Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Wide Sargasso Sea (pages 114 - 133)

Comments:
In this part of the story it is Antoinette and Mr. Rochester talking.
Antoinette didn't want Christophine to leave her.
Mr. Rochester really wanted to know what happen to Antoinette mother.
There is mostly he say she say.
I think that Mr. Rochester should believe what Antoinette says because it was her mother.

Questions:
Who is Mr. Rochester going to believe?
Is Christophine really going to leave Jamaica?
Is Antoinette going to tell him the truth?
Would be believe her?

Vocabulary:
Counterpane -
a quilt or coverlet for a bed; bedspread
Carcass - slang. the body of a human being, whether living or dead
Gilt - to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance


Literary Terms:
Simile - "Your face like dead women and your eyes red like sourcriant"
Metaphor - "Your mother was a sly-boots if ever there was one"

Overview Sentence:
Mr. Rochester finally asked Antoinette about her past and her mother and she is about to tell him what had happen but the question is will he believe her?

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