[etni] Re: Uncovering Motives

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  • Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 07:16:57 +0200

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From: Sema Voda <semavoda27@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Uncovering Motives

 I think our guide should be the term "motive"

People  behave routinely in many ways with no specific "motive " (
conscious or subconscious),

however, in our stories\poems there are often situations in which the
characters have motives ( reasons why they behave in a certain way. (
Mrs. Jones -Thank You Ma'm   Mr. Cattanzara- A Summer's Reading ....)

Sema Voda


aman_qundos@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> One student chose "Uncovering Motives" to explain how the traveler
> made his choice in "The Road Not Taken". Am I right to think that this
> skill involves a pre_planned action which a certain character has
> motives to carry out? Or is it OK to use this skill any time we need
> to explain why a character behaves the way he does?
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