We have completed our first reading of A Streetcar Named Desire and we need to start looking at it as a whole. The first task I would like you to do is to create a collection of character descriptions and you need to think carefully about how Williams presents each character, being as thorough as you can:
- What are they like?
- How do they move?
- How do they dress?
- What is their idiolect (how they speak; the type of language they use)?
- What are their values and beliefs?
- Are we meant to feel sympathy for them?
- For each character you need to findat least two or three quotations that support what you think.
Don't forget to keep on top of your reading of The Kite Runner too - some of you might need hankies at the ready. I strongly advise you keeping a log of the chapters you have read. Just a few sentences for each chapter as an overview - it will be very helpful when you return to the text for the exam. A good place to put those is on your blog and then they are all in one place.
All the best and happy reading!
Nina
