Today we explored the terms : bildungsroman, theme and motif. Kaitlin took notes on these topics ,and we identified from the first 36 chapters examples of developing themes as well as motifs such as guilt, and forgiveness ,as well as the recurring plot involving the criminal elements of society . Kaitlin insightfully raised the country v city motif and we discussed how the physical dirt and rot of the city mirrors the lack of values of the upper classes. I then provided as a practice exercise a passage from the novel . For homework, Kaitlin will draft an analysis based on class discussion identifying the context of the quote and the passage's illustration of theme, motif, and/or character .