Part 9 Homecoming
Lily MESSAIN Alice DELAGE
Extract 2
Extract 1
Synonyms Quotes Summary of Ifemelu's revelation Obinze's reaction Comment the caricature Style of speech Sensations Prosody
Informations Chapter 16 Importance of the letter Compare and contrast Obinze's speech Explanation
Synonyms
"I felt like I had, I don't know, betrayed myself." "his eyes downcast" "I don't dwell on it." "she flet herself breathing unevenly, gulping at the air "there was a boulder in her chest and a stinging in her throat"
Betrayed - abandoned downcast - lowered dwell - focus/overthinking unevenly - with difficulty boulder - heaviness stinging - burning sensation
Quotes
Obinze Ifemelu
compassionate, empathic : "I can't imagine how bad you must have felt" silently processing and thinking: "his eyes downcast, as though absorbing the story" supportive: "I so wish you had told me"
Reserved and guarded: "she said, simply" Vulnerable and self-critical: "I hated myself. I really hated myself. I felt like I had, I don't know, betrayed myself." At peace: "She was inside this silence adn she was safe"
The revelation that Ifemelu makes The significance of the details she remembers
Obinze's reaction Why is this moment so important to him ?
Comment on the moment when Ifemelu looks at the caricature of Dike.
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"She stared at the framed caricature of Dike that hung on her wall, Dike's ears comically pointed"
"She would not cry, it was ridiculous to cry after so long."
Sensations
Obinze
Ifemelu
Auditory sensations Physical sensations Emotional sensations
"she heard his words like a melody" "breathing unevenly" " there was a boulder in her chest and a stinging in her throat" "She would not cry, it was ridiculous to cry after so long.
Depiction of love and the metaphor used
"He took her hand in his, both clasped on the table, and between them silence grew, an ancient silence that they both knew. She was inside this silence and she was safe."
Prosody
(Rhythm, stress and intonation of a language. Musical / rhythmic qualities of a text.)
Are the sentences of the last paragraph short or long ? How does it affect the rhythm ? "She heard hiw words like a melody and she felt herself breathing unevenly, gulping at the air" How do sentence lengh, repetition and pauses allow the writer (Adichie) to affect the reader ?
Extract 2
Key informations
sunday evening 7 months surprised/stunned breathless/nervous/emotional a letter
When: The last time they saw eachother: Ifimelu's reaction: Obinze's state: What Obinze has brought
Obinze's last letter to Ifemelu
(in chapter 16)
Last letter : Painful break and misuderstanding New letter: growth and honesty, explanations, admits his mistakes, tried to rebuild their relationship
Obinze's speech
Kosi: his wife "my marriage","I should never have married her." Buchi: his daughter "I want to raise Buchi","She'll be old enough to know Where he lives now: moved out of the family home, staying alone in his flat in Parkview
Obinze's speech
What now ?
Option 1:
Option 2:
What now ?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Accept that they cannot be together and turn it into a sad story
What now ?
Option 1:
Option 2: Fight for their love
75%
Accept that they cannot be together and turn it into a sad story
the information we process comes through the view
A turning point
Obinze choses action and love, leave his wife, takes resposability, commits to Ifemelu
Obinze's speech
How is the suspense built ?
Obinze's unexpected arrival His emotional confession Ifemelu long silence The last decision: "Come in."
75%
Motivate the audience
the information we process comes through the view
Surprise youraudience
Check your understandings
breathless
decides
self-hatred
wife
compassionate
relationship
traumatic
Ifemelu has moved back to Nigeria and finally tells Obinze about the experience that caused het to cut off contact, decribing her feelings of Obinze is and understanding. Several months later, Obinze unexpectedly appears at Ifemelu's home, and holding a letter. He explains that he lets his and is determined to pursue a with Ifemelu, who to let him into her apartment
traumatic
self-hatred
compassionate
breathless
wife
relationship
decides
THANK YOU !
