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Before every treatment , Daphne re - creates the paradise and then endures its loss . Shock treatment is a descent through burning and ash to a state in which her “ seeing ” , like Francie's , “ will be blinded " ( p 45 ) .
Before every treatment , Daphne re - creates the paradise and then endures its loss . Shock treatment is a descent through burning and ash to a state in which her “ seeing ” , like Francie's , “ will be blinded " ( p 45 ) .
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The characterisation of Daphne , in particular , appeals to our emotions . She is so convincing as a character that we are easily seduced into thinking that the novel must be about the author herself . We are altogether too involved ...
The characterisation of Daphne , in particular , appeals to our emotions . She is so convincing as a character that we are easily seduced into thinking that the novel must be about the author herself . We are altogether too involved ...
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But Daphne seeks an entirely different gift : " she cannot fully tell its name or shape or size but she wants it , needs it , and waits for Santa , the red and white God ... to understand her need . ” ( p 138 ) Santa is shown to be no ...
But Daphne seeks an entirely different gift : " she cannot fully tell its name or shape or size but she wants it , needs it , and waits for Santa , the red and white God ... to understand her need . ” ( p 138 ) Santa is shown to be no ...
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