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Que :- 1] . How do you understand memory and history with reference to your reading of this novel.
Ans :- Here I would like to put couplet of definition of History which is given in the novel :-
• History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation'.
•• ' History isn't the lies of the victors, as I once glibly assured Old Joe Hunt; I know that now. It's more the memories of the survivors, most of whom are neither victorious nor defeated'
'History is the lies of the victors'
'History is the self-delusion of the defeated'
First at all Memory is concerned with individual or personal one while the History is not reffered individual's life. History is about some specific events , experiments,etc. So, our memory is changing day by day and making some changes or if we are writing then we are writing in favour of us only. We try to keep clean and good side of our. Further the history is history whether it is good or bad it keeps infronts of us. It showing reality to us.There are many references of Memory and history in novel. Here Tony is the Narrator itself so, he is writing hisself good and he was not quite sure about his past and memory. Sometimes he is making statement after sometime he hisself broking his statement. He is not confident with what he is saying.He makes comments also upon history.By his memory his Narration is keep on Changing with time to time.we can't come to conclude with our memories. With the memory of Tony he got "Unrest ,Great unrest "at the end of novel.
Que :- 2] How do you understand the concept of suicide with reference to your reading of literature ranging from Renaissance play Hamlet, 20th century Existential Philosophy and this 21st century novel The Sense of an Ending?
Ans:- The concept of Suicide is a very broad concept in literature and life. During discussion of the novel we have seen 10 author's suicide. We also have example of Shri Rama from Ramayana that he also do suicide in the river saryu. There are many reasons behind the Suicide. But I impressed by Virginia Woolf's death and Adrian's deathe. They both have logical and good reason. They have enjoyed their life. Virginia has wrote alot at the end by happiness she accepts death and decides to leave his life. Here Adrian also do suicide. But the death should be your own choice.The birth is not in our hand but death is in our hand. We can finish it whenever we want to complete it. In the Hamlet,suicide is a kind of sin. In recent it is given freedom to people to commit suicide.In about the Hamlet then it's soliloquy "To be or not to be " is more popular. Hamlet is always confused with what to do or not .He can't take immediate action and decision. He was known as philosophical person. Here Adrian's death is also consider as philosophical death but not reliable.
Que: - 3 ] Adrian's diary is willed to Tony by Sarah Ford. Why did Sarah Ford own it? Why was it in the Possession of Veronica?
Ans :- Here in novel at the end we find that and little bit shocked with one event that a letter written by Tony is found from Sarah Ford ( Mother of Veronica). Actually when Tony goes to Veronica's house at that alos he was warned by his that be careful and stay away from Veronica,so it seems that both mother and daughter have not good relationship. When Veronica leave Tony and accept Adrian,at that time Tony writes letter Adrian about Veronica that she is not good and trustworthy girl. He added that you should go to Sarah Ford and asked him about Veronica and you got truth. So, here Sarah and Adrian built a relationship and have a child. That's why the letter of Tony Found from Sarah Ford. This all situation is Veronica trying say or understand to Tony but Tony don't understand as before he don't and he will never.
Que :- 4 ] Unreliable narrator: “Was this their exact exchange? Almost certainly not. Still, it is my best memory of their exchange.” (Pg 19)
Ans :- We found the unreliable narrator from Tony Webster. As he is narrating story or event. But subsequently we find it is broken or deconstruct by himself.As he is talking about History regarding his memory, and I have already mentioned about Memory and History in first answer. He is not confident or sure about his memory. He is telling as far as he remembered,that this and this kind of things,their childhood,their school time,their friends,their teachers.One thing is happening is here is very interesting if we are reading the original book, then as a reader we believe what first Tony described about his memory and his self,but ahead we find that he is reconstructing whole event.The Narration is very good that first we haven't any doubt or we believe and suddenly to change whole thing was a kind of different technique.
Que :- 5] Julian Barnes center in not to discuss ‘class difference’ or ‘culture’. They are rather shifted on the periphery of his discourse that centers on ‘memory’, ‘history’, ‘time’ and ‘quest for truth’. Illustrate with your reading of ‘The Sense of an Ending’.
Ans :- Julian Barnes's styles of writing is a quite different from other. He tries to touch upon many topics. As mainly he deal with Memory and History throughout the whole novel. But still there are some minor topics which not mostly discussed still it has it's deep significant. As we can see the class difference between Veronica and Tony. Hence Barnes not focused on it,but through the character of Tony we can come to know about. When he goes to Veronica's home there he damaged , insulted by her Father and brother,Tony said that it doesn't matter or worried for him still somewhere , somehow this situation causes him,gave him deep wound in memory.In Ford's family also Sarah Ford has to suffer from class difference.So, that is how the class difference is not directly discuss but still it mentioned it's space in novel.
