Discussion Questions Also Answers For two Of Them By: Stephanie Wijenathan

1.  Did you like the book so far? why or why not?
2.  Did the plot have a plot twist, or was each scene in the book what you expected?
3.  Do you think  this story could be told in a single view point? Explain your answers.
4.  Have you ever had any similar experiences that relate to places/experiences in the book?
5.  Which of the characters did you like the most? Which did you dislike and why?

**Answers below for two of my own questions, since none were done by other group members*

(Question 3) I think this story would have a chance to be told in a single view point but it would be more difficult for the reader to understand who is talking in the book, it becomes more confusing but i do think its possible for there to be a single view point in the story. Although it may become more boring for the reader since there is no suspense with different view points to understand and there will be less anticipation for the reader to continue the story since there is no different view on things so everyone would be agreeing on one thing which isn't a fun novel to read in my perspective.


(Question 4) I have also had a similar experience like something that happened in the book. In the book a woman has turned broke by her identity that has been mixed up with another woman who looks allot like her. They both always get mixed up with another woman who looks allot like her.They always get mixed up since they both share similar features and characteristics. I also had a very similar experience, since i know a girl who goes to my prayer group and allot of people think we look alike and always get us mixed up with each other, just like the two different girls in the book, The Woman In White. In the book both girls get mixed up and there identities as well. One is rather rich and has is high class while the other not as much. This part also relate to me and my friend, Shirley, since we look alike people think im the rich kid since, Shirley lives in a mansion and has allot of money, she also has allot of electronics. Many times i have been mistaken for her, also have often got asked "how i could afford so many apple products?" when really these questions are meant for her.

charcter analysis

Walter Hart right is a drawing teacher, who is told by Fredrick Fairlie to teach his niece Laura, and Marian Holcombe. They all play an important role throughout the novel.  He has many different traits that describe him as a person. He is loyal, helpful and always thinks for others before himself, without having a negative attitude on things. He likes to teach art, which may make him a very abstract and creative person. An example from the novel that shows that Walter hart right is a very patient person is when he has a student who comes to him for art lessons, but talks nonstop. Also Walter doesn't really like a man named Mr. Fairlie, his personality and does not want to see him unless necessary. Which shows he doesn't want to create problems and tries to avoid conflict, so he’s thinking for a better future for both of them? Later on Walter starts to have feelings for one pretty girl miss Fairlie but he’s a very loyal person and has good morals cause he’s trying to get rid of his feelings for her since she learns she has fiancee.

Fredrick Fairlie is another very important character that impacts the novel very much. Fairlie meets a man named count fosco, who could be seen as a bad guy in the story. He describes himself as "nothing but a bundle of nerves dressed up to look like a man. pg.160 Fairle's nerves show his character indepthly since he seems very self continence . Fairlie seems like a very nervous character, Due to his personality trait of being a nervous person, he has a very low self esteem and thinks of himself as an invalid human being.. He considers himself as " singularly and uppleastly delicate in its association with a man (pg 39)". His description may make  him have female characteristics. Fredrick fairlie maybe a minor character. Hes a very miserable and is ;in a way a selfish person. His view on foreigners is very rude, he keeps calling them "less than intelligent, or ass, or idiot etc." Even when his health and family is at risks, he still thinks only of his poor,  he has alot of self pity in his self.

Anne Catherick is the protagonist in the novel. Shes the mysterious woman in white daughter of Laura’s father Philip Fairlie, and had been put into an asylum by Percival

Glyde because she knows his secret. People get put into asylum for mental problems and thats what everyone thinks she has. Anne catherick, is a odd young woman dressed in white who Walter meets in the forest and who looks strangely identical to Laura, another character is the novel who doesn't play a big part in the book yet, so there isn't much information to describe her, as well and Anne catherick, i do know though that she must play a big role in the novel since she is know as "The woman in white" and the books title is also "The woman In white" therefore she may play an important part during the novel. After walter met the ghostly woman, Anne catherick who makes him have feelings for her. He confuses her with laura, another girl in white. This girl is one of his art students.  (84). Walter’s connection to Laura is shown as a result of her ghostly appearance. In one definition of Laura’s appearance, Walter describes her as: “Her hair is of so faint and pale a brown Ð not flaxen, and yet almost as light that it nearly melts, here and there, into the shadow of the hat.”; her eyes are “beautiful above all things in the clear truthfulness of a look that dwells in their innermost depths, and shines through all their changes of expression” (51). Laura’s hair is described as so “faint and pale” Its shows how hes starting to have feelings for Anne the girl he saw and wants to get to know her since she thinks shes so pretty and is ready to see her again.

First Impression Journal by Deborah Anderson

The novel The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins is a classic, cryptic, fiction indited in the 1860s. Judging on the book's denomination, i was expecting a frighteningly eerie or thriller theme in the very beginning of the novel. Instead, the novel is more of a peculiar love story. The plot is that a man Walter Hartright meets a woman dressed in white and ascertained that she escaped from a  asylum to pass a message along to an inscrutable baronet.  Albeit Hartright avails her to elude without being caught and he never expects to visually perceive her again, somehow he cannot forget about her. In my opinion, Collins made the book very perplexing because he did not make it clear what the characters were doing and why they were doing it. I dislike the novel because it shows lack of suspense. nothing fascinating occurred which made me lose interest immediately. however; Walter accumulates information in the form of letters and journal ingresses  about events that the characters have witnessed unique way. Although Walter utilizes a unique way to indite this novel, i still find it boring. i additionally feel like this book requires patience considering the book is 500 pages long. I believe the novel is only prosperous in giving inscrutable effect but it has lack of suspense. Overall, I believe this novel is one of the boringest books i have ever read. as i read more, i hope that the story will become more engaging as i read further to discover incipient events.

First Impression by Stephanie Wijenathan

 The Woman in White is by Wilkie Collins, published in 1860; it is a Victorian fiction novel. The setting of the book is an asylum in London. When I was reading this book, I was worried at first that the format would be confusing and hard to get into. However, slowly as I started reading the novel I was surprised how easily everything flowed and how quickly the story started. The story is told in a unique format; it is told through a series of letters, journal entries, and testimonies. The novel jumps right into the story without a whole lot of long Victorian wordiness, which for me, was difficult to understand since it is a different format of writing than I am usually use to reading. The novel starts off with the introduction of one of the main characters Walter Hartright.  Hartright meets a young woman dressed all in white late at night on a road back to London. He finds out the woman has escaped from a nearby asylum to be able to pass a message along to a mysterious baronet. Although Hartright helps her to escape without being caught and he never expects to see her again, somehow he cannot forget the ghostly figure. My prediction for the upcoming events in the novel is that Walter Hartsight falls in love with this mysterious woman he cannot find, and goes out searching for her. This is what I predict will happen later on in the novel. In my opinion the tone of this book comes off as a very mysterious vibe. I also feel like unless you've got the patience, stamina, and taste for a mid-Victorian novel you wont enjoy this novel. You may think The Woman In White is terribly overwrought and 500 pages too long. If you like Victorian writing, you'll think this is a well-drawn, balanced novel with characters to root for, characters to despise, a twisting plot that rolls up, and narrated from many different points of view. I am still unsure if I like or dislike this novel, I will have to read more in-depth to grasp a better understanding on my opinion on it since I only read a couple of the first 20 pages so far. But so far this book comes off as quite interesting and very mysterious which makes it more intense as I get deeper towards finishing the end of the book.