Colonial Love, The Image
Posted: January 10th, 2014
Details: based on Magarite Duras “The Lover” about an affair between a young poor French girl and a rich Chinese Man. Setting is in Saigon. what Duras means by “image.” It’s not just “looks” is it? What does it represent in the novel, this image that never was? Take an un-obvious, nuanced aspect of what is mean by “image” and “creation of image” in both texts. Develop your more precise research question from that rereading and critical research.