a planted flower bed
Part of his lifelong war against the herbaceous border.Suddenly, Last Summer · 1959 — 第 3 / 27 章 · 2'25" · C1
Mrs. Venable Shows the Garden, Explained：not unlike
Mrs. Venable walks the doctor through her dead son's garden, admiring a well-groomed jungle and a Venus flytrap that lures and devours its prey. Then she casually drops the word "Lobotomy," and talks about her son the poet, whose life, she insists, was his work.
あらすじ
Mrs. Venable takes Dr. Cukrowicz through Sebastian's garden, showing off ancient plants and a Venus flytrap that traps flies in its chalice. She asks him about the operation he performs — lobotomy — then turns to praising her dead son, the poet whose 'life was his occupation,' and insists a poet's life and work cannot be separated.
注目の表現
not unlikeinsectivorous plantthe Venus flytraphis life was his occupation
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このシーンの表現
not unlike
quite similar to
The doctor marvels at the garden, and she answers with not unlike a well-groomed jungle, admitting it is wild while taking credit for taming it.
The little cafe was not unlike a Parisian corner shop.
このシーンの他の表現
- insectivorous plant
a plant that eats insects
- the Venus flytrap
a plant that traps flies
- his life was his occupation
his whole life was his work
- vice versa
the other way round as well
- die of hunger
to die from lack of food
このシーンのメモ一覧
44 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
neatly kept
Not unlike a well-groomed jungle and, frankly, a little terrifying.litotes: Two negatives make a soft positive: not unlike means quite like.
Not unlike a well-groomed jungle and, frankly, a little terrifying.Link it softly so it sounds like no-tun-like-a.
Not unlike a well-groomed jungle and, frankly, a little terrifying.The m of them runs straight into buzz.
So is creation. Listen to them buzz, buzz.a buzzing sound — A playful echo word for a buzzing sound.
So is creation. Listen to them buzz, buzz.written on labels
The Latin names to the plants are printed on tags...those left from an era
Survivors from the age of the giant fern forest.a wonderful scent
The lady exudes this marvelous perfume which attracts them.relative clause: The which-clause explains what the perfume actually does.
The lady exudes this marvelous perfume which attracts them.dive straight into
They plunge into her chalice. And they never come out.quite a rough man
She loves feeding our wicked lady. Foxhill's rather a brute.a rough, insensitive person — Used behind someone's back; too rude to their face.
She loves feeding our wicked lady. Foxhill's rather a brute.from autumn through spring
Such an extravagance, really, from early fall to late spring...at high cost
...and we have to provide her with flies flown in at great expense.do the ceremonial deed
Foxhill, you do the honors.a plant that eats insects
The doctor sees a plant that eats insects for the first time and asks what it is called, using the precise scientific term.
I've never seen an insectivorous plant before. What is it called?well named
...aptly named for the goddess of love.apart from
What was your son's work? I mean, aside from this garden.From weakens to almost just frm in fast speech.
What was your son's work? I mean, aside from this garden.as...as clause: As many times as concedes the frequency, setting up the still that follows.
As many times as I've had to answer that question...a small closed circle
...outside of a small coterie of friends, including his mother.the other way round as well
She circles the relation between poet and work, then closes with vice versa: swap the two and it still holds.
Because the work of a poet is the life of a poet. And vice versa.in perfect shape — Cheerful spoken idiom; keep it out of formal talk.
- Are you all right? - Right as rain, however right that is.「Mrs. Venable Shows the Garden」を読み解く
What's really going on
The garden is the scene's real argument. Mrs. Venable shows the doctor a world she controls: plants so old no one can read their labels, a Venus flytrap 'aptly named for the goddess of love,' and a jungle that is 'well-groomed' only because she prunes it. The flytrap, which lures and then never releases its prey, is a quiet image of her household. She slides the word 'lobotomy' in as if it were part of the tour, and only later does the doctor understand why he was invited. Her talk of Sebastian as 'a poet whose life was his occupation' is both grief and a performance of taste; she uses art to make her control sound noble. The scene ends with her claim to be 'right as rain,' a line whose self-mockery hides how much she is managing.
