Read the excerpt from Louisa May Alcott's Hospital Sketches (1863). Then summarize the narrator's journey by describing at least three things she does while on the train. Write at least three complete sentences.
As travellers like to give their own impressions of a journey, though every inch of the way may have been described a half a dozen times before, I add some of the notes made by the way, hoping that they will amuse the reader, and convince the skeptical that such a being as Nurse Periwinkle does exist, that she really did go to Washington, and that these Sketches are not romance.
2 New York Train--Seven P.M.--Spinning along to take the boat at New London. Very comfortable; much gingerbread, and Mrs. C.'s fine pear, which deserves honorable mention, because my first loneliness was comforted by it, and pleasant recollections of both kindly sender and bearer. Look much at Dr. H.'s paper of directions--put my tickets in every conceivable place, that they may be get-at-able, and finish by losing them entirely. Suffer agonies till a compassionate neighbor pokes them out of a crack with his pen-knife. Put them in the inmost corner of my purse, that in the deepest recesses of my pocket, pile a collection of miscellaneous articles atop, and pin up the whole. Just get composed, feeling that I've done my best to keep them safely, when the Conductor appears, and I'm forced to rout them all out again, exposing my precautions, and getting into a flutter at keeping the man waiting. Finally, fasten them on the seat before me, and keep one eye steadily upon the yellow torments, till I forget all about them, in chat with the gentleman who shares my seat. Having heard complaints of the absurd way in which American women become images of petrified propriety, if addressed by strangers, when traveling alone, the inborn perversity of my nature causes me to assume an entirely opposite style of deportment; and, finding my companion hails from Little Athens, is acquainted with several of my three hundred and sixty-five cousins, and in every way a respectable and respectful member of society, I put my bashfulness in my pocket, and plunge into a long conversation on the war, the weather, music, Carlyle, skating, genius, hoops, and the immortality of the soul.
That reads like stream-of-consciousness writing.
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As she says in the first paragraph, " … I add some of the notes made by the way, hoping that they will amuse the reader … "
The second paragraph is not formal writing; it's like reading her mind as she thinks thoughts!
I dont understand what im reading in the second paragraph
While on the train, the narrator of Louisa May Alcott's Hospital Sketches does several things. Firstly, she carefully puts her tickets in various places to ensure they are easily accessible, but ends up losing them. Fortunately, a kind neighbor retrieves them for her. She then secures her tickets in the inmost corner of her purse, deep in her pocket, and pins up the whole arrangement. However, her peace is interrupted when the Conductor appears and she needs to retrieve her tickets again, exposing her precautions and causing her to feel flustered. Finally, she decides to fasten her tickets on the seat before her, keeping a watchful eye on them. In addition to dealing with her tickets, the narrator engages in a lengthy conversation with a gentleman who shares her seat, discussing various topics such as the war, the weather, music, Carlyle, skating, genius, hoops, and the immortality of the soul.
In this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott's Hospital Sketches, the narrator describes three things she does while on the train:
1. She anxiously tries to keep her train tickets safe. She puts them in various places, but ends up losing them. Thankfully, a kind neighbor helps her find them by poking them out of a crack with his pen-knife. She then takes extra precautions by hiding them in the deepest recesses of her pocket and pinning them up.
2. She engages in conversation with a gentleman who shares her seat. Contrary to the expectation that American women traveling alone should be reserved and unapproachable, the narrator defies this notion and initiates a long conversation with the gentleman. They discuss various topics such as the war, the weather, music, Carlyle, skating, genius, hoops, and the immortality of the soul.
3. She reflects on her first moments of loneliness being comforted by a pear given by Mrs. C. The narrator fondly remembers the sender and the bearer of the pear, highlighting the importance of kindness and pleasant gestures during her journey.
Overall, these actions depict the narrator's efforts to navigate the train journey, interact with others, and find comfort amidst the unfamiliarity and uncertainties of traveling.