Mandiloquence Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Hi! So, in my world lit paper I am comparing Chekhov and Garcia Lorca's uses of verses, songs, different languages, and quotes from other literature to do certain stuff within their works. (Wow, that's descriptive, but I'm trying to keep this concise.) Now, in The House of Bernarda Alba, Adela asks Bernarda why people used to say "Holy Barbara, blessed on high May your name be written in the sky With holy water written high?" Now, I was thinking about discussing how this quote foreshadows Adela's suicide due to the fact that the statement is usually said after seeing a shooting star, and some people believe that when a person dies a shooting star falls for their death (or something like that, reference to Scarlet Letter). Also, I was thinking about discussing the holy water being a reference to the fact that after Adela dies her mother insists that the family say that she died a pure and "holy" virgin. Is this a completely ludicrous interpretation? Because my English teacher didn't have time to comment on the verses, etc. in the works, and she is helping students with their essays in alphabetical order, and I happen to be at the end of the list. So any comment or differing interpretation would be appreciated! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lily Bean Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 I think it's a reasonable interpretation if you can manage to explain it in the essay in a way that would convince the examiner that it's actually what you think and not just some bsing to fill up word . literature is about interpretation, after all, and if you can back up your interpretation and then I think it's all right Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandiloquence Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 [quote name='Lily Bean' post='15476' date='Apr 24 2008, 01:09 AM']I think it's a reasonable interpretation if you can manage to explain it in the essay in a way that would convince the examiner that it's actually what you think and not just some bsing to fill up word . literature is about interpretation, after all, and if you can back up your interpretation and then I think it's all right [/quote] Ok, thanks! I'll make sure to convince them! But I don't think they would think I was bsing to fill up words, because I'm already over the word limit. Now I have to cut it dow. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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