The Woman Who Walked Into Doors Approach Paper
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle is about a woman named Paula Spencer, and she is married with Carlo Spencer, she has four children named Nicole, John Paul, Leanne and Jack. Her husband began hitting when they were married for a year, but when it was started he continued hitting, she spent her life with him for seventeen years, then she hit him with a frying pan and kicks him out the house. A year later a policeman came to her house and told her that her husband was dead, he was shot by the police when he had killed a woman.
Paula Spencer: Strong, careful, cheerful, pride, naïve.
Carlo Spencer: Violent, bossy, unsatisfied, criminal.
Leanne Spencer: Intelligent, creative, bold, sociable.
Jack Spencer: Friendly, smart, lovely, beloved.
1. Why do people call Paula a slut?
2. Why does Paula stay with Carlo for seventeen years?
3. How did she meet Carlo?
From chapter 29, page 184:
I remember it word for word. I’ve no doubts about it. Second by second. I saw him. He wanted to hurt my daughter. His daughter. Because he could. There was evil in him. I wasn’t going to pretend anymore. Things were falling apart and it didn’t matter. I looked at Nicola. She looked at me. Yes, her face said; you’re right, it’s happening. She looked embarrassed and guilty. What did I do? Her face said. I’m sorry. Help.
He started humming. The noise disgusted me. The humming made me do it. I grabbed the frying pan. It was empty, just the fat. It wouldn’t have mattered. He was looking straight at Nicola; he was going to make her get out of his way, rub against her. I could always tell when Carlo was about to move; his shoulders told you. They went before his legs. I hit him on the side of the head with the pan. Nothing stopped me. I didn’t care about damage or noise; my arm let me. His legs went he fell straight like he’d been hanged. He wasn’t unconscious.
- Paula -, he said. – Paula.
He sounded like a fuckin’ eejit. Like a baby learning the word. I knew I was angry now. I took aim this time. He tried to get up. I hit him on top of the head. I could have killed him; it didn’t matter.
I choose this passage, because she can finally take revenge on her husband. She has sustained it so long. Her husband always said that he loves her and she believed that. But know it didn’t matter what she did, she never wanted to see him anymore. This is something why she is saying: ‘Nothing stopped me.’ She also said: ‘I could have killed him; it didn’t matter. Another reason why I have chosen this passage is that she is so strong here and nothing matters. And she shows her feelings for Nicola, because she takes a revenge for her. Carlo abused Nicola too, Paula couldn’t live with that.
The woman who walked into doors door Roddy Doyle
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