Итерпретация рассказа “The Ice Palace”

(Ozhered Ekaterina)

Text II  Questions

1. The main character drawn indirectly, we infer what he is like from what he thinks or does.
2. He is frustrated, and I can say that he is a man of principle. 
3. He is quiet serous and strict, I suppose that he likes to mutter.
4. His attitude to Soames was arrogant, he speaks   slightingly of Soames. He envies Soames.
5. He misses the old times and remembers how good it was
6. The  author thinks that Jolyon is a man of Principle and as a strict man

Text III

we meet a person, we should be natural and show our real treats and habits, but everyone does absolutely different things, we try to impress our partner, to make him / her love us , but he or she falls in love in absolutely another person, that is why , in future, after several years of living together, we get problems and start to solve them by changing each other, which is not right. We should get pleasure of living together and not fighting to each other to change, it is not a war it is relationship, love. Try to find positive, focus on each other's strengths. If such situation happened we need to bare it and change ourselves and be patient.

Text “The Ice Palace”  Comprehension

I

1. B  He considered them to be second-rate people unworthy of any respect. This is evidenced when Harry says “Those damn Southerners” and generalizes that Southerners are “They're sort of- sort of degenerates - not at all like the old Southerners. They've lived so long down there with all the colored people that they've gotten lazy and shiftless.”
2. D They didn't take an effort to make Sally Carrol feel at home. This was evidenced by Mrs Bellamy’s refusal to give Sally her full name and by her innate suspicion of strangers.
3. B  She felt uncomfortable because Harry had a great crowd of relatives to inflict upon her. This is evidenced when her thoughts are revealed in this paragraph; “The men were reliable and she liked them; to Mr. Bellamy especially, with his iron-gray hair and energetic dignity, she took an immediate fancy, once she found that he was born in Kentucky2 ; this made of him a link between the old life and the new. But toward the women she felt a definite hostility. Myra, her future sister-in-law seemed the essence of spiritless conventionality. Her conversation was so utterly devoid of personality that Sally Carrol, who came from a country where a certain amount of charm and assurance could be taken for granted in the women, was inclined to despise her” 
4. B It was a serious quarrel that put a creak into their relations. I think it was a serious quarrel because it demonstrated a fundamental difference in their attitudes to people and certain ignorance’s which comes from the fact that they had completely different upbringings

II

1. The action takes place in a Northern state of the USA probably around the early 1900’s.
2. Sally Carrol, Harry Bellany, Harry’s parents(Mr. Bellant and Mrs. Bellany), Myra( sister-in-law)
3. Sally Carrol is protoganist
4. Harry’s parents(Mr. Bellant and Mrs. Bellany), Myra( sister-in-law)

III

1 The sentence where harry generalizes by saying "Those damn Southerners !" shows that by grouping together all Southern people he thinks by definition Northerners must somehow be better.

2. Myra, her future sister-in-law seemed the essence of spiritless conventionality. Her conversation was so utterly devoid of personality. Lastly there was Mrs. Bellamy, whom Sally Carrol detested. The first day's impression of an egg had been confirmed - an egg with a cracked, veiny voice and such an ungracious dumpiness of carriage that Sally Carrol felt that if she once fell she would surely scramble

IV

1. But after a brief kiss he seemed anxious to extort enthusiasm from her.

He gave her a quick kiss to gain her enthusiasm

 

2. That night, amid the gleaming candles of a dinner-party where the men seemed to do most of the talking while the girls sat in a haughty and expensive aloofness, even Harry's presence on her left failed to make her feel at home. 

During the cande lit dinner party the men did the talking and the women sat richly disdainful.

 

3. And then one afternoon in her second week she and Harry hovered on the edge of a dangerously steep quarrel.

During  their second week she and Harry were on the verge of a serious argument.

 

4. She considered that he precipitated it entirely, though the Serbia in the case was an unknown man who had not had his trousers pressed

She thought that he started it though the argument was about a man they did not know and his unpressed trousers. .

V

Harry and his family welcome her. Harry tries to counsel her in how different the North is, as they do not have the family histories of the South. She is affronted when he implies that she may make unwelcome comments. Sally Carrol is confused, and does not feel at home.

Sally Carrol realizes that the winter pastimes she enjoys are all activities for children and that the Bellamy crowd is just humoring her. She feels out of place, seeing the North and its people as “innately hostile to strangers.” She is offended that Mrs. Bellamy will not use her full first name, and that she disapproves of her bobbed hair and smoking.

Sally Carrol has a falling out with Harry after he criticizes Southern men as “lazy and shiftless.” Sally Carrol suggests they get married immediately to avoid other such quarrels, but Harry advises that they stick to their planned date.

I Of what significance, if any, is the description of Harry's home ?

