Comparing the way the children think in Great Expectations And Cider With Rosie
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Was Oliver Cromwell A Hero Or A Villain?
Was Oliver Cromwell A Hero Or A Villain? Oliver Cromwell, a hero or a villain? Well, in this essay I will be giving my views on the question. In a way Oliver Cromwell was a hero because under his command there were no wars. However, his appalling behaviour in Ireland was very villain like. He massacred a lot of Irish people and in most eyes this is despicable. In Ireland, Cromwell proved himself as a villain. On his order he nailed a baby to a church door. This was heartless and ruthless, all the signs of a villain. What man in his right mind would do such a thing? Cromwell did and it brought out his bad side. He starved the Irish. When Cromwell was in Ireland he broke a lot of rules of the war, he was accused of being a 'war criminal'. The rule 'do not kill people, even soldiers, except in battle' was just one of the rules he broke. He robbed the Irish of their food and money. This then resulted in the starvation of the Irish. On Oliver's command he massacred men, women and even children. He drowned them at Wexford. In total he massacred 3,500 Irish people. In the process he also broke the other rule of 'never kill women and children'! 'Take only enough food for your army', this was another rule Oliver Cromwell did indeed break. He burnt and destroyed crops and houses, took a lot of their food and transported 12,000 Irish to the West Indies. As a result of
Bleak House, Charles Dickens
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Great Expectation by Charles Dickens. Opening, characters and chapter 5.
Prose Study Coursework Great Expectation by Charles Dickens Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens first serialised in All the Year Round from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. It is regarded as one of his greatest and most sophisticated novels, and is one of his most enduringly popular novels; having been adapted for stage and screen over 250 times. Great Expectations is written in the genre of the style of book that follows the story of a man or woman in their quest for maturity, usually starting from childhood ending in the main characters eventual adulthood. Great Expectations is the story of the orphan Pip, writing his life from his early days of childhood until adulthood and trying to be a gentleman along the way. The story can also be considered semi-autobiographical of Dickens, like much of his work, drawing on his experiences of life and people. The action of the story takes place from Christmas Eve, 1812, when the protagonist is about seven years old, to the winter of 1840. Each installment in All the Year Round contained two chapters and was written in a way that kept readers interested from week to week, while still satisfying their curiosity at the end of each one. Charles Dickens sets the scenes with his words in our mind he did not even had to use a single picture to explain how the seen looks like or makes you feel like. You can imagine by reading
Examining how tension and suspense are created in two short stories - The Signalman and Lamb to the Slaughter
Tim Hole Wider Reading We will be examining how tension and suspense are created in two short stories. I will analyse the use of language, setting, characters and plot to see where tension has been created for he reader. We are looking at 'The Signalman', which is a pre-1990 Dickens' story and 'Lamb to the Slaughter', a more modern story written by Roal Dahl. Charles Dickens would have written 'The Signalman' for a Victorian audience who were very interested in science and paranormal. So Dickens wrote the story with a supernatural mood and with the upmost intent to create fear for the reader. He has also written the story in a railway setting, which was central to Victorian life. Roal Dahl's desire within 'lamb to the Slaughter' is to make people smile at the humorous, ironic twist at the end. Dickens chose to write 'The Signalman' in first person so that the reader would experience what the narrator was feeling, allowing Dickens to be able to create tension. Dahl has written 'Lamb to the Slaughter' in third person as the only character that remains throughout the story is Mary Maloney and Dahl would have had to expressed her emotions before and after the murder, which would have spoilt the comical twist due to the complexity. Also Dahl would have to explain why Patrick Maloney wanted to leave Mary. I think Dickens has left this out so that we don't feel sorry for Patrick,
Pip changes a lot during his time in London. As we read the second stage of the novel, we do not like what we see of Pip because he becomes more and more of a snob. Do you agree with this opinion?
