Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Blog #1 - Brighton Beach Memoirs
What is the effect of having Eugene as both the protagonist and narrator of Brighton Beach Memoirs? In your opinion, how much older is Eugene the "narrator"? Find passages that indicate that he is older than Eugene the "protagonist" of the play. (2 paragraphs - use specific lines from the play in your argument)
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As both the protagonist and narrator, Eugene is more likely to recall stories in his favor. It didn't even occur to me that Eugene the narrator might be older than Eugene the protagonist. However, on page 17 Eugene says "It was a tense moment for everybody". He's clearly recalling the past, as all narrators do, so I suppose that's evidence in itself. Also, on page 27 he says " all in all, it was shaping up to be one heck of a dinner". This is further evidence that he is recalling things from the past. However I don't sense much of a difference in how he talks (when he's narrating and when he isn't). So I'd assume that he's recalling this memory from right after the book ends.
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