"What Redburn Saw in Launcelott's Hey"
How does this experience change Redburn? Describe the qualities, actions, and attitudes that the young sailor intially displays. What characteristics does he display at the end of the selection?
He shows humility because he realizes that humans waste their time on things that don't matter as much
What thought does Redburn hesitantly confess after he has Brought water and food to the dying woman and children? Why does he fail to act on this thought
Redburn felt the impulse to end their suffering. He doesn't act on his thought because of the law.
Why does Redburn regret giving food to the family?
Redburn regrets this because he wanted to end their suffering, not make it longer
Policeman
Response: It wasn't on his block so he didn't care
Cook (Brandy-Nan)
Response: She started swearing
Homeless Women
Response: didn't want anything to do with the family
The cross old man
Response: he refused unless he would pay
Porter
Response: refuses to let the family stay
Handsome Mary
Response: she felt like she contributed enough towards the poor
In what way does the allusion to Lazarus offer a parallel to Redburn's situation?
The allusion to Lazarus is a parallel to Redburn's situation is that the beggars were gonna go to heaven but all the people who didn't help would go to hell
What remarks in the first three paragraphs express Redburn's feelings for the setting?
description of Launcelotts Hey street; screeches