Purple Book p. 1046
by Virginia Woolf- Virginia Woolf is known for writing about the inner thoughts of characters.
In this story, you will learn to make inferences. Remember an inference is a logical guess. The motivations of the story's main character are not openly stated--they are inferred.
1. Have you every agreed to do something unpleasant in return for a favor or something that you really
didn't want to do? What was the driving force or motivation that moved you to accept the bargain?
Looking back on the situation, do you think you made the right decision? Explore your thoughts.
Example: I needed furniture packed on a moving truck that I had rented. It was too heavy for me to move the furniture and boxes. I made a deal with a friend, that I would write a research paper for him if he would pack up the truck and unpack it at my new address. This was a horrible decision. It took him two hours and I could have paid someone $10 or $15 an hour to do it--$30 at most. Instead, it took me probably 20 hours to do his research paper and I hated every minute of it.
2. As you read the story, record the motivations for both the dutchess and the jeweller. Keep in mind throughout the story what motivates each of them.
3. Analyze the character of Oliver as a child and as an adult. Write a paragraph explaining how Oliver changed as an adult and how he stayed the same.
4. In literary criticism, stream of consciousness is a narrative mode that seeks to portray an individual's point of view by giving the written equivalent of the character's thought processes, either in a loose interior monologue, or in connection to his or her actions. What associations do the mention of Diana's name arouse in the jeweller?
5. Pretend that you are a psychologist. Write a report describing the forces motivating Oliver that conflict with his personality.
6. Write a new ending for the story.
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