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Mary Gordon - Ugly
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Wendy and Amy ponder Mary Gordon's superb short story "Ugly." Themes of judgment, pink roses, an antique chair, and poetry are served up with a pretty pink prosecco. Pop a cork to seeing beauty everywhere!
Next Episode: Brit Bennett's The Vanishing Half
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Introduction of Bubbly, Prose, and Podcast – 00:00:00
Catching up | La Gioiosa Tasting – 00:00:44
Author and Short Story Information – 00:07:27
Main Character Introduction – 00:16:13
Brief Summary with Spoilers – 00:16:39
Handful of Hyperbole
1) Theme: Judgement based on appearance – 00:20:39
2) Symbols – Chair and Rose – 00:24:30
https://www.dogfordstudios.com/symbolism-chair-art/
3) Voodoo Name Book – Laura and Lois – 00:29:49
4) Random – Poetry in “Ugly” – 00:31:11
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43880/a-song-when-june-is-past-the-fading-rose
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45441/song-go-lovely-rose
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43682/the-sick-rose
Closing and Outro – 00:40:55
Next Episode: Brit Bennett’s novel The Vanishing Half
71 episoade
Manage episode 283960191 series 2821660
Wendy and Amy ponder Mary Gordon's superb short story "Ugly." Themes of judgment, pink roses, an antique chair, and poetry are served up with a pretty pink prosecco. Pop a cork to seeing beauty everywhere!
Next Episode: Brit Bennett's The Vanishing Half
Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to our episodes.
Introduction of Bubbly, Prose, and Podcast – 00:00:00
Catching up | La Gioiosa Tasting – 00:00:44
Author and Short Story Information – 00:07:27
Main Character Introduction – 00:16:13
Brief Summary with Spoilers – 00:16:39
Handful of Hyperbole
1) Theme: Judgement based on appearance – 00:20:39
2) Symbols – Chair and Rose – 00:24:30
https://www.dogfordstudios.com/symbolism-chair-art/
3) Voodoo Name Book – Laura and Lois – 00:29:49
4) Random – Poetry in “Ugly” – 00:31:11
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43880/a-song-when-june-is-past-the-fading-rose
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45441/song-go-lovely-rose
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43682/the-sick-rose
Closing and Outro – 00:40:55
Next Episode: Brit Bennett’s novel The Vanishing Half
71 episoade
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