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16 Cards in this Set
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1.What year was the book published?
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1944
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2.Don reads at beginning of book, "The barometer of his emotional nature was set for a spell of riot" In your opinion, why did the author begin the novel with Don regarding this line? What effect is Jackson trying to have on the reader?
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Because this explains how Don's life seems at this time & how his emotional state is currently
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3.Who is Don Birnam?—how old is he?; what is his marital status, family background and educational level?; what socioeconomic class does he come from?; what does he do for a living?; where does he live & with whom? (describe his current living arrangements). How does Don feel and what does he think about himself? How would you describe his personality? How does Do portray himself to others?
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Marital status: g/f to helen
Age: mid 30's Family back: Dad left them Don's view of self: feels like a failure, depressed, suicidal Our view of Don: self centered, depressed, entitled College: Dropped out Socio class: Middle class Living: writer Lives with: brother, brother pays for everything Don portrays himself to others: Entitled, classy |
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4.What day of the week is it when the story begins? What had happened three days earlier?
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Begins on a Thursday, only sober 3 days
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5.What does the note Wick leaves Don before going out of town tell us about Wick and Don’s relationship?
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Wick cares deeply for his brother, he leave shim a dollar on the note, but the note just says he didn't leave the dog b/c he doesn't trust Don to feed him
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6.A series of events unleash in Chapter 1 what are these events? The author uses “mirrors” throughout this chapter—how does the author use them and what do they symbolize? After finishing Ch1 did you have good sense of why Jackson entitled the book The Lost Weekend? Explain
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Younger poems, him looking at himself and judging himself.
Mirrors take up a lot of his life |
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7.What do we learn about Don through his interactions/ relationships with the following characters: Mrs. Foley; Mel; Gloria; the psychiatrist Mrs. Wertheimer; the Hansons
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Mrs. Foley: Cleaning lady, he steals her money
Gloria: Drinking companion |
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8.Describe Wick’s character and the nature of his relationship with Don.
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Wick is an enabler to Don's behavior. Wick controls his allowance from a family trust. Wick puts a roof over his head. Wick is his brother
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9.Don’s childhood: What was Don’s nickname in the family? What did his high school Algebra teacher think of Don? his relationship with his father? His relationship with Mel?
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Thought he was going to be successful
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10. Discuss the nature of Don's relationship with Ellen.
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N/A
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11.Describe the sequence of events that Don goes through as he tries to pawn his typewriter. Discuss the symbolic significance of Don’s attempt to pawn his typewriter given his career aspirations?
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All pawn shops are closed, due to Yom Kippur. He goes to three of them and it is quite the trip around town. He ends up back at the bar.
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12. *What is the significance of The Dream? (possible essay question)
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The dream enables him about being an alcoholic. His brother gives him a way out of the bad fraternity dream. He escapes into alcoholism
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13.Describe the hospital ward that Don was admitted to and the condition of the various patients there. What did Dr. Stephens means when he said “Delirium is a disease of the night”?
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The patients were alcoholics, Giving them sedatives, wouldn't sleep at night
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14.What was the author telling the reader through the character Bim?
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He is a gay nurse in the ward.
He sees that Don is gay |
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15.Alcoholism is a progressive and chronic disease characterized by the lack of predictable control over alcohol. In your opinion, how well does this definition fit Don. Please illustrate with specific scenes form the book.
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Stealing purse.
Pawning typewriter. Borrowing money with no intention of returning it. Lying to his brother Wick. Losing his relationship w/ helen |
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16.Describe the Family Survival roles (Curtis Ch 8) displayed by Don, Wick and Ellen
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Escape as a means of emotional survival for chemical dependent person. Coping with dysfunction to fit in with family.
Don: Chemical dependent person (shame, loses personal control, internalizes feelings) Wick: Codependent, Family hero Helen: Mascot, enabler |
