English commentary- assignment
William Golding, Free Fall
This passage is an extract of Free Fall by William Golding, which describes a particular character he had met in his childhood. This character is Miss Rowena Pringle who is a teacher in the school where the narrator studied.
From the beginning itself, we are exposed to a set of descriptions of Miss Pringle which allows us to picture her at that particular time. The very first line of this extract shows that she is very religious and certainly experienced teacher. The narrator’s first physical description of her shows that she is somehow troubled as the choice of words such as “Sandy hair”, “sandy moustache” and “beard” and to which this can be confirmed is the use of the word “spinster” as for a woman who has never married must surely be lacking something. This can also mean that the narrator had some issues with Miss Pringle as “spinster” is rather a cruel word to use.
