Event: Short Fiction Reading Group
April 20 @ 17 h 00 min - 18 h 30 min
The next ENSFR short fiction reading group meeting will take place (via Zoom) on Monday 20th April at 5pm (UK time). Below, you can find information on how to join the online meeting room. I have attached an iCalendar file that you can add to your calendar.
During the meeting, we will be discussing my reading suggestion: the short story “The Debutante” by Leonora Carrington. It is a very short story at just 2,5 pages long. You can access the short story from this link: https://biblioklept.org/2014/01/05/the-debutante-a-short-story-by-leonora-carrington/
Our conversation will focus on the following key questions that I have selected:
- What is the tone of this short story (e.g., serious/funny/…)?
- Is there a sentence in this short story that you particularly like or find particularly important? Why?
- Do you as a reader identify with the main character?
- “The Debutante” has a concern for appearance, for the social significance of acting in particular ways, culturally approved as “feminine” behaviour. Can you find evidence of this concern in the short story?
- Can you describe the relationship between the pairs “nature and culture” and between “human beings and animals” in this short story?
- What do you think of the short story’s ending?
Those who are interested in exploring the work further might want to watch Elizabeth Hobbs’ short, animated film based on Carrington’s short story (https://vimeo.com/940848616). It is not mandatory to watch the film in preparation for the meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82016619781?pwd=rvpnvMHbD3oAcdooYh7luRWP75pb2T.1
Meeting ID: 820 1661 9781
Passcode: 013348