Not much really happens in this chapter, its mainly an opening to the book, describing the main character ( Gustav von Aschenbach) and his state of mind. All that actually happens is that he sees a strange looking man, with red hair, outside a chapel. Nothing really comes of this encounter, they just seem to stare warily at eachother for a bit, and then wander off. Seemingly almost as a result of this, Aschenbach seems to start to feel a wanderlust, and decides to go anyway for a while, nowhere far, just for a bit of a break.
Characters
Gustav von Aschenbach is the only real chacter in the short story, and everything is seen from his point of view, although not narrated by him. Hes fifty +, and is a writer. He seems to be a very unimpulsive person, thinking everything through very carefully before acting, and considering his actions and why he feels he must do them
Themes
Is hard to find any themes from the first chapter, as im not entirely sure what is mentioned later on, but the Red haired man seems to be important, as does travel. The focus seems to be very much on description, of both places and people. Race seems to be emphasised a bit as well.
Extra things
I dont really like the starrt of this book. at all. Its far too much like hard work, and is a struggle to read, due to the huge amounts of description and general lack of plotline. It doesnt seem to go anywhere, at all, is a very heavy book. It just seems to ramble, and go round in circles too much for my liking
2 comments:
After our discussion in class can you now see how themes are introduced?
Can you see how Aschenbach's character is established?
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