Brooklyn

en 1945 Pbtq de l’étude de cas: Quelles sont les fonctions et l’organisation de l’espace urbain d’une métropole mondiale ? A New York, une mégapole au sommet de la hiérarchie urbaine mondiale New York City = 5 comtés: Manhattan, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens et Richmond (Staten Island). Environ 8 M d'habitants. MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) = 19M hab la CSA (Combined Statistical Area) = aire urbaine de NY, environ 22 M d'habitants, s'étend sur quatre Etats (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvanie

Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies: résumé et analyse. Overture. Summary. The narrator leaves Westchester to Brooklyn, to die there. He had lived in Brooklyn when he was a little boy (before the age of three), but doesn’t remember anything. He rents an apartment near Prospect Park. He wants nothing but being alone and quiet. He has sold his house after his divorce, and so has no problem with money. He was an insurance agent, but doesn’t know what to do now. His daughter Rachel (a researcher

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reader discover who is the real serial killer. Overture: This is the opening chapter of Paul Auster’s novel entitled The Brooklyn Follies. In this passage the narrator and character Nathan Glass, introduces himself to the reader and try to set the mood of the whole story. This is a rather well-organized passage in which Nathan tells us the reasons for his coming back to Brooklyn, his failed marriage, his former divorce, the nature of his relationship with his daughter, his health record and his despair

new-yorkais porte depuis longtemps la marque de cette vocation mondiale, la mondialisation tend à accentuer les disparités entre quartiers moteurs et espaces laissés en marge. Les principaux quartiers de la ville sont : le Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn et Staten Island. En quoi New-York est-elle une ville mondiale ? Dans un premier temps, nous allons nous intéresser au rôle d’impulsion que joue la ville de New-York, à quelle place se situe-t-elle dans le monde avant de nous pencher ensuite sur

pas. Les chauffeurs de taxi sont les premiers à subir des actes criminels pendant leur travail. Je leur ai demandé où ils allaient et ils me répondirent “Bushwick” A cette époque les trois pires quartiers de New York City se situaient tous à Brooklyn et formaient un terrible triangle : East New York, Bushwick and Brownsville « Je vous emmène à une seule condition ». « Laquelle ? » « Que vous ayez tous des armes. Ce quartier est très dangereux et il n’y a pas moyen que je vous dépose

General summary Nathan Glass, the novel's narrator, an ex-life insurance salesman, is sixty years-old, an divorced . When looking for a quiet place to die he opts for Brooklyn , the place where he was born. Nathan is alone, he has no family anymore except for his daughter. His sister, June, is dead and he has had no contact with his nephew, Tom, and his niece, Aurora, for a long time. One day, he happens to meet Tom by chance at Brightman’s Attic (Tom works there). They will hook

Commentaire composé The Brooklyn Follies Texte 1 Passage introduction Ligne 1 à 45 J. Giordano In this passage, the narrator is taking distance from the world in order to slip slowly into a tomblike environment. 1) Taking distance from the world : The narrator, knowing his days are numbered is trying to retire from the world. He is taking distance from people, from his family, from a world he mostly disagree with, in order to reach a relative rest or serenity, to reach

immigrants built the city inward and upward, and few ever ventured off the cramped, self-contained island of Manhattan. The new immigrants are different. They are heading not for Manhattan, but for the more remote outer boroughs* – chiefly Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx – where housing is cheaper, job opportunities abound and there are plenty of derelict* neighborhoods ripe for revitalization. They couldn’t have done it without immigrants. Visiting the outer boroughs today is like taking a trip round

Manhattan Manhattan is a major commercial, financial and cultural center the United States and world. Most major radio, television and telecommunication compagnies in the USA are based here as well as many news, magazine, book and other media publishers. Manhattan has many famous lendmarks tourist, attractions, museums and universities. Manhattan has the largest central buisness district in the United states. The name manhattan derives from word manna-hata. The word « manhattan » has been translated