The Skating party
Siyaa, Krupa, Ananya, and Farah
Start
Start
· Introduction
· Plot Analysis
· Thesis
Table of Contents
· Stone Man vs. Wheat
· Teaching vs. Farming
· Eunice vs. Delia
· Discussion
· Class Activity
Introduction
- Told from the perspective of Maida
- Talks about her Uncle Nathan, who grew up on a farm
- Nathan falls in love with Delia, unaware of her marriage status
- Upon learning she is married, Nathan tries to convince himself that he will no longer love her
- Delia's sister, Eunice, is equally as beautiful; Nathan forces himself to love her instead
Nathan
Maida
Introduction
- Nathan and Eunice have a party to officialize and celebrate their relationship with a skating party
- Nathan and Delia go for an intimate skate; this causes a row between Delia and Eunice, as Eunice grows jealous of the energy between her sister and fiancee
- The sisters reconcile with a skate of their own, but fall in the ice. Only one can be saved and Nathan saves the one without fur on her gloves, knowing they belong to Delia. He covers up the fact that he knew by blaming the darkness
Delia
Eunice
Plot Analysis
Present
Past
Exposition
Exposition
We are introduced to characters around whome th main issues form: Nathan sees Delia and falls in love, but learns she is married.
Maida is introduced as the "narrator" and we learn about her family, the Singletons. Uncle Nathan and his bond with Maida is made clear.
Rising Action
Rising Action
Winnie, Maida's mother, explaining the reason behind Nathan's bachlorship. This creates a mood for wanting to learn more about the events that caused him to be single.
Delia, after developing a friendship with Nathan, introduces him to Eunice, her sister. Delia pushes them to get along and strenghthen their relationship beyond just friendship.
Past
Present
Climax
Climax
The most climatic part of the story is when Eunice realizes the feelings that may be shared between her fiance and sister. Apalled, she causes a scene and accuses Delia of being jealous, as always. They sort themselves out with a skate and fall through the ice.
Delia's death; recounting this part of the story created a mood of guilt, sadness and regret, especially in regards to Nathan.
Falling Action
Falling Action
Nathan only saving Delia, for he knew the qualities of her gloves. He leaves Eunice to die.
Maida becoming less ignorant of her uncle's past through the events retold in the story.
Resolution
Resolution
Delia moves away, hoping to start a new life, away from the past that Nathan and Willow Bunch reminded her of.
Finding out that Nathan knew, afterall, he was saving the person he loved instead of the person he committed to- Maida realizes this story has haunted Nathan for 30 years and he recounts his decisions frequently.
PACCTS
+ Plot
+ Setting
+ Theme
+ Atmosphere
+ Conflict
+ Character
In Merna Summers’ “The Skating Party”, Nathan’s ultimate decisions throughout the narrative conceptualizes the central theme of choices implementing consequences through the protagonist’s relation to the Stone Man, indecisive career choices and the life-jeopardizing decision between Eunice and Delia.
01
Stone Man vs. Wheat
In The Skating Party, the stone man is portrayed as a figure of inspiration built by Aboriginals through the imagery of a long-lasting, ancient stone figure carrying the outlook of wisdom and knowledge.
Lit Dev
"I thought when Pa told me to get those rocks picked, that that was what I had to do. I think now I should have spoken up. I know for years I felt guilty whenever I remembered that I had done just what was expected of me."
Wheat
Stone Man
+ symbol
+ symbol
Nathan's father chose wheat to convey that he made the effective decision for everyone The consequence of losing the stone man led to Nathan's interior pledge to follow his heart
Nathan feels more inclined towards the lure of its symbol Nathan feels regretful for neglecting its significance, especially in reference to his previous decision-making
If you were put in a scenario where you were engaged to somebody you do not love, and in love with somebody that is married, would you:
a) Tell the married person you are in love with them
b) Keep your love a secret from everyone c) Tell your fiance you love someone else
“I felt as if the stone man had more claim on me than my own father did”
Nathan feels more inclined towards the stone man and what it means to be selfish in the beginning of the story
“Which did you want?” “I wanted both"
Reveals Nathan's indecisiveness between the two largest components of his life; love and duty Identifies that all characters in the story are under the illusion that Nathan did not know who he was saving, which is revealed to the readers to be untrue
Aboriginals in Modern Day Society
In today's society, Aboriginals can be categorized as minorities both in The Skating Party and contemporary circumstances.The symbol of the stone man originally stems from its creation by the Indigenous peopleIndigenous artifacts and history have been demeaned into minorities through the mistreatment of their history
02
Farming vs. Teaching
Nathan shows traits of an indecisive character through his career choices which leads to an internal conflict and unprecedented consequences.
