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* smoker | * smoker | ||
* he never left america so far | * he never left america so far | ||
| + | * never been to England | ||
| + | * on his flight, he was the only man on board | ||
* long gorilla-like arms | * long gorilla-like arms | ||
* professor of English Literature | * professor of English Literature | ||
| − | * cannot | + | * cannot swim |
* light-headed | * light-headed | ||
* veteran of long distance flying | * veteran of long distance flying | ||
* he exaggerates | * he exaggerates | ||
| − | * he's got | + | * he's got his second wife, Desirée; she wants the divorce |
| + | * two children: Elizabeth and Darcy | ||
* distinguished | * distinguished | ||
* published articles in PMLA (journal of the Modern Language Association of America) | * published articles in PMLA (journal of the Modern Language Association of America) | ||
* published 5 books | * published 5 books | ||
* achieved rank of full prof at the age of 30 | * achieved rank of full prof at the age of 30 | ||
| + | * wife wants him to move away for half a year → Morris takes the exchange job | ||
| + | * is prone to indigestion after rich restaurant meals | ||
| + | * usually needs a sleeping-pill before retiring | ||
| + | * develops a pot-belly | ||
| + | * has neither affection nor respect for the British (thinks they act like fags = gays) | ||
| + | ("bottomless morass of English manners" p.47) | ||
| + | * apartment on the top floor of a huge old house owned by an Irish doctor called O'Shea | ||
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* professor of English Literature | * professor of English Literature | ||
* excited about flying/travelling | * excited about flying/travelling | ||
| + | * he met Charles Boon, an old student of him, on his flight and he is going to Euphoria State School, too | ||
* not distinguished | * not distinguished | ||
* he liked examinations and did well in them | * he liked examinations and did well in them | ||
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* three years later: second child came and third was on the way | * three years later: second child came and third was on the way | ||
* large, damp and draughty Victorian villa | * large, damp and draughty Victorian villa | ||
| + | * sexual life is neglected | ||
| + | * is glad that he can escape from his normal life (no responsibility for family every day) | ||
| + | * rents an apartment high up on Pythagoras Drive (which slides down the hill after every earthquake) | ||
| + | * Melany Byrd lives with two other girls in the apartment under Phil | ||
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* pressure at schhol begins at postgraduate level | * pressure at schhol begins at postgraduate level | ||
* students have time for sports, alcohol, entertainment, opposite sex | * students have time for sports, alcohol, entertainment, opposite sex | ||
| + | * campus with itsw hite buildings, bosky paths, its campanile and plaza, its lecture rooms, stadia and laboratories | ||
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* cities seizing up | * cities seizing up | ||
* countryside poisoned and devastated | * countryside poisoned and devastated | ||
| + | * Phil has a nice ambience around his flat and a nice view (nature, sea; p.56) | ||
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==Britain== | ==Britain== | ||
* rain | * rain | ||
| − | * | + | * Morris' view is not as beautiful (dank back gardens, ill-looking trees, grimy roofs, factory chimneys; p.57) |
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Version vom 11. Oktober 2010, 14:06 Uhr
Inhaltsverzeichnis |
David Lodge - Changing Places
Two main Characters: Personality, Family, Career
Morris Zapp
("bottomless morass of English manners" p.47)
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Philipp Swallow
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University Life and Academical System
Euphoric State University
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Rummidge
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Life in the USA vs. Life in Britain
USA
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Britain
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About Me
- Name: Sarah
- age: 18
- City: Haßfurt
- LK's: English & French
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