RITA AND FRANK

A LOVE STORY?

FrankRITA
  • p23 "why didn't you walk in here 20 years ago"
  • (p.32)"aren't you?"(having an affair with me)
  • p34 "Let's go to the pub"
interested in an affair
  • p33 "findin meself"
not interested in an affair
("connects" an affair with her previous life)
...when literature takes the place of life its time to..(34)
LIFE (LOVE) MORE IMPORTANT THAN LITERATURE
He wants to take life away from me (34)
LITERATURE MORE IMPORTANT THAN LIFE (=LOVE)

A TRAGEDY?

TRAGEDY (p.40) = inevitable, pre-ordained. (Macbeth)

NO

Rita must finish her studies.
Then she will "find a better song to sing".
There is no way back for her.

YES

Frank will never be able to prevent Rita's change (it's inevitable)

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