how do you write as aunt agony for a english assignment?

Question

For my holiday assignments, i was told to write to aunt agony as a character of a particular book. And we were also instructed to write back to the character as aunt agony... the problem is that i do not know if i should reply sympathetic or with solutions and stuff...pls help this 14 yr old in need

erm its a character from the glass menagerie by tennesse williams

Answer 1

Are you forced use a particular character or can you choose your own?
If the former, then go with your inclination, if there is nothing you can suggest to do then sympathy and general advice to "see your minister/priest/teacher" If you can offer more specific suggestions, then go the second path, outlining specific steps to take appropriate to the character's situation (call police, get a friend to pick you up, call a shelter, etc.)
If you have a choice, then pick a character for whom you can think of advice - because you sympathize or laugh or can come up with advice because of other reading (if Heather got her man by batting her eye lashes in Heather of Heather Hill, then you can give advice to bat her eye lashes to Jupiter of Jupiter Hill. Ideally, the books you are reading are bit more complicated than this.)

Answer 2

Dear Agony Aunt

I have done something rather foolish. Whilst my thoughts were elsewhere I sold my soul to the Devil. I am having difficulty sleeping at night and find I am dreaming about fires. What should I do?

Yours etc Faust



Dear Faust

Try getting a refund.

Yours etc Auntie


Choose a favourite book and work out what the main character is having problems with - a tragedy is probably more likely to be fruitful than a comedy. Imagine you are writing to Agony Aunt, looking for advice. For examples see tabloid newpapers or magazines (or look at Nathaniel West's 'Miss Lonelyhearts'). Give advice which can be fairly forthright or sympathetic (that's up to you), but try to kee it consistent with the characterisation. Sounds like a fun assignment, perfect for the holiday period.

(Your supplementary info) Glass Menagerie has plenty of dysfunctional characters - the Wingfields are a psychiatrist's dream.

Answer 3

Aunt Agony ... antagony... Ant Agony would be an ANTAGONISTIC....

Antagony

\An*tag"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?; ? + ? contest: cf. F. (16th century) antagonie. See Antagonism.] Contest; opposition; antagonism. [Obs.]

Antagony that is between Christ and Belial. --Milton.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Answer 4

Dear Aunty,
I am unwell, wish the same for you.
Yours in grief,
Agony.