20世纪文学课件Greene

GrahamGreeneBornonOctober2,1904inBerkhamsted,Hertfordshire.Thefourthofsixchildren,Greenewasashyandsensitiveyouth.HedislikedsportsandwasoftentruantfromschoolinordertoreadadventurestoriesbyauthorssuchasRiderHaggardandR.M.Ballantyne.Thesenovelshadadeepinfluenceonhimandhelpedshapehiswritingstyle.EducatedatBalliolCollege,Oxford,andhadanaturaltalentforwriting.In1926,heconvertedtoRomanCatholicism.GreeneadoredT.S.EliotandHerbertRead;hisanalystintroducedhimtoaliterarycircle.Afterhegraduated,heworkedasasub-editorattheTimesofLondon(1926-1930)andattheSpectators,wherehewasafilmcriticandaliteraryeditoruntil1940.Besides,duringtheWWII,healsoworkedfortheBritishForeignOffice,andtheSecretIntelligenceService(SIS)senthimtoSierraLeone.HelaterworkedunderKimPhilby,afuturedefectortotheSovietUnion.

GrahamGreeneBornonOctober21GrahamGreeneAmongallhisrelationshipswithwomen,theonewithCatherineWalstonwasthemostimportant.TheroleofCatherineasGreene’smistressandmuse,roughlybetween1946and1957,hasbeenanopensecrettoGreenescholarsandamonghisfamilyandfriendsformanyyears.

TheEndoftheAffair(1951)waspartlybasedonthisaffair.Inreallife,GreenemetMrs.WalstonafterherconversiontoRomanCatholicism,whensheaskedhimtobehergodfather.Hewas42thenandinternationallycelebratedfornovels;shewas30,andthemotherof6children.Greenewasalwaystorturedbytheaffair,andleftinhispersonalpapersafascinatingtrailofcluesastotheimportanceoftherelationshipinhislife,thoughheneverrevealedthisaffairinhisautobiographies.GrahamGreeneAmongallhisrel2AsawriterGreenewasveryprolificandversatile.ManyofhisnovelsarebasedonhisownexperiencesasanagentintheBritishForeignOffice.TheAsiansettingsalsostimulatedGreene’smanynovels.Hewrote5dramasandscreenplaysforseveralfilmsbasedonhisnovels.Greene’sfilmreviewsarestillworthreadingandoftenbetterthanthefilmhepraisedorslashed.AlthoughGreeneknewthatsomecriticsconsideredhisnovelsentertainment,hisownmodelswereHenryJames,JosephConrad,andFordMadoxFord.InhispersonallibrarywasalargecollectionofJames’swork.GrahamGreeneAsawriterGreenewasverypr3Perhapstheultimatemoralistthriller-writer,Greenehadafacilityforcombingliteraryobservationwithpopulistplot,andhimselfdividedhisbooksintoseriousfictionand“entertainments”.EvelynWaugh,alsoafamousEnglishwriter,singledoutforpraisethenewcoollycinematicqualityofhisstyle,butheisnowmostknownforasortofatheisticCatholicism.Asidefromhisexotictrips,Greene’salsoachievednotorietyinhispersonallife.Greene’sfinancialsuccessasanauthorenabledhimtoliveverycomfortablyinLondon,Antibes,andCapri.Towardstheendofhislife,GreenelivedinVevey,SwitzerlandwithhiscompanionYvonneCloetta.HediedtherepeacefullyonApril3,1991.GrahamGreenePerhapstheultimatemoralist4Novels:BrightonRock(1938),ThePowerandtheGlory(1940),TheHeartoftheMatter(1948),andTheThirdMan(1950)TheEndoftheAffair(1951),Novelssetinsitesoftopicaljournalisticinterest:TheQuietAmerican(1955)aprescientaccountofearlyAmericaninvolvementinVietnam;OurManinHavana(1958),setinCuba;ABurnt-OutCase(1961),intheBelgianCongojustbeforeitsindependence;TheComedians(1966),inFrançoisDuvalier'sHaiti;andTheCaptainandtheEnemy(1980),inPanama.PlaysTheLivingRoom(1953)andThePottingShed(1957)MajorworksNovels:Majorworks5Liketheotherstorieswrittenbetween1929and1954,“TheBasementRoom”hingesonthethemesthatdominateGraham

Greene'snovels--fear,pityandviolence,pursuit,betrayalandman'srestlesssearchforsalvation.

