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GCSE: Chinua Achebe: Vultures

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  1. What was the significance of the Amritsar Massacre for British Relations in India?

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  3. Frakenstein - over view of the plot.

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  4. Vultures by Achebe is a very vivid and memorable poem. It has evocative images because the author shows how life can be alluring and disgusting at the same time,

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    • Submitted: 15/04/2009

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  8. Compare 'Vultures' by Chinua Achebe and 'What were they like?' by Denise Levertov

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    • Submitted: 16/03/2008

  9. Comparison Between "Vultures" and "What Were They Like?"

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Conclusion analysis

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  • Compare and contrast the poems "Vultures" and "Night of the Scorpion", analysing how they communicate a sense of their cultural background.

    "Conclusion I prefer 'vultures' as I like the way in which evil is contained in good. This is shown in the phrase "in the very germ of that kindred love is lodged the perpetuity of evil". The evil is described in phrases such as "picked the eyes of a swollen corpse", "ate the things in its bowel" and "fumes of human roast". The good however is conjured up by "inclined affectionately" and "tender offspring. I feel it is more of a poem compared to Night of the Scorpion because Scorpion is a very much narrative style of writing. It is too narrative for my liking."

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