The description of Harry’s home is significant because it forms part of Sally Carrol’s first impression of the Bellamy family and she compares it unfavourably to her own home. It shows us how Northern family backgrounds different from Southern ones. There is a very important moment about the books in the library – the describes books and items in the library , like luxurious and quiet new.

II. Dwell on the scene in the library. What was Harry's dominant emotion? I would say Harry’s dominant emotion was of one of hope mixed with a little anxiety that Sally carrol would like his home and family. Why did Sally Carrol feel as though she had been spanked? , Harry wanted know what impression his house and town produced on Sally Carrol. He wanted her to like that town, and asked her many questions. But Harry’s dominant emotion was anxiety about Sally Carrol’s behaviour in the society of the Northern city, he thought she won’t understand the society. Harry was afraid of her remarks about people and wanted to prevent saying her bad things. It seems that Harry didn’t trust her, couldn’t rely on Sally Carrol’s tactful behaviour. And it offended her. She was puzzled by Harry’s distrust and felt indignant as though she had been unjustly spanked because she didn’t intend to do or say anything tactless about whoever it might be. The scene in the library lets us see some sides of the young people’s relationships. We can see Harry’s distrust and Sally Carrol’s reaction to his insinuations.

III. What was Sally Carrol's impression of the Bellamies? How objective are her evalutions? Don't you think the girl was too hasty and sharp in her judgement of the members of the family? Give evidence from the text to prove your point of view. Sally Carrol’s impression of the Bellamys was that “At first the Bellamy family puzzled her”. She thought that “The men were reliable and she liked them”. But toward the women she felt a definite hostility in that “Myra, her future sister-in-law seemed the essence of spiritless conventionality. Her conversation was so utterly devoid of personality”. The evalutions are not very objective because she is being overly emotional in comparing the Bellamys to her own family and friends. She appears to like Mr. Bellamy but this is largely because he is from Kentucky and this is closer to her own home. There are differences in her own upbringing to that of the Bellamys and she sees this as being negative because she protective towards her own background and this results in her making snap judgments of the family.

IV. People belonging to the Northern races are traditionally referred to as reserved, emotionless, cheerless and melancholy. Is Harry endowed with these qualities? What do you think of his temperament and temper? Was his conceit due to his background?

He is too restrained to express his feelings, it seems to me Sally Carrol is bored of him, for ex she want to go and play with snow , but he says no. He is hard and cold as the North.

V. Intolerance in opinion is expressed by the adjectives «narrow-minded» and «dogmatic». Can you characterize Harry Bellamy in such terms? Why or why not?

I suppose that we can say that Harry is intolerant, because he gives lables to Southern people without having any reason to say such words. He thinks that just Nothern people are slovenly and untidy, because they are idlers

VI. The author's remark «malignantly apologetic» is made up of words incompatible in meaning. What is suggested about Harry by the use of this oxymoron ? I feel that the author’s remark is made to show that he says it with sarcasm, and that really he is not sorry at all.

 

Note: Oxymoron - a sequence of linguistic units incompatible in their meaning. It serves the purpose of presenting together different, contrasting aspects of a thing.

VII. What traits if the personages' characters has the scene of the quarrel brought out? The scene of the quarrel brought out the young people’s intolerance towards views and feelings of each other. We can see Harry’s attitude towards Southerners – “They’re sort of – sort of degenerates” – and Sally Carrol’s opinion – “they’re my best friends”. They are not shy of using rude expressions like “Hush your mouth!”, “Hangdog” and so on. In that scene, we can see Harry’s deep disrespect for Southerners. Harry appeared as an intolerant, violent. Sally Carrol appeared as a hot-tempered but at the same time easily appeased person.

VIII. Sum up Harry's characteristics.

He is too restrained to express his feelings, it seems to me Sally Carrol is bored of him, for ex she want to go and play with snow , but he says no. He is hard and cold as the North. I suppose that we can say that Harry is intolerant, because he gives lables to Southern people without having any reason to say such words. He thinks that just Nothern people are slovenly and untidy, because they are idlers. He can be rude and violent, saying bad words.

 

IX. Characterize Sally Carrol. For this purpose analyze the author's direct characterization as well as her own words and actions.

Sally Carroll is a southern girl, seeking for the love, for smth new, which will make her life better and she found Harry, but she is different to Harry I’d like to draw your attention to books and things in the library, we can see that all the things in Harry’s house are luxurious and look quiet new and neat, in her house there are just medical books and no special expensive things. Sally Carroll is tactful and she wouldn’t say negative words about people from his society, but  Harry expects her to say . Judging by her behavior we can say that Sally Carroll is hot-tempered woman, she uses such words as “hush your mouth”, but she is easily appeased and she is weaker than Harry, she makes concessions to her man, but may be it shows she is clever and she wants to be a woman, without fighting with her man. 

X. What impression have you got about the relations between the young people ? Do you think they are suited to each other?

