"Roselily" - Discussion

Question 1

a.

Answer 1

reader can garner a lot of information by reading a text multiple times in multiple different ways

Question 2

b.

Answer 2

elements of fiction work together; no one element of fiction exists in a vacuum

Question 3

pov

Answer 3

3rd person perspective stream-of-consciousness (limited)

Question 4

why is the story written in this perspective?

Answer 4

it has a lot to do with how the reader is supposed to perceive Roselily. She feels the world controls her, and that she has very little control of the world herself

Question 5

what does her lack of power have to do with perspective?

Answer 5

even in her own thoughts, she is powerless. the world controls Roselily so thoroughly that it affects her. the perspective the narrator uses shows that Roselily is not in control of her own being, which helps to show the theme of the piece

Question 6

how would the story be different from a different perspective?

Answer 6

roselily’s perspective is not important to her husband. he does what he wants without considering her wants and needs

Question 7

why is the setting important to the theme of the story?

Answer 7

it sets up a moment to determine her future - one of dominance or submission

Question 8

what does Roselily feel her new responsibilities will be?

Answer 8

having children and nothing else

Question 9

what does this excerpt show about how Roselily feels about her future

Answer 9

she has no control over her future

Question 10

the characters of Roselily and her new husband in the story “roselily” by Alice walker are important to the theme of the story because of which reason

Answer 10

they show the dominance and submission of this husband/wife relationship - a theme of the story

Question 11

what can be inferred about roselily’s husband

Answer 11

roselily’s concerns and worries are not his