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Ans :- Here I would like to put couplet of definition of History which is given in the novel :-
• History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation'.
•• ' History isn't the lies of the victors, as I once glibly assured Old Joe Hunt; I know that now. It's more the memories of the survivors, most of whom are neither victorious nor defeated'
'History is the lies of the victors'
'History is the self-delusion of the defeated'
First at all Memory is concerned with individual or personal one while the History is not reffered individual's life. History is about some specific events , experiments,etc. So, our memory is changing day by day and making some changes or if we are writing then we are writing in favour of us only. We try to keep clean and good side of our. Further the history is history whether it is good or bad it keeps infronts of us. It showing reality to us.There are many references of Memory and history in novel. Here Tony is the Narrator itself so, he is writing hisself good and he was not quite sure about his past and memory. Sometimes he is making statement after sometime he hisself broking his statement. He is not confident with what he is saying.He makes comments also upon history.By his memory his Narration is keep on Changing with time to time.we can't come to conclude with our memories. With the memory of Tony he got "Unrest ,Great unrest "at the end of novel.
Que :- 2] How do you understand the concept of suicide with reference to your reading of literature ranging from Renaissance play Hamlet, 20th century Existential Philosophy and this 21st century novel The Sense of an Ending?
Ans:- The concept of Suicide is a very broad concept in literature and life. During discussion of the novel we have seen 10 author's suicide. We also have example of Shri Rama from Ramayana that he also do suicide in the river saryu. There are many reasons behind the Suicide. But I impressed by Virginia Woolf's death and Adrian's deathe. They both have logical and good reason. They have enjoyed their life. Virginia has wrote alot at the end by happiness she accepts death and decides to leave his life. Here Adrian also do suicide. But the death should be your own choice.The birth is not in our hand but death is in our hand. We can finish it whenever we want to complete it. In the Hamlet,suicide is a kind of sin. In recent it is given freedom to people to commit suicide.In about the Hamlet then it's soliloquy "To be or not to be " is more popular. Hamlet is always confused with what to do or not .He can't take immediate action and decision. He was known as philosophical person. Here Adrian's death is also consider as philosophical death but not reliable.
Que: - 3 ] Adrian's diary is willed to Tony by Sarah Ford. Why did Sarah Ford own it? Why was it in the Possession of Veronica?
Ans :- Here in novel at the end we find that and little bit shocked with one event that a letter written by Tony is found from Sarah Ford ( Mother of Veronica). Actually when Tony goes to Veronica's house at that alos he was warned by his that be careful and stay away from Veronica,so it seems that both mother and daughter have not good relationship. When Veronica leave Tony and accept Adrian,at that time Tony writes letter Adrian about Veronica that she is not good and trustworthy girl. He added that you should go to Sarah Ford and asked him about Veronica and you got truth. So, here Sarah and Adrian built a relationship and have a child. That's why the letter of Tony Found from Sarah Ford. This all situation is Veronica trying say or understand to Tony but Tony don't understand as before he don't and he will never.
Que :- 4 ] Unreliable narrator: “Was this their exact exchange? Almost certainly not. Still, it is my best memory of their exchange.” (Pg 19)
Ans :- We found the unreliable narrator from Tony Webster. As he is narrating story or event. But subsequently we find it is broken or deconstruct by himself.As he is talking about History regarding his memory, and I have already mentioned about Memory and History in first answer. He is not confident or sure about his memory. He is telling as far as he remembered,that this and this kind of things,their childhood,their school time,their friends,their teachers.One thing is happening is here is very interesting if we are reading the original book, then as a reader we believe what first Tony described about his memory and his self,but ahead we find that he is reconstructing whole event.The Narration is very good that first we haven't any doubt or we believe and suddenly to change whole thing was a kind of different technique.
Que :- 5] Julian Barnes center in not to discuss ‘class difference’ or ‘culture’. They are rather shifted on the periphery of his discourse that centers on ‘memory’, ‘history’, ‘time’ and ‘quest for truth’. Illustrate with your reading of ‘The Sense of an Ending’.
Ans :- Julian Barnes's styles of writing is a quite different from other. He tries to touch upon many topics. As mainly he deal with Memory and History throughout the whole novel. But still there are some minor topics which not mostly discussed still it has it's deep significant. As we can see the class difference between Veronica and Tony. Hence Barnes not focused on it,but through the character of Tony we can come to know about. When he goes to Veronica's home there he damaged , insulted by her Father and brother,Tony said that it doesn't matter or worried for him still somewhere , somehow this situation causes him,gave him deep wound in memory.In Ford's family also Sarah Ford has to suffer from class difference.So, that is how the class difference is not directly discuss but still it mentioned it's space in novel.
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