Thinks

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ThinksbyDavidLodge
Thinks
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• Chapter 29
• Chapter 30
• Chapter 31

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Short denotative analisys

• Ralph is admitted to hospital because he has a
  lump on his liver. He is very worried
• He speaks about his love story with Helen
• He is worried he thinks that someone can find
  out about his love story with Helen
• He speaks about Donaldsons honorary degree

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Characters

• Ralph Messenger the male character
• Helen Reed the female character
• Carrie Ralphs wife
• Pomeroy a nurse
• Agnew policy sergeant
• Ludmilla Lisk a Ralphs lover
• Jasper Richmond chairman of arts subjects
• Sir Stan and Lady Viv vice-rector and his wife

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Setting

• Abbey Hospital in Bath

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Narrative technique

• Stream of consciousness
• Free direct style
• Free indirect style

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New words

• To admit ricoverare
• Lump massa
• To thrive prosperare
• To bluff bluffare
• Aloudleggere, pensare ad alta voce

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Short denotative analisys

• Helen is worried about Ralphs tumour
• Helen meets Ralph and they eat something together
  she is in love
• Prof. Rosebaums discussion about the built of
  mind

She would pray for him Catholic vision

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Characters

• Austin Osgood writer at Lincolns University
• Halib best doctor in England
• Ludmilla Lisk teacher at University of Prague

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Setting

• Helens house

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Narrative technique

• Journal
• Third person narrator
• Dialogues
• Flashback
• Descriptions

Character Spaces
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New words

• To betray tradire
• Cavity carie
• Fright spavento
• To agonize angosciarsi
• Schedule programma
• Tearful commovente
• To increase aumentare
• Jelly gelatina
• To admit ammettere

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Short denotative analisys

• Helens speech is presented at the end of the
  conference
• Ralph finds out he has not a cancer and
  communicates it to Carrie and Helen
• When Agnew wants to see Douglass PC, he commits
  suicide

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Characters

• Ralph Messenger the male character
• Helen Reed the female character
• Agnew policy sergeant
• Douglass Ralphs colleague

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Setting

• University of Gloucester

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Narrative technique

• Monologue (Helens speech)
• Direct style
• Description

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New words

• Arguably ragionevole
• Pattern modello
• To enhance mettere in risalto, far aumentare
• Shade ombra
• Bliss gioia

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LAVORO DI

• Cester Giulia
• Cozzolino Mirta
• Randò Silvia