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Roman Fever by Edith Wharton analysis of the story.
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- 1. RomanFever -ShortStoryAnalysis- Miranda, Daniela - Ricci Pimenides, H. Luna English Language II - 2016
- 2. BiographicalSketchofTheAuthor: EdithWharton 1862: Edith was born in New York. 1866 - 1872: The family spent 6 years in Europe. 1872: The family returned to USA. 1877: She wrote Fast and Loose at the age of 15. 1885: Edith married Edward Robbins Wharton. 1913: She Divorced after 28 years of marriage. 1914: World War I broke out. 1920: Pulitzer Prize for literature. 1923: Honorary doctorate degree. “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it”
- 3. RomanFever -1934- ● Setting ● Plot - Structure of the Story - Point of View ● Characters (Description - Comparison - Relationships) ● Subject Matter - Theme - Dominant emotion ● Importance of the title ● Focus on language ● Conclusion - Feelings and Reaction ● Discussion
- 4. SETTING Place: The terrace of a restaurant in Rome / Weather conditions: spring / Time: Afternoon (1920s) Sociocultural context: New York upper class society - first half of the 20th century - greater independence for women.
- 5. Introduction: Two middle aged women who have known each other all their lives sit together at a restaurant in Rome after their respective young daughters leave to meet two italian aviators. They decide to spend the entire day there. Plot-StructureoftheStory
- 6. Plot-StructureoftheStory Rising Action: After Alida asks Grace if she thinks the girls are as sentimental as they were at their age, both women start to bring back memories of their past. They share some stories , including a story about Grace’s aunt, until they reach a particular period of their youth in which both had been in love with the same man. Climax: Mrs Slade admits that she had always known Grace had been in love with her husband and that she had received a letter from him inviting her to the Colosseum. Mrs Slade reveals that she had been the one to write the letter and is convinced that Grace had waited alone that night and became sick as a consequence of that.
- 7. Plot-StructureoftheStory Resolution: Once the secrets have been revealed, both women exchange fake apologies and Alida tries to taunt her friend one last time reminding her that she had been the one to have Delphin for 25 years when the only thing Grace had was a letter he never wrote. Mrs Ansley reveals one last secret by answering “I had Barbara” in the last line of the story. Falling action: Grace is crushed after learning that the only letter she ever had from Delphin was fake but then she turns the tables on Alida and confesses that she had answered the letter and that Delphin had actually been there that night with her.
- 8. Pointofview:ThirdPersonOmniscient An all knowing narrator that knows not only the story but also what is going on inside the character’s minds. Presentingthecharacters: The characters in the story are presented through a combination of different techniques. - Some physical characteristics are mentioned by the narrator. - Description through dialogue. - Description of characters from another character’s point of view. - Establishing parallels between different characters.
- 9. MainCharacters: ● Alida Slade (Mrs Slade) ● Grace Ansley (Mrs Ansley) Characters SecondaryCharacters: ● Barbara Ansley ● Jenny Slade ● Delphin Slade ● Horace Ansley ● Aunt Harriet and her sister
- 10. GraceAnsley ● Middle aged rich american woman ● Widow of Horace Ansley ● Mother of Barbara Ansley ● Paler and thinner than Mrs Slade - Beautiful and passionate woman capable of loving deeply. - Capable of betraying her best friend for the love of a man. - Capable of lying to her loved ones and keeping important secrets. AlidaSlade ● Middle aged rich american woman ● Widow of Delphin Slade ● Mother of Jenny Slade ● Fuller and darker in color than Grace - Loud and outstanding. - Determined and cunning woman. - Envious, jealous and resentful. MainCharacters
- 11. BarbaraAnsley Young - beautiful - vivacious - outgoing - successful with men - brilliant SecondaryCharacters JennySlade Young - beautiful - probably shy - quiet - described by her mother as “an angel” HoraceAnsley Rich- described by Mrs Slade as “null” - unaware - easily deceived DelphinSlade Successful - rich - handsome - charming - unfaithful AuntHarrietandhersister Harriet and her sister loved the same man. To get rid of her sister, Harriet supposedly tricked her into exposing herself to Roman fever. She later died of the disease.
- 14. Importanceofthetitle RomanFever: Symbol of the passionate secret relationship between Mrs. Ansley and Delphin RomanFever (Malaria) An infectious disease that causes chills and high fevers, among other symptoms. Eventually, it can kill the patient. RomanFever: Symbol of the secret strong jealousy and rivalry between Alida and Grace
- 15. FOCUSONLANGUAGE “A good deal of time to kill”:(p.20) “It made a hit, and went the rounds”:(p.23) “They had run across each other in Rome” (p.23): “In living up to such a husband” (p.24) “The spice of disobedience thrown in” (p.26) “How your Babs carries everything before her” (p.27) “I shouldn’t have thought she had herself so well in hand” (p.31)
- 16. vocabulary: ● Girlish voice ● Frump ● Out- maneuvered ● Have more edge ● Nullities ● Speakeasy ● Dashing girl ● Deepened attention ● Enlightenment of strangers ● Clangour of bells ● Wrath ● Wreckage of passion ● Nightblooming flower ● Wicked ● Scatter ● A puff of dust
- 17. PHRASALVERBS: ★ Run Across ★ Keep up with ★ Live up to ★ Sum up ★ Take up ★ Do away with ★ Bring Back ★ Settle down ★ Break off ★ Break out ★ Go on ★ Find out ★ Cut off ★ Look down on ★ Wait around ★ Get away ★ Let in ★ Come along ★ Keep out ★ Stand up ★ Rush off ★ Gather up