Throughout the entire novel, the reader catches a couple glimpses that Lady Audley’s perfect façade masks her real personality. One of the first instances where I completely lost my sympathy for Lady Audley begins when Robert Audley confronts her and threatens that he will uncover…
Graham’s idea of a “uniformly satisfying” conclusion is definitely present in Lady Audley’s Secret. Michael Audley and Alicia travel through Europe, Lucy is sent to a mental institution and then dies, George returns, and Robert and Clara get married. These “safe” plot elements surprised me…
The conclusion of LAS could be called “uniformly satisfying”, but I would say it is “uniformly unsatisfying.” After reading this victorian novel with murder, bigamy, secrets, and lying I expected the ending to have much more of a purpose, or satisfactory element to it. Yes,…
The Thursday class began with a trip to the Watkinson Library to read old books and journals. The Watkinson library contains over 175,000 rare books. Our class was fortunate enough to be able to view old copies of Little Dorrit and Our Mutual Friend by…
Team B reading questions. Responses of 250-300 words are due by 9PM on Monday 10/20 as an original post. Don’t forget a creative title for your post. 1. The conclusion of LAS is what Ruth Graham might call “uniformly satisfying.” All the loose ends are…
The dictionary definition of “melodrama” is “a sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions.” This mostly aligns with my pre-conceived notions of the term, although I’ve rarely heard the term used in real life. I’ve mostly heard…
I compared the book covers of the Oxford edition and Penguin Classics edition. The two book covers are slightly different, however, neither cover gives us a full sense of the plot of the story. In the Penguin Classics edition, the frontal upper half of Lady…
The word “melodrama” immediately made me think of a book or movie that has a vast variety of emotions based on certain aspects of the book that happen. A phrase that I would think went along with a melodrama is something that would keep you…
I chose to juxtapose our Oxford edition cover of LAS with the movie adaptation cover. Overall, the two covers are completely different. The book cover is far more mysterious and inconclusive whereas the movie cover reveals more about the story. A notable difference between the…
When I free associate the word “melodrama”, I think of a story filled with over the top passion, scenes that leave people stunned, and unexpected plot changes. Words that come to mind include “dramatic”, “emotional”, “sensational”, and “exciting”. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines melodrama as…