"Flashback"
A flashback is used to convey his feelings towards each of his career choices; changes as he reaches adulthood
"Besides that, what I wanted to do was farm. School teaching seemed to me no proper job for a man."
"A recount of events that prior to the current storline to fill in backstory"
"There were two things Uncle Nathan wanted. One was to stop teaching. The other was to find a wife."
"Farming? Farming's no life for a man alone"
- Maida inquires why, in the ultimate end, Nathan chooses teaching as a career over farming
- In consonance with his statement as a adolescent in want of a wife & an occupation as a farmer
- In the end, he neither could acquire a wife nor what he loved.
- He was left with the occupation of teaching despite his strong disapproval
"I find it hard to imagine him as I knew he must be in a classroom wearing a suit, chalk dust, putting seat work on the blackboard. He didn't even talk like a teacher"
Post-Secondary Pathways
[A social issue]
- Today's era: Nathan's dilemma is similar to high school students' decisions on post-secondary education
- Stuck within limitations or obligations
- Many students have yet to discover their potential/interests
- "Did I choose the right career choice" remains a question of dread
If true love is supposedly built on free will, should one follow the route of love despite the consequences that others or oneself may incur from resisting ethical decisions?
03
Eunice and Delia
In The Skating Party, Nathan experiences constant indecisiveness about Eunice or Delia due to moral obligations and love, however, he has to make a decision when it comes to life and death.
A Contemplated Decision
- The decision of saving Delia over Eunice causes Nathan instability leaving him in a life of "what ifs"
- Reinforces the theme of Choice and Consequence because the choice he makes enforces a series of consequences to follow
- Causes Nathan to constantly ponder about his choice wondering if he did the right thing and thinking about the different outcomes if he chose differently
“I wonder if I would have felt any better about it if I’d got Eunice instead of Delia,” he said. I realized that he’d been trying to make the judgement for 30 years.”
Effects of this Decision
Nathan
+ info
- Represents his constant contemplation
- Enforces consequences alongside the decision
- Affects the well-being of Eunice, Delia and Nathan
Eunice
Delia
Nathan's Decision
+ info
+ info
Eunice's Loved Ones
+ info
“You didn’t have any choice,” I reminded him. “It was dark. You couldn’t see their faces.” “No,” Uncle Nathan said. “I couldn’t see their faces.” The sound of old winters was in his voice, a sound of infinite sadness. “But I could see their hands on the edge of the ice,” he said. “The one pair of arms had white fur around them. And I reached for the other pair.”
- Displays the conflict of love vs. obligation
- Nathan chooses love over his duty because of personal interest
- Situational irony occurs as the readers were constantly told that it was dark, however, in fact, Nathan could tell the sisters apart
"If you can fall in love in twenty minutes, you can fall out of love just as fast."
Do you agree?Do you think you can choose who you love or does love choose you?
+ discussion
Irony
- Nathan chooses love over obligation leading to ramifications
- Emphasis on the effects of decision-making
- Situational irony is portrayed at the end of the story when readers become aware that Nathan did in fact know who he was saving
- Dramatic irony is depicted from the moment we find out about Nathan's secret love for Delia; he doesn't tell either sister his true feelings
Social Issue Connection
POLITICAL DECISIONS
- Politicians are responsible for making decisions affecting their country
- Can lead to violent revolutions, referendums, restrictions and unhappiness among citizen
- Their enforcements impact the general public's lives and their loved ones
- Similarly, Nathan's decisions was a depiction of a decision that affected a number of people including himself
Class Activity
To put this story into perspective, we would like you to reflect on how you would react in a situation similar to Nathan's. Put yourself in Nathan's shoes and analyse your choices. If the you were given the following options,what would you choose?
vs. vs.
