Joyce, in this short story, makes lots of references to different places, such as Canada, Argentina, the Straits of Magellan. On interesting way to visualize the short story is to use Geopandas to see where are all those places.

Here we have some pretty interesting words to work with: "short days", "winter" and "dusk". The notion of time and weather in the short story can be really insightful to understand the subtext. A computational analysis can help us visualize it!

This is a really interesting syntax construction. It subverts the traditional and common way of the English writings. The author first describes the subject and only after doing it, he names the subject: "I".

If we pay attention to the use of punctuation, we can see that the author uses suspension points many times. This provides a sensation of a lingering narrative time. Also, they show the uncertainty that sometimes the characters face.

"Darling"and "dear" are words fairly used in the dialogues of in this short story. Some words in the context of a dialogue can show or express the relations of the characters. That might be a nice thing to find out using computational tools

Time and temporality are interesting themes in Mansfiled's short stories. Sometimes she like to be accurate and precise, but sometimes she seems to forget about time or not care about it at all. I think this contributes to the psychological atmosphere that underpins the narratives: emotions and feelings have a different relation to time.

It i interesting to see how the author uses colloquial and regional expressions. I wonder if that is an obstacle for a computational analysis or if that is an opportunity for creative uses of our skills

Since it is a short story, I wonder what a social network could show us about centrality of the characters and the nature of their relationships

It is interesting to note how Mansfield uses words that are almost slang. How can a computational analysis deal with it?

Just like "The Garden Party", it seems that a common subject in Mansfield mind is the distance between people: man and women ("Hysterical"); and rich and poor ("filthy")

The "bread-and-butter" reminds me of Hitchcocks' fetishes. What would the "bread-and-butter"mean? Are there any other fetishes in this short-story? Is there a way to figure it out using computational methods for distant reading?

It is interesting to notice the author's role: he/she seems to know not only the material aspects of the scene, but is also aware of the characteres feelings. Maybe, the author knows the characters better than themseves. It would be interesting to use computational methods to understand which type of author this is.

I wonder if it is possible to make a list of visited and mentioned locations. Maybe, with that, we can also see which ones are the most cited.

As suggested today in class, an interesting thing to do is see how a network that connects the characters is formed. I think different motifs would form different associations: love, money, friendship. Also, a good ideia e to visualize a network that grows from a central point: the moonstone.

Perhaps Mr. Bruff is trying to show the reader that he can trust him, just like Miss Rachel did. It is interesting to look for expressions in his narrative that explores this.

Every character trully belives that she/he has the knowledge about the truth. It might be an interesting thing to see, however, what constitutes the "truth" to each one of them, since they present different points of view.

Miss Clack experiences tensions between her past and her present: her ordered past X her sad present; and her painful memories that are about to be re-opned by the Moonstone case. Also, he diary is an important object that connects her present to her past.

It seems that Miss Clack shows us that changes are inevitable, and doesn't metter how hard people try to control their life.

What is "the truth"? Collins plays with the notions of "ficcion"and "truth", by using accurate historical dates, locations and characters. Also, it's interesting to note the author does it in a time in which Comte's Positivism dictates a strict relation between objectivity and Truth.

Is Collins thinking about the necessity of preserving tradition? In times of so many revolutions - industrial revolution, liberal revolutions, end of colonialism in the Americas, socialism and communism -, this might be an important concearn.

What is "the truth"? The author uses the power of this statement to make his narrative sound realistic. Also, he uses accurate historical date, locations and characters. Interesting to note that the author plays with the tension beteen "truth" and "imagination" in a time that Comte's positivism was a paradigme to the truth.