A Glowing Future Analysis 1. Write down the main characters, give detail about their personalities. Maurice- He is a little bit selfish and doesn’t really care about Betsy Betsy- She is still in love with Maurice and that makes her little bit crazy Patricia- She is a women which Maurice is in love with 2. What is the setting when the story begins? State of order? The story begins in Betsy and Maurice apartment. 3. What is the main conflict in the story? How is it followed through? The main conflict is that Maurice is breaking up with Betsy because he is in love with another woman, Patricia. When he came to his flat to collect his belongings that he used to share with Betsy, Betsy get really mad and everything goes out of control. 4. What is the meaning of the title? The meaning of the title is that Maurice has a wonderful future in front of him, and there is just one thing he has to do before the sets of from London, collect his belongings from the flat he used to share with Betsy……
Questions a. Describe the plot of the story in one sentence. Maurice has a bright future in front of him but when he goes to his flat everything gets out of control. Choose TWO of the following and write about them. 1 . Describe how Betsy and Maurice see each other from their point of view. The Viewpoint in the story swings from Maurice to Betsy and back again, showing the lack of understanding or sympathy between then . 2 . A letter of advice from Betsy’s brother/sister Imagine you are Betsy’s older brother or sister. Betsy phones you on Maurice’s last evening, when he has packed all his things and gone out to get a meal. She tells you everything Maurice has said and done, and after the phone call you write her a letter of advice suggesting the best way to deal with the situation . Dear Betsy, please don’t do anything that you will regret. I know Maurice is a stupid man, you should forget about him and show him that you are worth more than this. Get dressed, buy a new dress and show him what you got.
3 . Rewrite the end of the story based on the following description: When Maurice pushes Betsy away in the middle of the night, imagine that she hits her head hard and is killed outright. Maurice is still determined not to let her spoil his future. When Maurice realizes that he has killed Betsy he gets a little bit worry what he should do to the body, he his not going to let her spoil his future. He cleans all the mess and then he make it look like it was an accident. He calls the police and tell her that when he got to the flat, his wife had hit her head and doesn’t wake up.
Assignment 1. Write a summary about Ruth Rendell (the author of A Glowing Future) and put it in your folder. Ruth Rendell was born in 1930. She worked for some time as a journalist, and she has write a lot of great stories, most crime stories, chilling psychological thrillers and grim stories of obsession and paranoia. She has won several awards for her work, and her books have been translated into many languages.