06 February 2006 - hh_reading_room (original) (raw)

06 February 2006 @ 09:03 am

Current Mood: drunk Hung Over

06 February 2006 @ 09:06 am

Cassandra is fascinated by the Cottons and their American mannerisms, traditions and expressions, just as the Cottons are fascinated by the Mortmains and their English mannerisms, traditions and expressions. What does I Capture the Castle say about English preconceptions of Americans and America and vice versa?

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Consciously Naive
Timeless?
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Jacob Wrestling
A Book about Writing Books
The Mortmains and the Bennets
Class in mid-twentieth-century England
Ships
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06 February 2006 @ 09:48 pm

How does I Capture the Castle reflect society’s changing views toward women during the first half of the century? How do the women in the novel view the roles and opportunities open to them both in the family and in the world at large differently? Consider Cassandra, Rose, Topaz, Mrs. Cotton, and Mrs. Fox-Cotton.

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06 February 2006 @ 09:54 pm

Current Mood: Really busy

06 February 2006 @ 10:06 pm

Cassandra often refers to literary characters, authors, poets, and books in her journal. What does this say about Cassandra? Does this make you relate to her as a lover of language, or does it give her an air of superiority? What do you think was Dodie Smith's motivation for including these references? Discuss why you feel the way that you do.

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