Pre - 1914 Prose Coursework: 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens TASK: Pip changes a lot during his time in London. As we read the second stage of the novel, we do not like what we see of Pip because he becomes more and more of a snob. Do you agree with this opinion? The hero of 'Great Expectations' is Pip and throughout the novel, our opinions of him change drastically. During his stay in London Pip changes the most and as we go on to read the second stage of the novel, we often fail to sympathise with Pip because he becomes more and more of a snob. Prior to his arrival in London, Pip makes it quite clear that he wishes to become a gentleman so that he can ultimately win over Estella's heart and with it her hand in marriage. But what exactly is a gentleman? A modern dictionary definition of this is: A well-mannered honourable man who may have a good social position. This is not too far away from the Victorian view (which would have been adopted by Magwitch and later on by Pip) as to what would have made a gentleman. At that time, any man was high in social rank or class, had the right by birth to be called a gentleman. A gentleman was also someone who could profitably manage his finances and would eventually own their own estate. A gentleman was also honourable and chivalrous and was a person against whom moral values could be judged. In short, a gentleman was an ideal
THROUGH AN EXPLORATION OF THE WAYS THAT DICKENS PRESENTS OLIVER TWIST, DISCUSS WHAT DICKENS HAS TO SAY ABOUT HIS CONTEMPORY SOCIETY
Through an exploration of the ways in Dickens presents Oliver Twist, discuss what Dickens has to say about his contempory society. The beginning of the book starts with the lonely and dark birth of a little boy. The scene takes place in the gloomy, damp room of the Parish workhouse. A young woman gives birth to a baby boy of no name or identity. Straight away in the first paragraph Dickens starts to indicate how troublesome the boy's birth was and what his future held. 'For a long time after he was ushered into this world of sorrow and trouble, by the parish surgeon, it remained a matter of considerable doubt weather the child would survive to bear any name at all;' This highlights what Dickens thought about the world that the young child had entered into, a world of sorrow and trouble not of happiness. Once we continue further into the novel we experience through the eyes of the young boy named Oliver Twist what society was like in the 1830's and why Dickens thought so low of it. Oliver Twist is the central character in the book; he invokes sympathy from the readers continually throughout the novel. Oliver is generally a passive character throughout the novel apart from a few incidents when he acts, but severely suffers the consequences. Dickens sets the scene with a young boy, vulnerable and defenceless and makes him the poorest of the poor to really satirise that way
Which of the two short stories studied did you most enjoy and why? In your critique explain briefly where each story is set, when and what happens.
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Rosemary Dobson seems intent on presenting a view of life as bleak and generally uninteresting - Discuss
English Homework Week 8 "Rosemary Dobson seems intent on presenting a view of life as bleak and generally uninteresting In the poems by Rosemary Dobson it generally presents the view of life as bleak. "The Tiger" is an example of this. This also reinforces the limitations on her poetic inspirations. The idea is presented by the effective use of imagery, tone, sound devices and the temporary progression. However, the poem by no means is uninteresting due to the use of these techniques. Imagery is used by the poet to express her poetic concern. The poem "The Tiger" is completely an extended metaphor. As the central metaphor, the tiger symbolizes the poet's creativity and potential. However, such an image is expressed in a restricted way as the tiger is "behind the black bars of the page" which represents the poet's poetic inspirations that is also trapped under the fixed attitudes of society. Aside from the central image, the poet also uses a range of other images to enhance her concern. Images such as "sun" and "sky of stars" contrasts the "tiger" as the "sun" and the "stars" are free but the "tiger" is not. The image of the tiger's "unblinking eyes that stare into the gold heart of the sun" suggests that the poet is seeking for a way to freedom. The images help the reader to visualize "life as bleak" as the poet is finding it hard to express herself and also thrill
The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, "The Clubfooted Grocer" by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle, "The Red Room" by H. G. Wells and "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens
Analyse how the writers successfully use aspects of the supernatural to create dramatic tension in the short stories you have read. The nineteenth century was an era of general belief in ghosts and spirituality. This is what made gothic stories even more appealing and successful during this era - the fact that they would be seen as being realistic. One major reason for the rise in spirituality during this era was the fact that many people had started to lose their Christian faith (mainly because the Church was unable to give an explanation as to why ghosts existed) and so they started to search for a new way of understanding and accepting death. I think that the Victorian's enjoyed reading horror stories because they offer a challenge - to see whether the reader can figure out who the "ghost" or spectre represents and what they are doing. By involving the reader, the writers were able to keep them interested throughout the story. During the Victorian era, the short story became a very popular genre and ghost stories were well-liked with the readers. It was therefore very important for the authors to build tension and suspense to keep their readers interested. I will be studying: "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, "The Clubfooted Grocer" by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle, "The Red Room" by H. G. Wells and "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens. In this essay, I will be exploring the ways
