Plot – points to discuss:
- The Bus Stop
What position does Zora occupy among her classmates?
· “She prepared a face” (p. 209) – “famed for being opinionated, a ‘personality’” (ibid.)
What is The Bust Stop? Try to think of the symbolical meaning of the place.
Claire’s perspective / on her class, Howard and their affair, Kiki (“goddess of the everyday”, p. 227), Carl.
- Boston
Comment on the time shift.
Describe the siblings’ meeting in Boston.
Analyse Levi’s perspective – black market (Haitian, Dominican, Felix – Angola, Chou.)
3. Rembrandt class
Katherine Armstrong – What is her impression of Howard? Can we generalize it?
Explain the allusions to Rembrandt’s paintings: Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, Seated Nude.
Comment on Howard – Victoria relationship.
- Claire’s poetry class
How does Carl feel in the class? How do the other classmates perceive him?
Claire vs. Zora – the faculty meeting.
Points to discuss:
1. narrative technique - exemplify
Are there any shifts? If yes, why does the author use them? For what purpose?
Allusions
Part 4: plot (frozen images)
Part 4: posters
