Mahog any

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Table

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Sylvia Townsend Warner

Authors Background

Born in 1893 An only child of Harrow School housemaster George Townsend Warner (remembered as a brilliant teacher) and his wife, Nora. Sylvia Townsend Warner

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At Theodore Powys's house, Sylvia first met the poet Valentine Ackland. When in 1930 she bought "the late Miss Green's cottage" opposite the village inn, she invited Valentine to live there. So began a love affair which lasted until 5/3/12

Author s Background

Valentine Ackland

PLOT
CLIMAX CONFLI CT RISING ACTION EXPOSITI ON FALLING ACTION

RESOLUTION

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Exposition

Mrs. Carrington is introduced, leaving Letitia Foleys house. She praised Letitia for being effecient and marvelous. Letitia was humble. Despite all the description of her tasky daily routine.

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Letitia was old and living alone in a large house. The mahogany table she inherit from her late-great-grandmother reminded her the memories she had with her sister, Cecily. Cecily and Letitia are twin. Before, both ladies lived a slatternly life together
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RISING ACTION

CONFLICT

1918, Cecily introduce Dexter, a limping missionary American. She planned to marry Dexter. Letitia asked Cecily whether she will be taking the mahogany table. After Dexters departure, Letitia and Cecily fought.
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Cecily left the house without

CLIMAX

Letitia was left alone since then, organised her own life. Continuous post letters to Cecily despite Cecily intermittent reply.

One day, Letitia received 5/3/12 news, Cecily died in a car

POST-CLIMAX
Since then till present, Letitias life is caught up between past and present. Daily routines remind Letitia of Cecily Today, as any other day, she cleans the mahogany table whilst reminiscing her past time with Cecily. The day is getting dark, Letitia is searching for the cap of the canister. 5/3/12

Mahogany table

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Meanwhile, Mrs.Carrington on the other side of neighbourhood talked off about Latetia. She claimed Letitia, old and alone, should stay at a Home. That evening, Letitia woke up and still lying under the table. She tried to stand up but experience cramps in her legs. Admits the darkness, Letitia

FALLING ACTION

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RESOLUTION

In another setting, a few days later, in a Home at Sorrento, Marina Wickstead read the news of Letitias death. She proclaimed,

Some people have all the luck!

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CHARACTER S
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LETITIA FOLEY CECILY FOLEY Discipline Meticulous Organise Neat-freak Adhere Loner

MRS CARRINGTON Controlling Caring* Exuberant Gossiper Care-free Socially-active wishful Important/well Imaginative -known

Other character: Dexter, Marina Wickstead

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Point of View

The third point of view.

An outlook from the narrator. Clear descriptive of the situation and events, narrate by the narrator, allow readers to imagine the story and plot clearly. E.g:- Dinah grew old and died, and was not replaced, for by then Letita Foley too was growing old.. (pg.24, para. 3)

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Point of View

Reader can input their personal perception into analysing the characters.

Eg.:- As Cecily was about to migrate to another house, Letita asked if Cecily wanted to bring along the mahogany table. Cecily said, No.

Then, Letita was in triumphant satisfaction wadded her against 5/3/12 reproach. In lines one might as

The importance of good relationship among siblings.

Theme

~Cecily and Letita were in good terms until Cecily decided to move out to a county without association. ~Then, Cecily died in an 5/3/12

Setting

Letita & Celilys house

Letita tells of her daily activities. T.E:- I get up at seven, I wash my dishes etcBy half past eleven, I have finished the housework (pg. 23-24, prgh. 3)

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LANGUAGE & STYLES Literary Devices Simile

~ like dark bubbles that would burst on the surface of the waking and be gone (page 27, prgh. 2) To reminisces her grudge with her sister, Cecily and trying to detach her remorse. ~ like a hermit crab (pg. 28, prgh 2) 5/3/12

Literary Devices
2. Foreign Language (German) ~ Ohne Hast, ohne Rast (pg. 24, prgh 1) 3. Personification ~ the garden was noisily slaughtered. (pg. 24, prgh 4)
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4. Oxymoron

They lived a happy(+ve) slatternly(-ve) life. Referring to Cecily. * slatternly means untidy and dirty or have many sexual partners.

5. Onomatopoeia

..There was a loud rap at the door.

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Pg 26 para 2.

Literary Criticism

Social criticism

Marxism Feminism Audience: WHAT is your opinion?

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QUESTIO N?
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The end.

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