Travels with My Aunt Essay -- English Literature Personal Narratives E

Travels with My AuntPart 1Chapter 1 title The beginning of the End1. He meets Aunt Augusta and she is 74-75 yrs old2. enthalpy describes his let. His father is- sleepy- sloppy- a building contractor- not outgoing- not motivated to do his job3. The mother is the Hunter and the father is the Hunted. This showsthat his mother dominates his father. She is the person in charge.This also shows that the role of women has changed. Usually mendominated their wives, but in this case it is the completeopposite.4. total heat says his Aunt was dressed-up like a queen. He also says thathis aunt is more towards the present mode. He is amazed by herappearance, for example her red hair and her teeth. At this second gearthere are no hints to the highest degree his true relationship with his Aunt5. This quote has to do with heat contents life. He says that there is so such(prenominal) waiting. He is a retired man and he has almost dedicated hisremaining life to his dahlias. This shows that all h e now waitsfor is death. The irony is that life is all about waiting. Hismother is also waiting for eternity.6. This trip is so memorable for Henry due to several reasons- the incident of the urn leads to another journey- in this journey he found out that his mother wasnt his real mother- His life changes as he takes part in the trip which lead to more trips verbiagea) Lethargic (10) laziness, sleepinessb) dahlia (11) a type of flower, a plantChapter 2 title The Truth / Unpleasant surprise7. Significance in Henrys mind- shows what he is interested in (his values, eg, the dahlias)- he doesnt want to go to Aunt Augustas house- consumed with the mundane (dull, boring, ordinary)8. Henrys... ...entful then he thought it would be. Mr Sparrow and Mr Woodrowcome to Henrys house. They are pursuing an inquiry at the requestof Interpol.Vocabularybb) irrational without a reasonChapter 2065. He notes that loyalty to a person certainly involves loyalty toall the flaws of a human being . This is what he now means byloyalty now that he has met Aunt Augusta. He says that his auntwasnt free of the tricking and immortality. He wonders if hisaunt ever stole a check or robbed a bank.66. Detective Sergeant Sparrow was looking for Mr Visconti or any ofhis traces.67. They find a postcard from Panama signed A.D.68. Sparrow knows that Visconti was a viper. He also knows thatAunt Augusta had something to do with Mr Visconti. He knows thatMr Visconti was over 80, presumably in his nineties.Vocabularycc) chicanery a trick