1. Chapter 28

2. Denotative analisys Ralph discovers with visit to have liver mass unknown With the return of Carrie the relationship between Helen and Ralph becomes problematic Ralph has a few problems with the students’ newspaper Ralph asks Helen to be helped if the cancer is incurable. Ralph is forced to invite Ludmilla, under the threat that she proves their relationship at Prague to a congress in Gloucester Ralph has a few problems with the police, because someone in his department has downloaded pedo-pornographic images He is suggested to spend three days at the hospital for a deeper analysis HELEN SHOULD KILL RALPH Ralph discovers with visit to have liver mass unknown With the return of Carrie the relationship between Helen and Ralph becomes problematic Ralph has a few problems with the students’ newspaper Ralph asks Helen to be helped if the cancer is incurable Ralph is forced to invite Ludmilla, under the threat that she proves their relationship at Prague to a congress in Gloucester Ralph has a few problems with the police, because someone in his department has downloaded pedo-pornographic images He is suggested to spend three days at the hospital for a deeper analysis

3. Characters Ralph Helen Carrie Children Ludmilla (a Ralph’s friend) Mr Henderson(the doctor)

4. Setting Ralph’s house Helen’s house Office Hospital

5. Narrative tecnique Third person narrator E-mails (with Ludmilla) NARRATION DIALOGUE

6. Message Rationality and Irrationality are complementary