a dialogue ( the focus is on

The Brooklyn Follies: Chapter 1: Overture p.1 to p.3. Narrator: Nathan Glass. Place: Brooklyn, New York City. Overview: Nathan introduces us to his life, family, decisions and projects as well. Extract Divided into 4 parts: Part one: Childhood: choice of the place. Part two: Family, Himself, his wife, and his daughter: on bad terms, very negative part. Part three: The routine in Brooklyn. Part four: Project: “writing a book about human foolishness (his and others experiences), memories

Part 1 The first part role is to build up a landscape and present the characters. The scene takes place in a car driving on a long flat road! There are 2men in the car! The driver who is also the narrator (it’s a first person narrative) and the 2nd one is a boy,he must be a hitch-hiker because he has a bag and the driver asks him if he’s “going far”!he has just picked him up ! They‘re talking about a murderer they have just heard about in the news on the radio! The murderer is referred to as a

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