1) MLA CITATION
Author: Bennett, Arnold.
Book Title: Anna of the Five Towns.
City of Publication: London, England.
Publisher: Macmillan. Date: 1902. Number of Pages: 107.
2) RESPONDING TO THE PLOT:
If I were Anna, I would not marry Henry even if I really wanted to escape from misery and dictatorial father. So, if I were the author, I would change the story that Anna married not Henry but Willy. I want the heroine to marry the man whom she really loves and get true happiness.
There are many phrases which I can see how stern Anna’s father is. One day, Anna had forgotten to buy bacon for breakfast and their breakfast was late a little. She and her sister Agnes cooked them as soon as possible, but his anger was never settled and they ate breakfast in a heavy silence (page 28). I chose it because it describes his characteristic, which had greatly influenced Anna’s life the best.
3) ANALYZING 7 LITERARY TERMS
1. Setting: The location of the story is the Potteries area of Staffordshire, England. And the time is the end of the seventeenth century.
2. Point of View: This story is told through the minds and emotions of all the characters. Therefore, the point of view is omniscient.
3. Conflict: There are many conflicts in this story. For example, Anna versus Mr. Price, and Anna versus herself. The main conflict, however, is Anna versus her father because she decided to marry Henry because of him.
4. Climax: Anna realized that she loves Willy after marrying Henry but it was too late. I think it is the climax in this story.
5. Symbol: The symbol in this story is the Methodist church. It stands for Anna’s strictly controlled activities and life.
6. Irony: One of the ironies in this story is that Anna married Henry, but actually loved Willy. Another irony is that Anna’s family was rich enough, but they all weren’t so happy.
7. Theme: This story makes us think what true happiness is. I thought that not all riches are happy after reading this story.
4) REFLECTING ON THE STORY
I was surprised that daughters did all the housework like cooking and doing washing for their father since they were children. Anna does housework every day and goes to the Methodist church every Sunday. I don’t do housework every day and go to the church. At that time, there was strong class consciousness. However, we hardly mind it in my country. If the book has been made into a film, I would compare the film with the book by using many beautiful items to represent Tellwright family’s rich life.
The author himself was born in a solicitor’s house and was rich. He was impressed by Zola’s enthusiasm for ‘realism’ and was much moved by George Moore’s realistic novel. So I think his life and experience themselves might have inspired him to write the book. I disagree with the author’s view of people and life. In my opinion, we shouldn’t have some class consciousness and male chauvinism. What I learned from this story is that money is not all for people’s lives. Of course I already knew that, but after reading this book, that idea became stronger for me. I expect the happy ending would come to Anna, but actually, she looked not so happy for me.
Author: Bennett, Arnold.
Book Title: Anna of the Five Towns.
City of Publication: London, England.
Publisher: Macmillan. Date: 1902. Number of Pages: 107.
2) RESPONDING TO THE PLOT:
If I were Anna, I would not marry Henry even if I really wanted to escape from misery and dictatorial father. So, if I were the author, I would change the story that Anna married not Henry but Willy. I want the heroine to marry the man whom she really loves and get true happiness.
There are many phrases which I can see how stern Anna’s father is. One day, Anna had forgotten to buy bacon for breakfast and their breakfast was late a little. She and her sister Agnes cooked them as soon as possible, but his anger was never settled and they ate breakfast in a heavy silence (page 28). I chose it because it describes his characteristic, which had greatly influenced Anna’s life the best.
3) ANALYZING 7 LITERARY TERMS
1. Setting: The location of the story is the Potteries area of Staffordshire, England. And the time is the end of the seventeenth century.
2. Point of View: This story is told through the minds and emotions of all the characters. Therefore, the point of view is omniscient.
3. Conflict: There are many conflicts in this story. For example, Anna versus Mr. Price, and Anna versus herself. The main conflict, however, is Anna versus her father because she decided to marry Henry because of him.
4. Climax: Anna realized that she loves Willy after marrying Henry but it was too late. I think it is the climax in this story.
5. Symbol: The symbol in this story is the Methodist church. It stands for Anna’s strictly controlled activities and life.
6. Irony: One of the ironies in this story is that Anna married Henry, but actually loved Willy. Another irony is that Anna’s family was rich enough, but they all weren’t so happy.
7. Theme: This story makes us think what true happiness is. I thought that not all riches are happy after reading this story.
4) REFLECTING ON THE STORY
I was surprised that daughters did all the housework like cooking and doing washing for their father since they were children. Anna does housework every day and goes to the Methodist church every Sunday. I don’t do housework every day and go to the church. At that time, there was strong class consciousness. However, we hardly mind it in my country. If the book has been made into a film, I would compare the film with the book by using many beautiful items to represent Tellwright family’s rich life.
The author himself was born in a solicitor’s house and was rich. He was impressed by Zola’s enthusiasm for ‘realism’ and was much moved by George Moore’s realistic novel. So I think his life and experience themselves might have inspired him to write the book. I disagree with the author’s view of people and life. In my opinion, we shouldn’t have some class consciousness and male chauvinism. What I learned from this story is that money is not all for people’s lives. Of course I already knew that, but after reading this book, that idea became stronger for me. I expect the happy ending would come to Anna, but actually, she looked not so happy for me.
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