This presentation presents and summarizes the main content of the story A Moment of Madness from the perspective of literary analysis through the storys stages for students majoring in English and other related majors.
BOOKWORM CLUB GOLD: STORIES FOR READING CIRCLES (EDITOR: MARK FURR) THOMAS HARDY A MOMENT OF MADNESS R E T O L D BY C L A R E W E S T I THE AUTHOR - An English novelist and poet - Birthplace: Stinsford, England - His poems was published first in his fifties - With Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd, he earned a reputation as a great novelist - He won prizes from the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Architectural Association THOMAS HARDY (1840 – 1928) II A MOMENT OF MADNESS - Written by Thomas Hardy, retold by Clare West A moment of madness is excerpted from The Three Strangers and Other Stories III READING CIRCLE ROLES A Discussion Leader Questions: Who is the main character of this story? => Baptista Trewthen What is her age and job? => She is a 21-year-old teacher What you think about the reasons why she decide to quit her job? => Not have enough courage to quit job, use the reason "marrying Mr David Heddegan" to strengthen her decision What surprised you at the marriage of her and Charles Stow? => She met him in Pen-zephyr, started a conflict, then they became husband and wife in Trufal Everything happened in days Why was she not brave enough to tell her story? => Because this is the first time in life she had gone against her parent’s wishes and she hadn’t prided herself to tell it III READING CIRCLE ROLES A Discussion Leader 6.How did you feel when she saw the hat on the back of the door in the in the hotel room? Why? => Surprised and shocked It demonstrated that Charles was here, and she knew exactly he didn’t stay alive Why did David Heddegan dance happily around round after he had heard her confession? => Because they were in the same boat and they always struggle themselves to tell the truth or not III READING CIRCLE ROLES B Summarizer My key points Main events: