Assignment 15

General Discussion

1. Characterize the heroes of the book by filling in the bubbles. Reason your choice by preparing a short speech about the protagonists/antagonists of the book:

lucky

JAMES

well-to-do

CHRISTINE

(in)sincere

MARGARET

haughty

Bertrand

2. Choose one of the minor characters to speak on.

3. Define the character you liked best. Explain your feelings.

4. Define the least attractive character, in your opinion. Give reasons to your choice.

5. Describe the episode you liked best in the book. Explain your choice.

6. Describe the episode you liked least in the book. Reason your answer.

7. Define the message of the book, its key idea. Compare your opinion with that of your classmates.

NAME _________

DATE__________

K.Amis, Lucky Jim

Final Test

1. Characterize one of the main heroes / heroines of the book: James Dixon, Christine Callaghan, Margaret Peel, Bertrand Welch, Mr. Welch, Mr. Gore-Urquhart, Mr. Catchpole according to the scheme:

- The episode / situation, in which the reader first meets the character;

- Physical appearance of the character;

- Personality qualities and their justification (e.g. Nick was clever as he tried not to jump at conclusions and judge Gatsby by his behaviour, tended to analyze the situations (example), was independent in his opinion (example).

- The reason why you would (not) choose this particular character for the analysis;

- Your personal opinion/ comments as to the character and his/ her role in the development of the events.

Note: You are asked to write 3-4 sentences to every item, hence your composition should contain up to 20 sentences. You are encouraged to use ACTIVE VOCABULARY and learnt WORD COMBINATIONS to get a higher score.

2. Write down a book review (up to 20 sentences) of the book “K. Amis’s novel “Lucky Jim” as a masterpiece of the 20^th century British literature” following the scheme:

- Background (setting, type of story, characters);

- Main points of the plot;

- General comments;

- Favourite episode (reason your choice);

- Recommendation (whether it is worth reading, what is the possible impact, the target audience, etc).

Addendum I

K. Amis. Lucky Jim final test topics

1. The character of Jim Dixon.

2. Jim Dixon and his teaching career.

3. Jim Dixon and his friends.

4. Jim Dixon and his relationships with the colleagues, his quips.

5. The Welches and Jim Dixon’s attitude towards the family.

6. Professor Welch and Jim Dixon.

7. Jim Dixon and Bertrand Welch.

8. The University life as seen by K.Amis.

9. K.Amis’s comic talent (his irony and satire), its target.

10. The faculty staff of the University (Alfred Beesley, Mr. Michie, Bill Atkinson, Evan Johns, the Goldsmiths and others) depicted by K.Amis.

11. Jim Dixon and Margaret Peel. The character of Margaret.

12. Jim Dixon and Christine, “the Callaghan girl”.

13. The favourite episode of the novel.

14. The title of the book and its philosophy.

Addendum II