pages 33 (from "An exclamation of surprise") to 40 ("We hear the front door slam") on the bBC film, from 32.51-41.55
| We read the following section through, stopping to discuss the following points - what Music Halls were, and how they were an important social outlet for many people at the time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_hall) - the sad irony of Eva Smith's change of name (wants to be beautiful (hence "daisy", connotations of beauty and purity). Totally unaware of negative connotations (flowers are short-lived and temporary and fragile; flowers can be easily plucked, uprooted, ripped awar, caged in a vase (just as Gerald does to her in Morgan Terrace; her surname, less common than Smith, may be a means of her asserting her individuality - but RENT-on has connotations of instability (Rent not buy - no certainty of ownership) as well as possessing prostitution inferences. - the difficulty of assessing whether Gerald is a good, moral character or a bad, immoral character. |
In order to establish precise issue further - whether Gerald is a morally good or bad character - students were asked to complete the following sheet.
gerald_exploration.doc |