In M Butterfly, René killed himself in the prison after his monologue—“There’s a vision of the Orient that I have…It is a vision that has become my life.” What does “vision” mean here?
A. René’s own Oriental fantasy toward “Butterfly”.
B. René’s hallucination before death.
C. René’s desire for a perfect woman.
D. René’s imagination of marrying a Chinese woman.
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Which of the following scenes can be regarded as the first scene shift from present to the past memories of the patient?
A. The crash of the plane in the desert
B. The Story of Candaules
C. The patient eating plums
D. The stay in Tuscan Monastery
Which of the following is NOT an example of “metaphorical sound”?
A distant bell sound in the plum shot
B. Hanna’s hopscotch token
C. Music from the Gramophone in the monastery
D. The piano sound played by Hanna
How do people exclude others from their own “imagined communities” in the film?
A. Through naming/names
B. Through languages
C. Through appearances
D. All of the above
In what ways is Almasy a misogynist?
A. He feels threatened by Katharine’s woman power.
B. He is passive in the relationship with Katharine.
C. He fears that he’s in love with Katharine.
D. He finds Katharine intimidating.