In the novel, Maestro, the character of Megan Murray has her own individual thoughts and opinions. Evidence of this can be seen in one situation. However, in one main situation, we see Megan as "the sponge". The statement of being "a sponge" (in this context) means that Megan is a follower, she soaks up others opinions and makes them her own.
In the novel, Megan can be seen as the most popular girl in the school. She is selfish, shallow, and expects people to desire her because she is good looking. She is possibly the most tragic character in the novel, she develops no skill, and we do not see her develop or mature as a character. For example, on pages 80 and 81, she tries to get Paul to sleep with her. At this time, she is still going out with Scotty Mitchell. In a conversation between Megan and Paul:.
"What if Scotty finds out?" (Paul).
"I"m not about to tell him. Are you?" (Megan).
We see Megan as a user, trying to use Paul for sex. Megan teaches Paul about sex, but Rosie teaches Paul to love. Megan's character has the inability to love.
Another example of Megan's selfishness is on page 80, when she says to Paul:.
"Peel me a grape".
By this quote, we see Megan wishes to be desired, and is used to being desired by other people. Megan believes she is a goddess, and at this time, drapes herself across the blanket that Paul and Megan have to lie on. .
In one instance in the novel, we see Megan with her own opinion. This can be see in a conversation between Megan and Paul on page 33, where Paul tells Megan that he dreams about her. In her reply, she states:.
"You can have me in dreams anytime, but that's the only place".
This shows that Megan does have her own opinions, and is willing to stand up for herself and tell Paul to back off. However, before Megan replies to Paul, she kisses him on the lips. This does show Megan's desire to be wanted by others.
Another instance in the novel, where we actually see Megan as "a sponge" is on pages 75-78.
"Maestro" is a novel that has two of the major themes of love and death, entwined within the story on many levels to a great extent. It explores physical factors of these themes, such as the death of the Maestro and then it explores non-physical factors such as the death of Paul's childhood. ... In a perfect world the Maestro would have saved his family and Paul would have become a great concert pianist. ...
Keller and Paul Within the first thirty pages of Maestro Peter Goldsworthy uses various forms of imagery and language to convey and give insight into the characters of Paul and Keller. ... There knowledge of his extraordinary musical background heightened their respect for him, "no wonder they call him the maestro". ...
Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy: "This is a novel about love in all its forms." ... In the novel Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy, the protagonist Paul is educated about love in all its forms from the various relationships he encounters. ... Throughout the novel Maestro Paul Crabbe manages to find "something- within the rigid, unhappy character called Herr Eduard Keller. ... In the novel Maestro Paul's parents, Mr. and Mrs. ... In Peter Goldsworthy's novel Maestro love does exist in all forms. ...
In the "rites of passage" narrative Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy, Paul learns about "love in all its forms". Through his relationships with his parents, his girlfriend then wife Rosie and his piano teacher "maestro" Edward Keller, Paul learns what love is. ... Paul had many relationships throughout his life. he learned a considerable amount about love through them, especially from his parents, Maestro and Rosie. ... From teenage years with his parents and maestro to marriage with Rosie and their child, he became who he was because of love and relationships. ...
At first glance the Maestro looks more like the popular Apple iPad then your stereotypical communication device. ... The Maestro comes with everything a user will need to run the device. ... The Maestro is a very advanced AAC device. ... The Tango and the Maestro are similar in the fact that they can both take and organize photographs but only the Maestro can take video. ... These two devices, the Maestro and Tango, can be used to help increase a user's independence. ...
"Maestro" is a novel about maturity and adolescence, inevitably involving love in all its forms. ... Paul begins to understand this, too late, after Keller has died and Paul's own opportunities have faded, thus emphasising the lesson, which his Maestro teacher tried to instil in his student. ... Paul learnt about many forms of love throughout Maestro, yet it is not until the end of the text that Paul has time to reflect and appreciate the lessons of love that he had learnt. ...
These girls received direct lessons from the external maestros and served as teachers to the younger students, passing on what they have learnt from the maestros (Arnold, 1965; Crucio, 2010). ... A maestro's duties went beyond simply teaching, his other duties included purchasing instruments, composing repertoires for his students and performing when required (Berdes, 1993; Heller, 1997; Talbot, 1988). Francesco Gasparini and Antonio Vivaldi were two maestros who made the most contributions to the musical development of the Pietà . ... Initially, Vivaldi worked as the maestro di violino...
Goldworthy's use of setting is deliberate and significant. By focusing on Darwin, Adelaide and Vienna, discuss how his use of setting reinforces some of the themes of 'Maestro'. It can be said that Goldworthy uses different settings to reinforce different themes in the novel. These themes in...
The same year, he was appointed maestro di cappella of S Giamoco degli Incurabli. ... He became so popular that he attracted the attention of Queen Christina, who wasted no time in appointing him as her personal maestro di cappella. Following his time spent working for Queen Christina, Scarlatti became the maestro di cappella for the vice-regal court of Naples. ... The fallout of this war caused the Neapolitan nobility to be undermined, which left his job as maestro di cappella in an erratic state. ...