“TheBasementRoom”(1947)“TheBasementRoom”(1947)6Summary(1)“TheBasementRoom”isoneofGrahamGreene’sshortstories,toldfromathirdpersonnarratoraboutaseven-year-oldboyPhilip’straumaticexperienceinhischildhoodwhichinfluenceshisrestoflifetillhisdyinghourattheageofsixty-seven.PhilipLanelivedinBelgraviawithhisparents,thebutlerBainesandhiswife.Withoutnurses’restraint,Philipwalkedinthisbighouseandenjoyedhisreallife.(Inthetextheusuallythought,“Thisislife.”)Hetookawalkonthestreet,wentwindowshopping,wenttothezoo,andtastedginger-beerandDunkeecake.Summary(1)7Summary(2)However,whenMr.BaineshadanaffairwithEmmyandaskedPhiliptokeepthesecretforthem,Philipbeganhisnightmare.Meanwhile,Mrs.BainesalsotriedtocoaxPhiliptotellherMr.Baines’extramaritalrelations.Philipinvolvedinthisdelicateandcomplexdilemma.Intheendofthestory,Mrs.BaineswasdeadinanaccidentwhilePhilipstillwonderedwhothegirlwassixtyyearslater.Summary(2)However,whenMr.B8Therecurringthemes

oftreacheryandbetrayalinGreene'swritingstemfromhistroubledschoolyearswherehewasoftentormentedforbeingtheheadmaster'sson.Afterseveralsuicideattempts,Greeneleftschoolonedayandwrotetohisparentsthathedidnotwishtoreturn.ThisculminatedinhisbeingsenttoatherapistinLondonatagefifteen.Hisanalyst,KennethRichmond,encouragedhimtowriteandintroducedhimtohiscircleofliteraryfriendswhichincludedthepoetWalterdelaMare.RecurringThemesTherecurringthemesoftreach9AdultSecretsBainesalwaysreferstotheboyasPhil,whileMrs.Baines,hiscoldandcontrollingwife,callshimMasterPhilandconstantlyremindshimthattriviallittlebehaviorsandmisstepscanbecalledtotheattentionofPhil'smother.

ButthecloserelationshipalsotranspiresthatBaineshasagirlfriend,whomheexplainstoPhilashisniecewhentheboybychanceseesthemtogether.

BainesswearsPhiltosecrecy,whichisaburdentheboydoesnotappreciate.

Mrs.Baineslearnsaboutthegirl,pryingthesecretoutofPhilandtheninsistingthatthisknowledgeofhersbeasecretbetweenthem.

Theburdenoftheseadultsecretsandhisresponsibilitytokeepthemweighsevenmoreheavilyuponhim.

AdultSecrets10CharactersPhilip’sparents—absentinthestoryMrs.Baines—thehousekeeperofthehouseMr.Baines—thebutlerofthehouseEmmy—Baines’mistressPhilipLane—aseven-year-oldboyCharacters11TheBainesMrs.Baines

—thehousekeeperofthehouseGettingeverythinginorder,meticulous,loveless,butdutifulChangeable(servile/authoritative)Witchlike(p.286)Mr.Baines

—thebutlerofthehouseUnhappyanddesperateinmarriageHavinganaffairwithEmmyAFallenidolforPhilipTheBainesMrs.Baines—thehou12PhilipLaneInnocentInquisitiveImaginativePhilipwitnessesaneventthatblightshiswholelife.Emotionaltraumaofhischildhoodextricateshimselffromlife,fromlove,fromresponsibilitywithamercilessegotism.PhilipLaneInnocent13Themes/MotifsexpectationanddisillusionmenttheresultoftheemotionaltraumaofthechildaphysicalandpsychologicaljourneythesenseofguiltThemes/Motifs14ExpectationandImaginationInthebeginningofthestory,wearetoldthatPhilipis“betweennurses;”therefore,he’sfullofexpectationandimaginationtowardtheworldoutsideofhisnursery.However,whenhereallystepsintotheadults’world,therealityofadults’liesandsecretsscareshim.HefeelsdisappointedandangrysincehecannotkeepthesecretforBainesandfeelshortinshoulderingresponsibility.HefinallyrealizesthatitishisloveforBainesinvolveshiminsecrets,infearshedoesn’tunderstand.Consequently,herunsawayfrompeople,fromlifecompletely.ExpectationandImagination15EmotionalTraumaofthechildThefailureofthemanmaybepsychologicallyastheresultoftheemotionaltraumaofthechild.Buttheologically,Philipwasresponsible;andwhenhefoundhimselfgettinginvolvedandretreatedfromrelationshipsbyextricating“himselffromlife,fromlove,fromBaines[responsibility]withamercilessegotism,”hedamnedhimselfforeternity.

