EXPLORATION |
Why do you think Miss Greenlane never married? Is it because:
She could not find the right man?
She was not able to fall in love?
She did not like men?
She had no need or desire to marry?
She had been hurt when she was young?
She was already married to her work?
All men to her were stupid?
She was afraid of showing who she was?
Delete what does not apply, and taking the most important reason for her not marrying, justify your decision in a few lines.
Miss Greenlane is a kind of withered rose that has been brought back to life by a question asked by her heart. How did this thought affect her?
It did her go mad.
It opened up her heart to her knowledge.
It produced an acute crisis of neurosis.
It changed her opinion of herself.
It made her humble.
It made her weep.
It showed her how to live.
Choose one of the points above and develop your choice.
What may Miss Greenlane suddenly discover through the mirror of her strange thought:
Her past life?
Her present life?
Her destiny?
Would Miss
Greenlane be happy as a gipsy? If so, why? If not, why not?
Write a few
lines on an occasion when you had a striking thought such as Miss
Greenlane's. What was the result of this thought?
Write a story like 'Miss Greenlane' with the same meaning in your own words.