How does the child affect the new community and their carer? How does the new environment affect the child? What changes happen to the child and carer because of each other's presence in their new lives?

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Yr. 10 Independent Essay - Plan.

QUESTIONS:

*How does the child affect the new community and their carer? *How does the new environment affect the child? * What changes happen to the child and carer because of each other's presence in their new lives? * In what way does the child reject its natural parent, and how is this a good thing?

Books that I am comparing

Silas Marner - By George Elliot

Goodnight Mr. Tom - By Michelle Magorian

Essay

Before living in Raveloe, Silas Marner had lived in an industrial town, where he was a member of a religious sect, based in Lantern Yard. When he was accused of stealing money from the church, he realised that his best friend, William Dane, had set him up. Silas's "...trust in man had been cruelly bruised." All evidence pointed to his having stolen money from the church, and Silas could not prove that it was William who had really stolen it. When Silas received ".. the message from Sarah, that she held her engagement to him at an end" Silas left the town. This was probably because he had nothing