Sunday, March 29, 2009

Wide Sargasso Sea (Pages 152 - 171)

Comments:
Christophine had left them.
I don't think that Antoinette even notice it.
He is making them leave that place.
She doesn't even want to leave.
I really think that Antoinette should just leave him he is no good for her.

Questions:
What are they going to do about the house?
Does all the money really belong to Mr. Rochester?
Why can't she take anyone with her?
Why does he what to leave her?

Vocabulary:
Forsake -
to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert
Folly - the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense
Maliciously - full of, characterized by, or showing malice; malevolent; spiteful

Literary Terms:
Simile - "I spoke aloud as I walked"
Personification - " The hurricane months are not so far away, I thought and saw that tree strike its roots deeper, making ready to fight the wind"

Overview Sentence:
Mr. Rochester is talking to Antoinette about things he is thinking about and other things that she has to let go of.

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