EmotionalTraumaofthechildT16aphysicalandpsychologicaljourneybetweentwoworldsTherearetwoworldsin“TheBasementRoom,”whichPhilipmustrecognizeandchoosebetween,separatedbyagreenbaizedoor,animageGreeneusedelsewheretoseparatetheworldofinnocencefromtheworldofknowledge,theworldoflovefromtheworldofhate,theworldofthechildfromtheworldoftheadult.aphysicalandpsychologicalj17TheSenseofGuiltThesenseofguiltistheessentialthemeofallGreene’sfiction.Theprotagonistsareessentiallydecentandhauntedhumanbeingswhoareledintosinsofviolenceanddespairbytheunexpectednessofsomehumanattachment.TheSenseofGuiltThesenseof18Symbols&images

Witches/Wolves

(Pp.471,476,478~480)a.Mrs.Baines(P.466)b.Emmy(P.473)Rose:thepolicewoman(P.484)

Inthisstory,allwomenaresomewhatgloomy.Forexample,Mrs.Bainesisnotnecessarytobeevil.Sheistypicalstoicwhoputworkanddutyonthefirstpriority.ButPhilipassociatesMrs.BaineswithWitchandWolves.Bainesisjusttheoppositeway.However,foraboythereisnograyarea;heeitherlikesordislikes,lovesorhates.PhiliphatesMrs.Baines.Thoughshealwayscallshim“Master”,Mrs.BainesmastershiminthenameofPhilip’sparents.Likewise,PhiliphasahunchthatEmmyisanunluckynumber.AndRosehasalargemorgue-likemouth.Symbols&imagesWitches/Wolve19Symbols&images

Hero

(P.459)

a.Mr.Baines(P.472)

b.Policeman(P.483)Onthecontrary,malecharacterhasmorebrightsides.Atthebeginning,BainesislikePhilip’spersonalmentor.PhilipadoreswhatBainesexperienced.PhilipmistakesBainesforaresponsibleman(P.472).Philipistooyoungtodiscerngoodfrombad,rightfromwrong.BesidesBaines,Philipisafraidofpolicemenbuthewouldrathergohomewithapolicemaninsteadofapolicewomen.Symbols&imagesHero(P.459)20Symbols&images

Cakea.forbiddencake/desire(P460)b.sour&sweetthings(P461)C.meansofrefusing&taking(Pp.461,464,469)

Thecakehasseveralsignificantmeaningsinthisstory.First,Mrs.BainespointsoutthatPhilipisnotallowedtoeatcakebetweenmeals.Thedesireofeatingcakeandbreakingtherulecomesintobeing.Noticethatthisrule-breakingdoesn’tcauseanyseriousdamage.Stepbystep,moreandmoreruleshavebeenbroken,suchasgoingforawalk,revealingthesecret.Secondly,cakecansetacontrastimpression.Forinstance,Mrs.Baineswassour,butshelikedmakingsweetthings.Thirdly,whenMrs.BainesasksPhiliptohaveanotherhelpingofpudding,Philiplikesitbutherefuses.Inaddition,PhilipenjoyseatingthepinkcakewithBaines.Asthesayinggoes,“WhosebreadIeat,hissongIsing.”Obviously,PhilipsidedwithBaines.Symbols&imagesCake21Symbols&images

TheGreenBaizeDoor(Pp.468,473)→nursery/basement/streetThegreenbaizedoorservesasawallwhichseparatesnurseryandbasement.Thenurserysymbolizesadullplacewithprotectionandlimitation,whilethebasementsymbolizesaplacewhereismoreattractive,interestingbutfullofuncertaintyandtheunknown.Inthenursery,everythingiswellarrangedandtransparent.ThenurseryisaplacewherePhilipremainsinnocentasachild.Seven-year-oldPhilipisnotsatisfiedwithsuchcozylife.Hehascuriosityanddesireforthelifeof“thebasement”andtheoutsideworld.Philipalsowantstobeanindependent“man.”Thus,Philipextendedhis“feeler”fromthenurserytobasement,andagainfrombasementtotheoutsideworldwhereistoocomplicatedtobearforalittleboy.Theoutsideworldisaplaceinvolvingsecrets,liesandbetrayal.Symbols&imagesTheGreenBai22Symbols&images