for listening
Lily MESSAIN Alice DELAGE
Part 9 Homecoming
Lily MESSAIN
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Transcript
Part 9 Homecoming
Lily MESSAIN Alice DELAGE
Extract 2
Extract 1
Synonyms Quotes Summary of Ifemelu's revelation Obinze's reaction Comment the caricature Style of speech Sensations Prosody
Informations Chapter 16 Importance of the letter Compare and contrast Obinze's speech Explanation
Synonyms
"I felt like I had, I don't know, betrayed myself." "his eyes downcast" "I don't dwell on it." "she flet herself breathing unevenly, gulping at the air "there was a boulder in her chest and a stinging in her throat"
Betrayed - abandoned downcast - lowered dwell - focus/overthinking unevenly - with difficulty boulder - heaviness stinging - burning sensation
Quotes
Obinze Ifemelu
compassionate, empathic : "I can't imagine how bad you must have felt" silently processing and thinking: "his eyes downcast, as though absorbing the story" supportive: "I so wish you had told me"
Reserved and guarded: "she said, simply" Vulnerable and self-critical: "I hated myself. I really hated myself. I felt like I had, I don't know, betrayed myself." At peace: "She was inside this silence adn she was safe"
The revelation that Ifemelu makes The significance of the details she remembers
Obinze's reaction Why is this moment so important to him ?
Comment on the moment when Ifemelu looks at the caricature of Dike.
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or piece of information that will be etched in your audience's memory, and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
"She stared at the framed caricature of Dike that hung on her wall, Dike's ears comically pointed"
"She would not cry, it was ridiculous to cry after so long."
Sensations
Obinze
Ifemelu
Auditory sensations Physical sensations Emotional sensations
"she heard his words like a melody" "breathing unevenly" " there was a boulder in her chest and a stinging in her throat" "She would not cry, it was ridiculous to cry after so long.
Depiction of love and the metaphor used
"He took her hand in his, both clasped on the table, and between them silence grew, an ancient silence that they both knew. She was inside this silence and she was safe."
Prosody
(Rhythm, stress and intonation of a language. Musical / rhythmic qualities of a text.)
Are the sentences of the last paragraph short or long ? How does it affect the rhythm ? "She heard hiw words like a melody and she felt herself breathing unevenly, gulping at the air" How do sentence lengh, repetition and pauses allow the writer (Adichie) to affect the reader ?
Extract 2
Key informations
sunday evening 7 months surprised/stunned breathless/nervous/emotional a letter
When: The last time they saw eachother: Ifimelu's reaction: Obinze's state: What Obinze has brought
Obinze's last letter to Ifemelu
(in chapter 16)
Last letter : Painful break and misuderstanding New letter: growth and honesty, explanations, admits his mistakes, tried to rebuild their relationship
Obinze's speech
Kosi: his wife "my marriage","I should never have married her." Buchi: his daughter "I want to raise Buchi","She'll be old enough to know Where he lives now: moved out of the family home, staying alone in his flat in Parkview
Obinze's speech
What now ?
Option 1:
Option 2:
What now ?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Accept that they cannot be together and turn it into a sad story
What now ?
Option 1:
Option 2: Fight for their love
75%
Accept that they cannot be together and turn it into a sad story
the information we process comes through the view
A turning point
Obinze choses action and love, leave his wife, takes resposability, commits to Ifemelu
Obinze's speech
How is the suspense built ?
Obinze's unexpected arrival His emotional confession Ifemelu long silence The last decision: "Come in."
75%
Motivate the audience
the information we process comes through the view
Surprise youraudience
Check your understandings
breathless
decides
self-hatred
wife
compassionate
relationship
traumatic
Ifemelu has moved back to Nigeria and finally tells Obinze about the experience that caused het to cut off contact, decribing her feelings of Obinze is and understanding. Several months later, Obinze unexpectedly appears at Ifemelu's home, and holding a letter. He explains that he lets his and is determined to pursue a with Ifemelu, who to let him into her apartment
traumatic
self-hatred
compassionate
breathless
wife
relationship
decides
THANK YOU !
for listening
Lily MESSAIN Alice DELAGE