yorku en2130 the short story diverse interpretations

1. In Distance and Emotion, chapter 11 of her book, The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925: Theory of a Genre, Florence Goyet observes that In Mikhail Bakhtins terms, a text is monologic and diametrically opposed to the polyphonic novel when it lets us hear one truth only, privileging one voice over all others.In order to create polyphony, as defined by Bakhtin, the different voices involved must be a plurality of consciousnesses, with equal rights each of them must have their own validity. []There are very few classic short stories that expose us to several voices.In contrast to monologic classic short stories, Modernist stories are often polyphonic and expose the reader to two or more voices. With reference TWO stories from Fitzgeralds The Ice Palace, Woolfs Kew Gardens or Tagores The Childs Return, identify what different voices these stories articulate. Analyze how these voices are presented and in what ways the presence of different voices affects our reading of the story. Remember to substantiate your argument with quotations from the short stories.
2. In the second term of the course, we have explored how the technique of ellipsis or gaps is used in the short story to destabilize meaning and engage the reader in finding different interpretations of the story. With reference to TWO stories from OConnors A Good Man is hard to Find, Gallants Florida, and Munros Deep-holes, identify how these gaps are created, and analyze the ways they can lead to diverse interpretations of the story. Remember to substantiate your argument with quotations from the short stories.

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