GardenandstreetPolarities:innocenceknowledgelovehatechildadultStoryinvolvinginitiationresultingindisillusionmentandguiltGarden:innocenceStreet:worldSymbols&imagesGardenands23StudyQuestionsMakeassociationbetweenthenurseryroomandtheGardenofEden.WhatdoMr.andMrs.Bainesrepresentrespectivelyinthisstory?CompareandcontrastthedisillusionmentofPhilipandthefallofAdam.WhatdoesPhilipmeanwhenhesays“thisislife”?What’stheimpactofMrs.Baines’sdeathonPhilip’sentirelife?Canyouanalyzethisstoryfromthepsychologicalapproach?StudyQuestionsMakeassociatio24QuizWhoareMr.BainesandMrs.Baines?WhathappenstoMrs.Baines?AndtheimpactoftheincidentonPhilip’sentirelife?‘Whoisshe?’iswhatlingersinPhilip’smindforsixtyyears.Pleaseidentifythesituationinwhichthequestionisasked.QuizWhoareMr.BainesandM25WorksCitedGreeneland:theWorldofGrahamGreene.24Feb.2006</~greeneland/>.

WorksCitedGreeneland:theWor26GrahamGreeneBornonOctober2,1904inBerkhamsted,Hertfordshire.Thefourthofsixchildren,Greenewasashyandsensitiveyouth.HedislikedsportsandwasoftentruantfromschoolinordertoreadadventurestoriesbyauthorssuchasRiderHaggardandR.M.Ballantyne.Thesenovelshadadeepinfluenceonhimandhelpedshapehiswritingstyle.EducatedatBalliolCollege,Oxford,andhadanaturaltalentforwriting.In1926,heconvertedtoRomanCatholicism.GreeneadoredT.S.EliotandHerbertRead;hisanalystintroducedhimtoaliterarycircle.Afterhegraduated,heworkedasasub-editorattheTimesofLondon(1926-1930)andattheSpectators,wherehewasafilmcriticandaliteraryeditoruntil1940.Besides,duringtheWWII,healsoworkedfortheBritishForeignOffice,andtheSecretIntelligenceService(SIS)senthimtoSierraLeone.HelaterworkedunderKimPhilby,afuturedefectortotheSovietUnion.

GrahamGreeneBornonOctober227GrahamGreeneAmongallhisrelationshipswithwomen,theonewithCatherineWalstonwasthemostimportant.TheroleofCatherineasGreene’smistressandmuse,roughlybetween1946and1957,hasbeenanopensecrettoGreenescholarsandamonghisfamilyandfriendsformanyyears.

TheEndoftheAffair(1951)waspartlybasedonthisaffair.Inreallife,GreenemetMrs.WalstonafterherconversiontoRomanCatholicism,whensheaskedhimtobehergodfather.Hewas42thenandinternationallycelebratedfornovels;shewas30,andthemotherof6children.Greenewasalwaystorturedbytheaffair,andleftinhispersonalpapersafascinatingtrailofcluesastotheimportanceoftherelationshipinhislife,thoughheneverrevealedthisaffairinhisautobiographies.GrahamGreeneAmongallhisrel28AsawriterGreenewasveryprolificandversatile.ManyofhisnovelsarebasedonhisownexperiencesasanagentintheBritishForeignOffice.TheAsiansettingsalsostimulatedGreene’smanynovels.Hewrote5dramasandscreenplaysforseveralfilmsbasedonhisnovels.Greene’sfilmreviewsarestillworthreadingandoftenbetterthanthefilmhepraisedorslashed.AlthoughGreeneknewthatsomecriticsconsideredhisnovelsentertainment,hisownmodelswereHenryJames,JosephConrad,andFordMadoxFord.InhispersonallibrarywasalargecollectionofJames’swork.GrahamGreeneAsawriterGreenewasverypr29Perhapstheultimatemoralistthriller-writer,Greenehadafacilityforcombingliteraryobservationwithpopulistplot,andhimselfdividedhisbooksintoseriousfictionand“entertainments”.EvelynWaugh,alsoafamousEnglishwriter,singledoutforpraisethenewcoollycinematicqualityofhisstyle,butheisnowmostknownforasortofatheisticCatholicism.Asidefromhisexotictrips,Greene’salsoachievednotorietyinhispersonallife.Greene’sfinancialsuccessasanauthorenabledhimtoliveverycomfortablyinLondon,Antibes,andCapri.Towardstheendofhislife,GreenelivedinVevey,SwitzerlandwithhiscompanionYvonneCloetta.HediedtherepeacefullyonApril3,1991.GrahamGreenePerhapstheultimatemoralist30Novels:BrightonRock(1938),ThePowerandtheGlory(1940),TheHeartoftheMatter(1948),andTheThirdMan(1950)TheEndoftheAffair(1951),Novelssetinsitesoftopicaljournalisticinterest:TheQuietAmerican(1955)aprescientaccountofearlyAmericaninvolvementinVietnam;OurManinHavana(1958),setinCuba;ABurnt-OutCase(1961),intheBelgianCongojustbeforeitsindependence;TheComedians(1966),inFrançoisDuvalier'sHaiti;andTheCaptainandtheEnemy(1980),inPanama.PlaysTheLivingRoom(1953)andThePottingShed(1957)MajorworksNovels:Majorworks31Liketheotherstorieswrittenbetween1929and1954,“TheBasementRoom”hingesonthethemesthatdominateGraham

