MARGINALCHARACTERS (PARTICIPANTS) I) gardeners - Appearance : “ Four men in their shirt-sleeves stood grouped together…” “They look impressive.” + “The tallest of the men, a lanky, freckled fellow, + “His smile was so easy, so friendly that Laura recovered.” + “What nice eyes he had, small, but such a dark blue!” - Actions & behavior: “…and he shifted his tool-bag, knocked back his straw hat and smiled down at her” + “…the others, they were smiling too.” - + They disagree to put the marquee on the lily-lawn that Laura want to, they suggest to put it in the more obvious place: + “ Not conspicuous enough…”; “you want to put it somewhere it’ll give you a bang slap in the eye, if you follow me.” *bang slap : not educated words, kind of uncouth => They are obviously in another class with Laura’s family - “ the men had shouldered their staves and were making for the place.” - The tall fellow’s gesture: + “…he bent down, pinched a sprig of lavender, put his thumb and forefinger to his nose and snuffed up the smell.” => caring for the smell of lavender +“how many men that she knew would have done such a thing?” The workmen’s ability to appreciate the beauty of the lavender plant, which means he appreciate the flower for its existence : its beauty and its scent >< Laura’s family only cultivates the garden to show off their wealth + The comparison between the workmen with the silly boys that Laura danced with on Sunday night supper => the workmen would be much more better than them + Ask Laura with the friendliness: “ Are you right there Matey?” + “How very nice workmen were!”, + “How extraordinary nice workmen were ” thought Laura The gardeners are nice, straightforward, qualified workmen They are the bridge that help Laura forget the distance between classes and also elicit her sympathy for the upper classes II) The servants: Sadie, Hans, Cook Sadie - One of the Sheridan’s domestic servants - “ Sadie answers, careless, “I’m sure I don’t know Wait I’ll ask Mrs Sheridan.” => She is a little more than a messenger, emptied of all emotions and personality => Reflects the family’s indifference to the humanity of working people, including the servants with whom they are intimately familiar Hans - Another servant of Laura’s family - When receiving order from Jose, Hans responses : “Very good, Miss Jose.” - “…and they loved obeying her….feel they were take part it some drama.” => It emphasize the contrast between how Laura and Jose treat the working people.( The servants are controlled ) The cook - Being introduced by Mrs Sheridan when she asked Jose to “pacify the cook”, b/c she “terrified of her this morning” => The cook, unlike the other servants, is responsible for a significant component of the party’s success => show the fear of mrs Sheridan for treating servants badly - But actually, the cook appeared without any look of terrifying - “ swept up crusts with the long sandwich knife, and smiled broadly.” - Encourage the children of Sheridan family to eat the puffs: “ Have one each, my dears,” said cook in her comfortable voice “Yer ma won’t know.” => the cook is really nice, kind and comfortable person >< Mrs Sheridan III) Godber’s man - Delivery man “…famous for their cream puffs.” A gossiper: + “ …seemed to be enjoying himself; it was his story.” + “ But Godber’s man wasn’t going to have his story snatched from under his very nose.” + He talked about the death of the carter “with relish” He delights at being the center of attention even that he brings tragic news Unlike the servants, he is the emissary of a company that traffics in extravagance presumably focuses on serving rich people TO SUM UP, these marginal character just appear very quickly and contribute slightly for the plot But in short, they are the factors that help to clarify the main and minor characters ’s characteristic They somehow lead the story line to the climax and help readers see obviously the character’s interactions ... TO SUM UP, these marginal character just appear very quickly and contribute slightly for the plot But in short, they are the factors that help to clarify the main and minor characters ’s characteristic