The Real Thing By Doris Lessing
The Real Thing by Doris Lessing:
It’s a short story that Lessing relates to very old times. It is the title of Henry James’ novella written in 1899. It is very much likely that this text is in connection with James’ story.
You have two different cultures and different approaches towards the same things. What is the problem? Why there is a distinction between American and British? What is wrong with the fact that Henry sees Angela or Sebastian talks about Olga? Perhaps they are trying to get along altogether. Angela says, “When will we marry?” Her question is an interesting question. What is going on this story? A single wedding in a group of people?
What you have is a female character, Jody. She stands as an outsider, she appears at the very beginning with a problem. Others do not know much about her. Her major statement is “Don’t give me your English way.” She always critical for English people who behaves in a certain way.
The story is told in second person narrator, omniscient. The narrator knows about what everybody is thinking about.
Jody is frustrated as this is the English way. Why does Sebastian call Jody? It’s rather an indirect communication. That is the way things will continue. Look at the title, what is “The Thing”? A relationship?
You keep saying that they are fake and indirect. Now what about the other side?
Briony is running his ex-husband’s job. Jody tells her that it does not feel right.
The story also focuses very much on children. It seems like because of the children that couples are getting together. This is a matter of divorce, marriage and state of child after divorce.
Sebastian does not understand Jody yet after they spent weekend together he gradually changes. You have Sebastian and Jody talking to one another.
Connie makes trouble so that parents can get together.
You have Sebastian telling Jody that she is making a fuss. Then he says “I see things at this weekend.”
At the end, Jody says that she will leave next morning.
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It’s a short story that Lessing relates to very old times. It is the title of Henry James’ novella written in 1899. It is very much likely that this text is in connection with James’ story.
You have two different cultures and different approaches towards the same things. What is the problem? Why there is a distinction between American and British? What is wrong with the fact that Henry sees Angela or Sebastian talks about Olga? Perhaps they are trying to get along altogether. Angela says, “When will we marry?” Her question is an interesting question. What is going on this story? A single wedding in a group of people?
What you have is a female character, Jody. She stands as an outsider, she appears at the very beginning with a problem. Others do not know much about her. Her major statement is “Don’t give me your English way.” She always critical for English people who behaves in a certain way.
The story is told in second person narrator, omniscient. The narrator knows about what everybody is thinking about.
Jody is frustrated as this is the English way. Why does Sebastian call Jody? It’s rather an indirect communication. That is the way things will continue. Look at the title, what is “The Thing”? A relationship?
You keep saying that they are fake and indirect. Now what about the other side?
Briony is running his ex-husband’s job. Jody tells her that it does not feel right.
The story also focuses very much on children. It seems like because of the children that couples are getting together. This is a matter of divorce, marriage and state of child after divorce.
Sebastian does not understand Jody yet after they spent weekend together he gradually changes. You have Sebastian and Jody talking to one another.
Connie makes trouble so that parents can get together.
You have Sebastian telling Jody that she is making a fuss. Then he says “I see things at this weekend.”
At the end, Jody says that she will leave next morning.
Perhaps