Greene'snovels--fear,pityandviolence,pursuit,betrayalandman'srestlesssearchforsalvation.

“TheBasementRoom”(1947)“TheBasementRoom”(1947)32Summary(1)“TheBasementRoom”isoneofGrahamGreene’sshortstories,toldfromathirdpersonnarratoraboutaseven-year-oldboyPhilip’straumaticexperienceinhischildhoodwhichinfluenceshisrestoflifetillhisdyinghourattheageofsixty-seven.PhilipLanelivedinBelgraviawithhisparents,thebutlerBainesandhiswife.Withoutnurses’restraint,Philipwalkedinthisbighouseandenjoyedhisreallife.(Inthetextheusuallythought,“Thisislife.”)Hetookawalkonthestreet,wentwindowshopping,wenttothezoo,andtastedginger-beerandDunkeecake.Summary(1)33Summary(2)However,whenMr.BaineshadanaffairwithEmmyandaskedPhiliptokeepthesecretforthem,Philipbeganhisnightmare.Meanwhile,Mrs.BainesalsotriedtocoaxPhiliptotellherMr.Baines’extramaritalrelations.Philipinvolvedinthisdelicateandcomplexdilemma.Intheendofthestory,Mrs.BaineswasdeadinanaccidentwhilePhilipstillwonderedwhothegirlwassixtyyearslater.Summary(2)However,whenMr.B34Therecurringthemes

oftreacheryandbetrayalinGreene'swritingstemfromhistroubledschoolyearswherehewasoftentormentedforbeingtheheadmaster'sson.Afterseveralsuicideattempts,Greeneleftschoolonedayandwrotetohisparentsthathedidnotwishtoreturn.ThisculminatedinhisbeingsenttoatherapistinLondonatagefifteen.Hisanalyst,KennethRichmond,encouragedhimtowriteandintroducedhimtohiscircleofliteraryfriendswhichincludedthepoetWalterdelaMare.RecurringThemesTherecurringthemesoftreach35AdultSecretsBainesalwaysreferstotheboyasPhil,whileMrs.Baines,hiscoldandcontrollingwife,callshimMasterPhilandconstantlyremindshimthattriviallittlebehaviorsandmisstepscanbecalledtotheattentionofPhil'smother.

ButthecloserelationshipalsotranspiresthatBaineshasagirlfriend,whomheexplainstoPhilashisniecewhentheboybychanceseesthemtogether.

BainesswearsPhiltosecrecy,whichisaburdentheboydoesnotappreciate.

Mrs.Baineslearnsaboutthegirl,pryingthesecretoutofPhilandtheninsistingthatthisknowledgeofhersbeasecretbetweenthem.

Theburdenoftheseadultsecretsandhisresponsibilitytokeepthemweighsevenmoreheavilyuponhim.