Dream jobFall in love with someone you can't have
High-paying job Marry someone you don't love
rEFLECTION
THANKS!
We hope you enjoyed!
Works Cited
“‘Moving From Constant Thinking to Feeling.’” Relax Into Success, 24 May 2016, paulhaider.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/moving-from-constant-thinking-to-feeling/.
“Choices & Consequences - C-Suite TV.” C, c-suitenetwork.com/tv/shows/choices-consequences/.
“Choices and Consequence.” Choices and Consequence - Child Development & Parenting: Middle (8-11), www.gracepointwellness.org/1262-child-development-parenting-middle-8-11/article/38372-choices-and-consequence.
“Inside Higher Ed.” A Scholar Examines Some of the Ethical Dilemmas of Academe (Essay), www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/12/14/scholar-examines-some-ethical-dilemmas-academe-essay.
“It Is Time for a Democratic Global Revolution.” Democracy Without Borders, 28 Aug. 2020, www.democracywithoutborders.org/14492/it-is-time-for-a-democratic-global-revolution/.
“Life VS Death by Mgpsp on DeviantArt.” By Mgpsp on DeviantArt, www.deviantart.com/mgpsp/art/Life-VS-Death-46451280.
Works Cited
Concepcion, Miriam, et al. “Love Should Not Be An Obligation.” The Odyssey Online, 15 Oct. 2019, www.theodysseyonline.com/love-obligation.
Dietrich, Cindy. “Decision Making: Factors That Influence Decision Making, Heuristics Used, and Decision Outcomes.” Inquiries Journal, Inquiries Journal, 1 Feb. 2010, www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/180/decision-making-factors-that-influence-decision-making-heuristics-used-and-decision-outcomes.
Gordon, Dr. William Van. “Why Should You Contemplate More?” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 12 Jan. 2020, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/contemplative-psychology/202001/why-should-you-contemplate-more.
Magness, Steve. “What To Do When You're Feeling Lost.” The Growth Equation, 23 Sept. 2020, thegrowtheq.com/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-lost/.
Military.com. “Ask The Right Grad School Questions.” Military.com, www.military.com/education/getting-your-degree/ask-the-right-grad-school-questions.html.
Works Cited
Obligation, Love vs. “Love Vs Obligation: Ep 5.” Listen via Hubhopper, Hubhopper, 11 July 2018, hubhopper.com/episode/love-vs-obligation-ep-1533205704.
Pes, Javier. “It's Not Just Art That Indigenous People Are Fighting to Reclaim From Museums. They Want Their Ancestors' Remains Back, Too.” Artnet News, 30 Nov. 2018, news.artnet.com/market/its-not-just-art-that-indigenous-peoples-want-back-from-museums-they-want-their-ancestors-human-remains-too-1397737.
Reporter, Staff. “Making Post-Secondary Education More Affordable.” muskoka411.Com, 29 July 2016, muskoka411.com/start/making-post-secondary-education-more-affordable/.
Sokebe, et al. “Sad Man.” Five, 19 Sept. 2014, fiveablog.wordpress.com/2014/09/18/sad-man/.
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The Skating party
Siyaa, Krupa, Ananya, and Farah
Start
Start
· Introduction
· Plot Analysis
· Thesis
Table of Contents
· Stone Man vs. Wheat
· Teaching vs. Farming
· Eunice vs. Delia
· Discussion
· Class Activity
Introduction
Nathan
Maida
Introduction
Delia
Eunice
Plot Analysis
Present
Past
Exposition
Exposition
We are introduced to characters around whome th main issues form: Nathan sees Delia and falls in love, but learns she is married.
Maida is introduced as the "narrator" and we learn about her family, the Singletons. Uncle Nathan and his bond with Maida is made clear.
Rising Action
Rising Action
Winnie, Maida's mother, explaining the reason behind Nathan's bachlorship. This creates a mood for wanting to learn more about the events that caused him to be single.
