“The Stoat”, by John McGahern
Due Time: Friday, June 19.
Final Written Activity:
Write an essay on any of the questions below:
1) How are the themes of death and violence portrayed in the short story “The Stoat”, by John McGahern?
2) In what ways is “The Stoat” an ontological story? What are the allegorical elements in it?
3) Read the story as from:
“They had been at Strandhill a week now, the boy golfing or studying, the father spending much of his time with Miss McCabe. Sometimes the son would see them arm in arm on the promenade from the tees close to the shore. The sight disturbed him, as if their defence was too brittle against the only end of life, and made it too disturbingly obvious, and he would try to shut it out with the golf ball.” … (up to:
“ As if all the irons were being suddenly all truly struck and were flowing from all directions to the heart of the green, he saw with terrifying clarity that it was the stoat the father had glimpsed in Miss McCabe’s hotel room, and he was running. …”
And answer the following question:
In what ways does McGahern’s writing make this extract so memorable?
4) You’re the son at the end of the story. Write a letter to your uncle telling him what has happened, how you feel and what your plans are now.
Respuestas
Respuesta:
El armiño ", por John McGahern
Tiempo de entrega: viernes 19 de junio.
Actividad escrita final:
Escriba un ensayo sobre cualquiera de las siguientes preguntas:
1) ¿Cómo se representan los temas de muerte y violencia en el cuento "The Stoat", de John McGahern?
2) ¿De qué maneras es "The Stoat" una historia ontológica? ¿Cuáles son los elementos alegóricos que contiene?
3) Lea la historia a partir de:
“Llevaban una semana en Strandhill, el niño jugando al golf o estudiando, el padre pasando gran parte de su tiempo con la señorita McCabe. A veces, el hijo los veía cogidos del brazo en el paseo marítimo desde las camisetas cercanas a la orilla. la vista lo perturbó, como si su defensa fuera demasiado frágil contra el único final de la vida, y lo hiciera demasiado inquietantemente obvio, y él trataría de bloquearlo con la pelota de golf "