Oct 24, 2007 08:34
17 yrs ago
English term
fortunetelle (X)
long and confusing sentence
English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Now it transpired that Olivia was going to be undertaking the same rite of passage as her older sisters, leaving behind the — rather badly aligned — Humpty-Dumptys and Little Miss Muffets to make way for an afterthought whose advent had been announced, in a rather offhand way, by Rosemary the previous day as she dished out a makeshift lunch of corned-beef sandwiches and orange squash on the lawn
In my opinon I can explain this paragraph in the following way.
1) The previous day Rosemary served them sandwich and orange squash while they were sitting on the lawn
2) When she was servisng the meal she said that an afterthought will be coming home as a new member of the family
3) Therefore Olivia will be accepted as an elder sister and therefore she would have to leave her room.
What do you think?
Thanks everyone in advance.
In my opinon I can explain this paragraph in the following way.
1) The previous day Rosemary served them sandwich and orange squash while they were sitting on the lawn
2) When she was servisng the meal she said that an afterthought will be coming home as a new member of the family
3) Therefore Olivia will be accepted as an elder sister and therefore she would have to leave her room.
What do you think?
Thanks everyone in advance.
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| 3 +6 | well done |
Armorel Young
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Oct 24, 2007 08:47: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "literature" to "(none)"
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I think you've summed it up extremely well - rather humorously, the "rite of passage" is the need to move out of the "baby" bedroom in order to make way for a younger baby.
The only phrase of yours that I don't quite draw from the text is the one about Olivia "being accepted" as an older sister - she is simply becoming an "older sister" and therefore needs to move out of the baby's room.
The only phrase of yours that I don't quite draw from the text is the one about Olivia "being accepted" as an older sister - she is simply becoming an "older sister" and therefore needs to move out of the baby's room.
Note from asker:
| can I say that it became obvious that Olivia has become an elder sister as her elder sisters? |
| Thank you |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Patricia Townshend (X)
1 min
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| agree |
Marie-Hélène Hayles
: yes, absolutely.
2 mins
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| agree |
Tony M
: Yes, and it's also important to realize that it isn't a question of an 'afterthought coming home', because this is a new baby — Rosemary is (perhaps unexpectedly) pregnant again!
4 mins
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| agree |
Marie Scarano
: yes, as her older sisters did before her. Very matter of fact.
5 mins
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| agree |
NancyLynn
4 hrs
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| agree |
Christine Andersen
: The whole thing beautifully reflects the way no one ever liked to mention pregnancy and the arrival of babies directly, especially in front of children, so it is all one big mystery.
22 hrs
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