Week 10 SS - Representation of Consciousness - 29/30 April
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Read the following texts and answer the questions below, using the terminology introduced in the handout for this week and relevant terms and concepts from the previous weeks.
A. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Stetson), ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’
B. Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man (‘Prologue’)2. What methods of representation of consciousness can you identify in each of the texts?
1. How does representation of emotional states and cognitive processes contribute to the realism of the read passages; what kind of illusions does it create?
3. Comment on the use of language in each text (including any changes in tone and register - be prepared to comment on the moments when this occurs and how). Pay attention to the elements of control and impulsiveness (in terms of expression); how are they applied and how do they relate to the characters’ situation and state of mind in that particular moment or in general? What does language tell us about the narrators and their predicament?
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