My impression is that these young people have a little chance to be happy together. They have different family backgrounds and haven’t enough tolerance to each other. The key problem of their relations is Harry’s lack of respect for Southerners though Sally Carrol is one of them. If he were wiser, he would hold his opinion inside. These two people don’t understand each other and don’t accept each other for who they are. The author shows they don’t fit, but she acts to save their relationship. I doubt that Harry trusts his girl, he expect her to say not nice words about his society people. Sally Carroll is weaker than Harry, she makes concessions to her man, but may be it shows she is clever and she wants to be a woman, without fighting with her man and most of all she thinks she loves him , that is why he tried to save it.

XL How can you account for Sally Carrol's wish just after the quarrel to get married sooner than they had planned ?

She is scared she can lose him, maybe she is scared she won’t want later.

XII. Describe in 2-3 sentences the other personages of the passage.

Mrs. Bellamy  - “was like an egg” Mr. Bellamy has iron-greay hair and energetic dignity, was born in Kentucky. Myra “the essence of spiritless conventionality. The women are the men’s shadows.

 

XVI. Who do you think the author's sympathy lies with? Do you share his attitude to the personages?

 

 

 

 

XVIII. Project the personages' life into the future.

I suppose that some time they will be together, but finally they will be tired of each other, of baring intolerance, also they are different, she want childish entertainment, he doesn’t , she will be bored of him.

 

XIX. Illustrate the meaning of the proverbs applying them to the text you have read:

 

Unkindness destroys love. Harry is unnecessarily unkind in his comments about Souherners when he know his wife to is from the South, his insensitivity could ultimately destoy their relationship

 

It is not every couple that makes a pair. Just because a couple are attracted to each other does not mean they are well suited as with Harry and Sally Carrol their differing backgrounds could make them incompatible.

 

Like should marry like. People from the same backgrounds have the same values and may be more suited than couples from opposing backgrounds where more conflict may arise.

 

 

 

 

 

TEXT INTERPRETATION

The story entitled “The Ice Palace” by the author F.S. Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald)

The subject matter of the text is - choosing the right match in marriage can mean all the difference between a happy and an unhappy life. How can you determine before marriage whether your partner is the right one? Can marriage be successful despite vastly different family backgrounds? What is the role of personal characteristics?

The story starts when Harry and his fiancée [fɪ'ɑːn(t)seɪ] come to Harry’s house. Harry’s home is described to show Northern families different from Southern ones. Harry and his family welcome her. Harry tries to counsel her in how different the North is, as they do not have the family histories of the South. She is affronted when he implies that she may make unwelcome comments. Sally Carroll is confused, and does not feel at home.

Sally Carroll has a falling out with Harry after he criticizes Southern men as “lazy and shiftless.” Sally Carroll suggests they get married immediately to avoid other such quarrels, but Harry advises that they stick to their planned date.

The composition of the narration consists of 4 parts. In the exposition the narrator presents characters of the story – Sally Carroll, Harry and his parents and the place - parent’s house, we can read about the atmosphere in the house. In the complication we observe the main characters, who has their own time in the library, street. The climax is the part where they see the man with the extreme bagginess of trousers and have an argument. In the outcome we can see that Sally Carroll no matter what has happened still wants to marry Harry.

  The conflict is man against man and it arises between Sally Carroll and  Harry. It is introduced in their arguments, especially where it is revealed that Harry views the South as filled with lazy and shiftless people, lacking in ambition. Sally Carroll is hurt and acted defensively to his criticism. These two people don’t understand each other and don’t accept each other for who they are.

There are 5 characters involved in the story. Sally Carroll, Harry Bellamy, Mr. Bellamy and Mrs. Bellamy and their daughter  Myra. The main character and the protagonist of the story is Sally Carroll .Harry is antagonist. They author uses the indirect method of charactarisation. Sally Carroll is a southern girl, seeking for the love, for smth new, which will make her life better and she found Harry, but she is different to Harry I’d like to draw your attention to books and things in the library, we can see that all the things in Harry’s house are luxurious and look quiet new and neat, in her house there are just medical books and no special expensive things. The author shows they don’t fit, but she acts to save their relationship. I doubt that Harry trusts his girl, he expect her to say not nice words about his society people, that is why she was offended  and Sally Carroll is tactful and she wouldn’t do it. Judging by her behavior we can say that Sally Carroll is hot-tempered woman, she uses such words as “hush your mouth”, but she is easily appeased and she is weaker than Harry, she makes concessions to her man, but may be it shows she is clever and she wants to be a woman, without fighting with her man. 

To sum it up, the authors message is to say that marriage can’t be successful with different family backgrounds, but personal characteristics can make it easier if someone will be on the background every time. We should find out who we are going to marry and be yourself and don’t bow and scrape before your partner. You should feel relaxed and comfortable with your partner anywhere, without any acting.