Theme
PowerMrs. Venable tours the doctor through a garden she controls, then slips in the word 'lobotomy' as if it were small talk.
SecretsThe flytrap that never releases its prey mirrors the family secret she is trying to bury with Catherine.
このチャプターで学べること
- A well-groomed jungle is still a jungle.
- She turns botany into a monument to her son.
- The flytrap is the garden's quiet warning.
- Her definition of a poet keeps circling itself.
発音のポイント
- Not unlike a — Link it softly so it sounds like no-tun-like-a.
- them buzz — The m of them runs straight into buzz.
- aside from — From weakens to almost just frm in fast speech.
Not unlike a well-groomed jungle and, frankly, a little terrifying.Her description of Sebastian's garden: lush and tidy, yet quietly frightening, like a jungle that has been pruned but not tamed.
- Your son was a poet? - His life was his occupation.The exchange that defines Sebastian: instead of a normal job, he treated his whole life as his art and career.
...aptly named for the goddess of love.Her note that the Venus flytrap is fittingly named for Venus: love that lures and devours, beauty with a trap.
Because the work of a poet is the life of a poet. And vice versa.Her explanation that a poet's life and work are inseparable, each being the other.
このシーンについての質問
What does the garden reveal about Sebastian?
It was his creation: ancient plants, a well-groomed jungle, and a Venus flytrap he clearly prized. The garden mirrors his taste — beautiful, controlled, and quietly predatory.
Why does Mrs. Venable mention lobotomy?
She is testing and recruiting the doctor. Her letter called it an 'urgent matter,' and naming the operation suggests she is planning one for her niece Catherine.
How does Mrs. Venable describe her son's work?
She refuses to separate the man from the art: she says Sebastian's life was his occupation, and that the work of a poet is the life of a poet, and vice versa.
What is a Venus flytrap in the scene?
An insectivorous plant that lures flies with scent and traps them in its 'chalice' so they never escape. Mrs. Venable notes it is 'aptly named for the goddess of love.'
Why is the garden so important to Mrs. Venable?
It was her dead son's creation, and she keeps it exactly as he left it—ancient plants, a well-groomed jungle, a flytrap he prized. Tending it is how she keeps hold of him.
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第 1 章command performanceA Doctor, a Letter, and Money
第 2 章goddess from the machineMrs. Venable Meets Dr. Cukrowicz
再生中 · 第 3 章not unlikeMrs. Venable Shows the Garden
第 4 章mad as a hatterViolet Talks About Her Dead Son
第 5 章at one's wits' endViolet Describes Catherine's Madness
第 6 章in the image ofMrs. Venable Tells the Turtle Story
第 7 章my lips are sealedThe Hollys Come for Sebastian's Clothes
第 8 章inherit the earthMrs. Venable's Empty Chair
第 9 章bossed and bulliedThe Doctor Interviews Catherine
第 10 章to be usedCatherine on Love as Use
第 11 章make a sceneCatherine Recalls the Mardi Gras Ball
第 12 章burn upCatherine Relives the Burning Beach
第 13 章no strings attachedHockstader Shows Off the Million
第 14 章go through probateThe Hollys Visit Catherine
第 15 章go off your rockerCatherine Learns It's a Lobotomy
第 16 章all of a suddenCatherine Asks Where They'll Cut
第 17 章on the menuCatherine on Sebastian's Appetites
第 18 章taken a vowViolet Shows the Death Certificate
第 19 章objects for your pleasureCatherine Confronts Aunt Violet
第 20 章the other way aroundDoctor Fights to Delay the Surgery
第 21 章godforsakenMrs. Venable and the Sealed Coffin
第 22 章have to do withThe Doctor Hypnotizes Catherine
第 23 章third personCatherine Tells the True Story
第 24 章give someone awayViolet Explains the Spider's Web
第 25 章procureCatherine on Procuring for Sebastian
第 26 章fatal errorCatherine Recalls the Beach Children
第 27 章find a way outCatherine Tells How Sebastian Died第 3 / 27 章 · 残り約 82 分