1. Identities in the Spaces of Flows & Fragmentations The English Patient: Introduction

2. Michael Ondaatje Michael Ondaatje was born on September 12, 1943 in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). As a result of his father's alcoholism, Ondaatje’s parents eventually separated in 1954 and he moved to England with his mother 1962-64, Ondaatje attended Bishop's University in Lennoxville, Quebec. 1965 -- B.A. at University of Toronto

3. Michael Ondaatje Before Anil’s Ghost, Used to be criticized for not writing much about Canada and Sri Lanka, or writing in a “ politically correct ” way. the use of violence (e.g. the inclusion of atomic bomb)  his response: trying to find a balance between ‘ gentleness and violence ’” (Leckie 29).

4. The English Patient: Setting Places: 1.the Villa San Girolamo in Tuscany; a nunnery, a field hospital, and a besieged fortress e.g. 11, 12, 29, 43; 2.South Cairo; the desert; 3.Kip: Lahore  the English countryside Time: 1.right after WWII 1945; 2. 1943 the first Canadian infantry p. 49; 3.South Cairo1930-1938: 1936

5. EP: Summary wk 1 Chap I: The Villa: Hana ’ s taking care of EP, her reading, the villa, the desert, and the desert tribes; Chap II: In Near Ruins: Hana and Caravaggio in near ruins; their respective experience of the War and its influences on them, their memories, the arrival of Kip Chaps III: Sometime a Fire Kip ’ s presence in the Villa and his past;

6. EP: Summary wk 1 Chap 4 – South Cairo 1930-1938 EP’s reminiscence of desert expedition; Clifton and his wife join them in 1936; falling in love (voice  dance  “gave you my life”); Chap 5 – Katherine nightmare; their relationship (calmness  violence) her first ride with him; (hates his assumption) what each of them hates; Almasy's wounds and being disassembled - wall pp. 155-56

7. EP: Summary wk 2 Chap VI: the Buried Plane -- Caravaggio ’ s intrusion into the EP ’ s storytelling--the ending of 1942 told the first time. (p. 175) Chap VII: In Situ (meaning: in the natural or original position or place 1940) -- Kip ’ s story of being trained as a sapper; Kip vs. his brother; Erith, where Lord Suffolk die;

8. EP: Summary wk 2 Chap VIII: The Holy Forest: Kip ’ s experience; Kip and Hana (217 - ). Chap IX: The Cave of Swimmers -- EP ’ s story of love re-told to Caravaggio (with two endings/interpretations of the ending) Chap X: August --the endings: birthday party; Hana and Kip ’ s communication; Kip ’ s experience of defusing bombs in Naples, Kip ’ s sudden departure, Hana ’ s homecoming.

9. Questions about Fragmentation and Reconstruction How does the War influence the three characters we have seen so far? Why do you think the desert winds and the tribe ’ s customs are important? How is the EP related to them? How do the Bedouins treat the EP, as opposed to Hana ’ s way of treating him? Reading: What is the importance of reading — for Hana and for the EP? Memory: Why is the novel ’ s narration fragmentary? What do the characters ’ memories reveal about them?