AdultSecrets36CharactersPhilip’sparents—absentinthestoryMrs.Baines—thehousekeeperofthehouseMr.Baines—thebutlerofthehouseEmmy—Baines’mistressPhilipLane—aseven-year-oldboyCharacters37TheBainesMrs.Baines

—thehousekeeperofthehouseGettingeverythinginorder,meticulous,loveless,butdutifulChangeable(servile/authoritative)Witchlike(p.286)Mr.Baines

—thebutlerofthehouseUnhappyanddesperateinmarriageHavinganaffairwithEmmyAFallenidolforPhilipTheBainesMrs.Baines—thehou38PhilipLaneInnocentInquisitiveImaginativePhilipwitnessesaneventthatblightshiswholelife.Emotionaltraumaofhischildhoodextricateshimselffromlife,fromlove,fromresponsibilitywithamercilessegotism.PhilipLaneInnocent39Themes/MotifsexpectationanddisillusionmenttheresultoftheemotionaltraumaofthechildaphysicalandpsychologicaljourneythesenseofguiltThemes/Motifs40ExpectationandImaginationInthebeginningofthestory,wearetoldthatPhilipis“betweennurses;”therefore,he’sfullofexpectationandimaginationtowardtheworldoutsideofhisnursery.However,whenhereallystepsintotheadults’world,therealityofadults’liesandsecretsscareshim.HefeelsdisappointedandangrysincehecannotkeepthesecretforBainesandfeelshortinshoulderingresponsibility.HefinallyrealizesthatitishisloveforBainesinvolveshiminsecrets,infearshedoesn’tunderstand.Consequently,herunsawayfrompeople,fromlifecompletely.ExpectationandImagination41EmotionalTraumaofthechildThefailureofthemanmaybepsychologicallyastheresultoftheemotionaltraumaofthechild.Buttheologically,Philipwasresponsible;andwhenhefoundhimselfgettinginvolvedandretreatedfromrelationshipsbyextricating“himselffromlife,fromlove,fromBaines[responsibility]withamercilessegotism,”hedamnedhimselfforeternity.

EmotionalTraumaofthechildT42aphysicalandpsychologicaljourneybetweentwoworldsTherearetwoworldsin“TheBasementRoom,”whichPhilipmustrecognizeandchoosebetween,separatedbyagreenbaizedoor,animageGreeneusedelsewheretoseparatetheworldofinnocencefromtheworldofknowledge,theworldoflovefromtheworldofhate,theworldofthechildfromtheworldoftheadult.aphysicalandpsychologicalj43TheSenseofGuiltThesenseofguiltistheessentialthemeofallGreene’sfiction.Theprotagonistsareessentiallydecentandhauntedhumanbeingswhoareledintosinsofviolenceanddespairbytheunexpectednessofsomehumanattachment.TheSenseofGuiltThesenseof44Symbols&images

Witches/Wolves

(Pp.471,476,478~480)a.Mrs.Baines(P.466)b.Emmy(P.473)Rose:thepolicewoman(P.484)

Inthisstory,allwomenaresomewhatgloomy.Forexample,Mrs.Bainesisnotnecessarytobeevil.Sheistypicalstoicwhoputworkanddutyonthefirstpriority.ButPhilipassociatesMrs.BaineswithWitchandWolves.Bainesisjusttheoppositeway.However,foraboythereisnograyarea;heeitherlikesordislikes,lovesorhates.PhiliphatesMrs.Baines.Thoughshealwayscallshim“Master”,Mrs.BainesmastershiminthenameofPhilip’sparents.Likewise,PhiliphasahunchthatEmmyisanunluckynumber.AndRosehasalargemorgue-likemouth.Symbols&imagesWitches/Wolve45Symbols&images

Hero

(P.459)

a.Mr.Baines(P.472)

b.Policeman(P.483)Onthecontrary,malecharacterhasmorebrightsides.Atthebeginning,BainesislikePhilip’spersonalmentor.PhilipadoreswhatBainesexperienced.PhilipmistakesBainesforaresponsibleman(P.472).Philipistooyoungtodiscerngoodfrombad,rightfromwrong.BesidesBaines,Philipisafraidofpolicemenbuthewouldrathergohomewithapolicemaninsteadofapolicewomen.Symbols&imagesHero(P.459)46Symbols&images

Cakea.forbiddencake/desire(P460)b.sour&sweetthings(P461)C.meansofrefusing&taking(Pp.461,464,469)

Thecakehasseveralsignificantmeaningsinthisstory.First,Mrs.BainespointsoutthatPhilipisnotallowedtoeatcakebetweenmeals.Thedesireofeatingcakeandbreakingtheru