Delia, after developing a friendship with Nathan, introduces him to Eunice, her sister. Delia pushes them to get along and strenghthen their relationship beyond just friendship.
Past
Present
Climax
Climax
The most climatic part of the story is when Eunice realizes the feelings that may be shared between her fiance and sister. Apalled, she causes a scene and accuses Delia of being jealous, as always. They sort themselves out with a skate and fall through the ice.
Delia's death; recounting this part of the story created a mood of guilt, sadness and regret, especially in regards to Nathan.
Falling Action
Falling Action
Nathan only saving Delia, for he knew the qualities of her gloves. He leaves Eunice to die.
Maida becoming less ignorant of her uncle's past through the events retold in the story.
Resolution
Resolution
Delia moves away, hoping to start a new life, away from the past that Nathan and Willow Bunch reminded her of.
Finding out that Nathan knew, afterall, he was saving the person he loved instead of the person he committed to- Maida realizes this story has haunted Nathan for 30 years and he recounts his decisions frequently.
PACCTS
+ Plot
+ Setting
+ Theme
+ Atmosphere
+ Conflict
+ Character
In Merna Summers’ “The Skating Party”, Nathan’s ultimate decisions throughout the narrative conceptualizes the central theme of choices implementing consequences through the protagonist’s relation to the Stone Man, indecisive career choices and the life-jeopardizing decision between Eunice and Delia.
01
Stone Man vs. Wheat
In The Skating Party, the stone man is portrayed as a figure of inspiration built by Aboriginals through the imagery of a long-lasting, ancient stone figure carrying the outlook of wisdom and knowledge.
Lit Dev
"I thought when Pa told me to get those rocks picked, that that was what I had to do. I think now I should have spoken up. I know for years I felt guilty whenever I remembered that I had done just what was expected of me."
Wheat
Stone Man
+ symbol
+ symbol
Nathan's father chose wheat to convey that he made the effective decision for everyone The consequence of losing the stone man led to Nathan's interior pledge to follow his heart
Nathan feels more inclined towards the lure of its symbol Nathan feels regretful for neglecting its significance, especially in reference to his previous decision-making
If you were put in a scenario where you were engaged to somebody you do not love, and in love with somebody that is married, would you:
a) Tell the married person you are in love with them
b) Keep your love a secret from everyone c) Tell your fiance you love someone else
“I felt as if the stone man had more claim on me than my own father did”
Nathan feels more inclined towards the stone man and what it means to be selfish in the beginning of the story
“Which did you want?” “I wanted both"
Reveals Nathan's indecisiveness between the two largest components of his life; love and duty Identifies that all characters in the story are under the illusion that Nathan did not know who he was saving, which is revealed to the readers to be untrue
Aboriginals in Modern Day Society
In today's society, Aboriginals can be categorized as minorities both in The Skating Party and contemporary circumstances.The symbol of the stone man originally stems from its creation by the Indigenous peopleIndigenous artifacts and history have been demeaned into minorities through the mistreatment of their history
02
Farming vs. Teaching
Nathan shows traits of an indecisive character through his career choices which leads to an internal conflict and unprecedented consequences.
"Flashback"
A flashback is used to convey his feelings towards each of his career choices; changes as he reaches adulthood
"Besides that, what I wanted to do was farm. School teaching seemed to me no proper job for a man."
"A recount of events that prior to the current storline to fill in backstory"
"There were two things Uncle Nathan wanted. One was to stop teaching. The other was to find a wife."
"Farming? Farming's no life for a man alone"
"I find it hard to imagine him as I knew he must be in a classroom wearing a suit, chalk dust, putting seat work on the blackboard. He didn't even talk like a teacher"
Post-Secondary Pathways
[A social issue]
If true love is supposedly built on free will, should one follow the route of love despite the consequences that others or oneself may incur from resisting ethical decisions?
03
Eunice and Delia
In The Skating Party, Nathan experiences constant indecisiveness about Eunice or Delia due to moral obligations and love, however, he has to make a decision when it comes to life and death.
