esson 8 Psychologically Speaking I. Text Analysis Detailled Discussion (1 Question: What kind of family do you think it is from the introduction of setting at the beginning? It is a typical American middle-class family in the 930s. The husband is breadwinner of the family The wife stays home, taking care of family and doing handiwork such as sewing which is taken as natural and respectable pastime. W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 8 Psychologically Speaking I. Text Analysis Question: What kind of family do you think it is from the introduction of setting at the beginning? To be continued on the next page. Detailed Discussion It is a typical American middle–class family in the 1930s. The husband is breadwinner of the family. The wife stays home, taking care of family and doing handiwork such as sewing which is taken as natural and respectable pastime
esson 8 Psychologically Speaking I. Text Analyst (2 Question: From the dialogues between Mrs Kent and Thelma, what are the important values that mrs, Kent holds? Mrs. Kent was conservative and conventional for she wanted Thelma to go out with a decent guy and to behave herself at the party. she always wanted to keep a respectable front and couldn't afford to lose face for any improper behaviors of her maid W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 8 Psychologically Speaking I. Text Analysis Question: From the dialogues between Mrs. Kent and Thelma, what are the important values that Mrs. Kent holds? Mrs. Kent was conservative and conventional for she wanted Thelma to go out with a decent guy and to behave herself at the party. She always wanted to keep a respectable front and couldn’t afford to lose face for any improper behaviors of her maid. To be continued on the next page.
esson 8 Psychologically Speaking I. Text Analyst You've no idea how primitive we are-how In Para. 15 simple, how bourgeois Question: What did Eve mean? Eve accused the old of being old-fashioned, conservative, narrow-minded and primitive. She thought people in her town were too interested in property and social status, and were having a vain, vulgar and hypocritical life which she wan't going to lead. W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 8 Psychologically Speaking I. Text Analysis You’ve no idea how primitive we are—how simple, how bourgeois! In Para. 15 To be continued on the next page. Question: What did Eve mean? Eve accused the old of being old-fashioned, conservative, narrow-minded and primitive. She thought people in her town were too interested in property and social status, and were having a vain, vulgar and hypocritical life which she wan’t going to lead
esson 8 Psychologically Speaking I. Text Analyst Comparison 4 Question: What effect did Eve's words on Mrs and contrast Kent when she said it was a fool's paradise"? With time passing, the old lady was dying; at the meantime, with the inspiration ofthe friendship, the boy was developing into an confident and open-minded boy and no longer afraid of having new friends W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 8 Psychologically Speaking I. Text Analysis Comparison Question and contrast. : What effect did Eve’s words on Mrs. Kent when she said “it was a fool’s paradise”? With time passing, the old lady was dying; at the meantime, with the inspiration of the friendship, the boy was developing into an confident and open-minded boy and no longer afraid of having new friends. To be continued on the next page.
esson 8 Psychologically Speaking I. Text Analyst Yes,I thought, I was happy, ideally so-but, oh, In Para. 39 Charles, it was a fool's paradise uestion: Why did Mrs. Kent say she lived ina fool's paradise"? Eve's words took effect on Mrs. Kent. She began to think about whether her marriage was happy or not and whether her husband loved her or not W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 8 Psychologically Speaking I. Text Analysis In Para. 39 Eve’s words took effect on Mrs. Kent. She began to think about whether her marriage was happy or not and whether her husband loved her or not. Yes, I thought, I was happy, ideally so—but, oh, Charles, it was a fool’s paradise! To be continued on the next page. Question: Why did Mrs. Kent say she lived in “a fool’s paradise”?