1. Thinks… Chapter Twenty-four Adriano Casola Francesca Giusti David Lodge

2. Helen doesn’t suffer any longer for Martin’s death She reflects about sexual instinct (Input: an article about an Austrian tourist, raped buy some teenagers) She reflects about election and politics (she considers her father’s and Martin’s points of view Reflection about Robyn Penrose’ conference She accepts tickets for a duck race (for charity) Ralph invites her to hold a conference (the Last Word) about what a writer could think about Cognitive sciences She accidentally runs into Carrie and her lover, Nicholas Beck

3. Helen Ralph Marianne Richmond Carrie Nichlas Beck (she sells Helen the tickets) Ralph’s wife He has an affair with Carrie

4. In the University University’s Staff House TIME: from Sunday 6 th April to Friday 11 th April SPACE: Horseshoes Ledbury Church Restaurant

5. First person narrator Journal Past tense Memories, digression (reflections), dialogues Short descriptions Quotations (Henry James)

6. Helen does not think of Martin any more She meets Carrie with her lover Premis for Helen and Ralph’s affair She is beginning to accept Ralph’s point of view She agrees with Ralph on cognitive science

7. Presence of new story Debate about science and postmodernism Through Helen’s reflection about politics the writer underlines Helen’s personality again Ralph’s idea of “real” and truth (Science)

8. Oncologist Reflexology Aromatherapy Chemotherapy Gödel’s Theorem Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle Schrödinger’s Cat Experiments MEANING: Specialist in the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness) is the practice of massaging, squeezing, or pushing on parts of the feet, or sometimes the hands and ears, with the goal of encouraging a beneficial effect on other parts of the body is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile liquid plant materials, known as essential oils, and other aromatic compounds from plants for the purpose of affecting a person's mood or health