A Contemplated Decision
“I wonder if I would have felt any better about it if I’d got Eunice instead of Delia,” he said. I realized that he’d been trying to make the judgement for 30 years.”
Effects of this Decision
Nathan
+ info
Eunice
Delia
Nathan's Decision
+ info
+ info
Eunice's Loved Ones
+ info
“You didn’t have any choice,” I reminded him. “It was dark. You couldn’t see their faces.” “No,” Uncle Nathan said. “I couldn’t see their faces.” The sound of old winters was in his voice, a sound of infinite sadness. “But I could see their hands on the edge of the ice,” he said. “The one pair of arms had white fur around them. And I reached for the other pair.”
"If you can fall in love in twenty minutes, you can fall out of love just as fast."
Do you agree?Do you think you can choose who you love or does love choose you?
+ discussion
Irony
Social Issue Connection
POLITICAL DECISIONS
Class Activity
To put this story into perspective, we would like you to reflect on how you would react in a situation similar to Nathan's. Put yourself in Nathan's shoes and analyse your choices. If the you were given the following options,what would you choose?
vs. vs.
Dream jobFall in love with someone you can't have
High-paying job Marry someone you don't love
rEFLECTION
THANKS!
We hope you enjoyed!
Works Cited
“‘Moving From Constant Thinking to Feeling.’” Relax Into Success, 24 May 2016, paulhaider.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/moving-from-constant-thinking-to-feeling/. “Choices & Consequences - C-Suite TV.” C, c-suitenetwork.com/tv/shows/choices-consequences/. “Choices and Consequence.” Choices and Consequence - Child Development & Parenting: Middle (8-11), www.gracepointwellness.org/1262-child-development-parenting-middle-8-11/article/38372-choices-and-consequence. “Inside Higher Ed.” A Scholar Examines Some of the Ethical Dilemmas of Academe (Essay), www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/12/14/scholar-examines-some-ethical-dilemmas-academe-essay. “It Is Time for a Democratic Global Revolution.” Democracy Without Borders, 28 Aug. 2020, www.democracywithoutborders.org/14492/it-is-time-for-a-democratic-global-revolution/. “Life VS Death by Mgpsp on DeviantArt.” By Mgpsp on DeviantArt, www.deviantart.com/mgpsp/art/Life-VS-Death-46451280.
Works Cited
Concepcion, Miriam, et al. “Love Should Not Be An Obligation.” The Odyssey Online, 15 Oct. 2019, www.theodysseyonline.com/love-obligation. Dietrich, Cindy. “Decision Making: Factors That Influence Decision Making, Heuristics Used, and Decision Outcomes.” Inquiries Journal, Inquiries Journal, 1 Feb. 2010, www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/180/decision-making-factors-that-influence-decision-making-heuristics-used-and-decision-outcomes. Gordon, Dr. William Van. “Why Should You Contemplate More?” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 12 Jan. 2020, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/contemplative-psychology/202001/why-should-you-contemplate-more. Magness, Steve. “What To Do When You're Feeling Lost.” The Growth Equation, 23 Sept. 2020, thegrowtheq.com/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-lost/. Military.com. “Ask The Right Grad School Questions.” Military.com, www.military.com/education/getting-your-degree/ask-the-right-grad-school-questions.html.
Works Cited
Obligation, Love vs. “Love Vs Obligation: Ep 5.” Listen via Hubhopper, Hubhopper, 11 July 2018, hubhopper.com/episode/love-vs-obligation-ep-1533205704. Pes, Javier. “It's Not Just Art That Indigenous People Are Fighting to Reclaim From Museums. They Want Their Ancestors' Remains Back, Too.” Artnet News, 30 Nov. 2018, news.artnet.com/market/its-not-just-art-that-indigenous-peoples-want-back-from-museums-they-want-their-ancestors-human-remains-too-1397737. Reporter, Staff. “Making Post-Secondary Education More Affordable.” muskoka411.Com, 29 July 2016, muskoka411.com/start/making-post-secondary-education-more-affordable/. Sokebe, et al. “Sad Man.” Five, 19 Sept. 2014, fiveablog.wordpress.com/2014/09/18/sad-man/.