DISCUSSION OF THE TEXT

1. What function does the introductory part perform? What kind of background does the description of the dress codes create for the rest of the story?

2. How is it clear that the action takes place in a theatre?

3. How are Louise (the narrator) and Sandy described? What means are used to create a humorous effect?

4. What causes an abrupt change in Louise’s mood? What means indicate that change in the text?

5. How is her understanding of his sexual orientation arranged throughout the whole text?

6. How do her feelings towards her husband develop in the text?

7. What means of foregrounding create framing?

8. How does semantic coupling contribute to understanding the message of the story?

9. What lexical and syntactical stylistic devices create the general humorous slant of the story?

Contents.

Texts for Class Analysis

1. “Vanity Fair” by W.M. Thackeray ………………………………... 3

2. “Great Expectations” by Ch. Dickens …………………………….. 9

3. “Vanity Fair”. Family Portraits …………………………………… 18

4. “A Few Crusted Characters” by T. Hardy ………………………... 21

5. “Martin Chuzzlewit” by Ch. Dickens …………………………….. 26

6. The Light That Failed” by R. Kipling ……………………………. 29

7. “Mammon and the Archer” by O. Henry ………………………… 35

8. “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby” by Ch. Dickens. 45

Texts for Independent Analysis

1. “Vanity Fair”. Dobbin of Ours (part 1) …………………………… 48

2. “Vanity Fair”. Dobbin of Ours (part 2) …………………………… 50

3. “An Encounter With an Interview” by M. Twain ………………… 52

4. “The Citadel” by A.J. Cronin ……………………………………... 59

5. “Acme” by G. Galsworthy ………………………………………... 62

6. “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry ……………………………… 63

7. “The Mill on the Floss” by G. Eliot ………………………………. 64

8. “Theatre” by W.S. Maugham ……………………………………... 66

9. “The Great Gatsby” by S. Fitzgerald ……………………………… 67

10. “Three Men in a Boat” by Jerome K. Jerome …………………….. 68

11. “The Moon and Sixpence” by W.S. Maugham …………………… 69

12. “The Moon and Sixpence” by W.S. Maugham …………………… 71

13. “The Moon and Sixpence” by W.S. Maugham …………………… 72

14. “A Tale of a Grandfather” by P. Wodehouse ……………………… 74

15. “The Lady’s Maid” by Katherine Mansfield ……………………… 78

16. “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin ………………………….. 82

17. “Elegance” by Kathleen Tessaro ………………………………….. 85

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