This book review was written by Eugene Kernes
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Genre = Novel
Collection = Dubliners by James Joyce
Intriguing Connections = Get To Know The Peoples Of The World (Ireland)
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Is This An Overview?
Maria is a peace-maker, as Maria is able to calm turbulent
situations. An independent person, at a
time when independence was not valued.
Maria is off to a party, and purchased cake as a gift. The children ate theirs, but after accusing
the children of theft, of eating more than their share, learned that the other
cakes might have been left on the tram. In
a time of merry, Maria is treated well.
But society, those at the party, can see that Maria is missing something
that is needed, that Maria is avoiding social obligations. In response, Maria gets a gift that is meant
to inspire change. What gift is Maria
given? What does society think Maria
needs?
Questions to Consider while Reading the Book
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Who is Maria?
•How is Maria situated in society?
•What do people think of Maria?
•Who is Joe?
•What happened to the cake?
•What gift did Maria get?
Book Details
Publisher: Bantam Dell [Random House]
Edition ISBN: 9780553213805
Pages to read: 209
Publication: 2005
1st Edition: 1914
Format: Paperback
Ratings out of 5:
Readability 2
Content 1
Overall 1
