Thursday, July 3, 2008
MAN FROM THE SOUTH notes
•From the description of his attire, he appears to be fairly well-to-do.
•“…immaculately dressed in a white suit…”
•However he seems to be a little out of place as well.
•He is overdressed as compared to the other people by the poolside who are dressed in bathing suits.
•Also the narrator draws our attention to his accent.
•We can tell that his manner of speaking is very much different from the narrator, the American sailor and the English girl.
•Perhaps this is the author’s way of indicating to us that this man is not very “normal” – as we do find out as the story progresses.
Why was the Man at the poolside?
•“…he came bouncing along the side of the pool, looking at the people and the chairs.”
•Clearly he is looking for a seat
•But he could also be looking for a seat next to a potential victim who may fall for his bet!
The American sailor
•Why was he the perfect candidate for the man’s bet?
•He was a fairly friendly and polite boy – we can see this from how he offered a cigarette to the narrator and the man
•This made it easy for the man to chat with the boy and start planting ideas for a bet
•He is overconfident – he is very sure that his lighter will never fail to light
•Thus he may want to defend his claim about his lighter if he was challenged about it
•Finally, he was with the English girl and he may want to impress her
Why does the American sailor agree to the bet?
•It seems like a very trivial task to win a huge prize - lighting a lighter 10 times in a row to win a Cadillac
•Furthermore, the man invites the boy to go up to his room where there is no wind
•It seems like a sure-win situation!
•The man mildly teases the boy by saying that Americans are not game enough for betting
•This has probably bruised his ego and his patriotism for his country so he decides to take on the bet
Any comments or queries?
mdm d3wi
by The Class:1E3 at 11:30 PM |
4 Comments:
Mdm dewi, i have two question. First,The part about the man inviting the boy to go up to his room where there is no wind. But if the man open the windows or door or if the man on the fan,there is wind right? Second, the part about it seems like a sure-win situation. But if the man on the air-conditional, won't the boy feel cold and he will not be able to light up the lighter well?
The End~of questions.Thanks:D
well i guess the Man is more concerned abt privacy more than the wind! Also, in the hotel room, there wont be many unexpected spectators right?
As for the air-con..hmm...maybe during that time there is no air-con yet? what do you think ?
Good going Carissa...(it's you rite?)
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Mdm dewi,so if the old lady did not enter the room,the oldish man will win right?But then is there any evidence that the man has done the same bet before?How could he chopped off 43 fingers if he had only lost 11 cadillacs.Is it tryin to say that most of the time,the man wins?
Syahirah.
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