Chapter Summaries Flashcards
chapter 1
Harvest: 2-14 (just before today II)
Joanna’s family dies
Good for Jo as Victim/ victims in general
Good for violent crime / crimes against women (good)
chapter 2
Flesh and Blood: 17-23
Jackson collects hair from Nathan
Jackson as criminal sort of - intro to jackson’s character (unreliable because tensions created)
chapter 3
The Life and Adventures of Reggie Chase, Containing a Faithful Account of the Fortuness, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Downfallings and Complete Career of the Chase Family: 24-61
In depth introduction to Reggies character
Personality - her as victim/ loneliness
Longing for family with Joanna
Mother’s death
Joanna effect of trauma - love for baby/ obsession with safety
Themes: love/family (good)
chapter 4
Ad Augusta per Angusta: 62-72
Jackson going the wrong way: alone;good for him as victim
Lots of reference to setting and being alone - links to Jackson’s character - victim: reflects on Nathan longing for son; reflects on daughter
Good for jackson’s character - “protect and serve” - brief mention of sister
Funny moment with sheep (not that good - few good quotes)
chapter 5
She would get the flowers herself: Pg 73-94
Introduction of Louise
Introduction to life on the police force - her as victim - introduction to relationship with Patrick - she’s not happy with it
She is pessimistic; faulty + broken; intro to her psychology
Insecurity - jealous of joanna
Louise begins needing some flowers; Patrick and Louise planning to go somewhere; louise is tired; louise talks about her therapy; poor relation with archie; starts to talk about jo and alison needler - obsession; meets marcus talks to him about mr hunter; reflects on convo with joanna; back to marcus (not that good - few good quotes)
chapter 6
Sanctuary: 94-102
Very short: dr hunter and reggie together - dr hunter going to jennas - reggie and billie at bus stop
Good to show reggies loneliness + life with her mum (reminiscent)
Good to show love for dr hunter/ dr hunter + baby / dr hunter’s expensive taste
chapter 7
To Brig O’Dread Thou Com’st At Last: 103-117
Good for Jackon’s character
Extreme foreshadowing
Really good insight into jackson’s psyche
Talks about louise + past relationships: train
Women with red lipstick - animal instincts
Realises “he was going the wrong way”
chapter 8
Satis House: Pg 118-133
Reggie arrives to ms macdonald’s house; big focus on ms macdonald; foreshadowing of car crash - discussing of god and tragic events;
Reggie and Ms MacDonald - funny - talks a lot about faith
Good for Reggie as powerful character - description; again longing for mother + death + description of mother
chapter 9
Rapture Ready: Pg 134-142
Train Crash
Good for jackson as victim
Good for jackson as hero
chapter 10
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie: Pg 143-166
Basically louise reflects on all the crimes of these women - all deserve a medal; Talks about jackson - still has feelings for; moves on to louise with patrick and family- feels she doesnt fit in; ends with mention of train crash
Really good for feminism; crimes against women
Really good for Louise’s obsession with Alison Needler
Criticism of police
Again unhappiness in her marriage
background to joanna’s family - dad - bad luck with partners
Envies joanna - obsessed
Good for victim - allison needler, joanna + even louise
Talks about jackson - still has feelings for
Page 161 moves on to louise with patrick and family - lots of stuff about middle-class culture here
Louise doesn’t feel she fits in
chapter 11
Funny Old World: 167-168
Reggie as hero: saves jackson
chapter 12
The Celestial City: 169-171 (end of part 2-today)
Jackson in heaven
Good for him as victim
chapter 13
The Dogs they Left Behind: pg 175-193
Joanna gone away - Reggie gets news - distressed + confused; reggie; quizzes mr hunter; loneliness after mum’s death; talks about train crash; end of pg 179 onwards reggie reminisces about journalist coming after her mum died; talks about gary (why she virgin); “windowless bedroom”; ms macdonald dead at this point - reggie feels pretty numb - interaction with fit policeman; talks about billy; talks about saving jackson’s life; question of what’s happened
Good for Reggie as a Victim; 179 onwards
Good for Reggie as detective - quizzes mr hunter
Talks about mum again - loneliness without dr h
Aftermath of train crash
chapter 14
Adam Lay Ybounden: 194-196
Jackson in heaven (or something) - humour
Jackson alive
Moral and religious element
chapter 15
Outlaw: 197-209
Louise in middle class lifestyle; dining with family; doesn’t feel she fits in; later she questions dr hunter; reminisces about train crash - trauma; talks about dr hunter
Humorous but sad
Louise is childish
Good for marxism
Relation with husband
Feminism: louise is powerful
chapter 16
The Famous Reggie: 210-219
Reggie goes home; finds threat on her door; goes in and her house has been ruined by thugs
Reggie as victim - setting
House trashed
chapter 17
Missing in Action: 220-224
Jacksons recovery - talking to nurse
Victim cuz vulnerable - victim of mistaken identity
