"Father and Son". Bernard MacLavertys use of a variety of techniques is effective in conveying the effect that the violence on the streets of Northern Ireland in the 1970s has on the relationship between this father and son.
Father and Son Exemplar Essay Violence angle Choose a novel or short story where violence is a central concern. Explain how the violence is conveyed and the effect it has on the text as a whole. Refer closely to the text and to the literary and linguistic devices used to highlight the central ideas. The violent end of the son’s life in “Father and Son” is the climax to a pattern of violence underlying the short story. Bernard MacLaverty’s use of a variety of techniques is y effective in conveying the effect that the violence on the streets of Northern Ireland in the 1970’s has on the relationship between this father and son. The violent setting of Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’ is particularly important to this short story. The fact that he does not refer to any conflict directly only adds to the sense of threat. Instead MacLaverty leaves his reader to imagine what role the son plays in the troubles. We are told that the father had to rescue his son; bringing him “home like a dog” from London – a scene of IRA bombings in the 1970’s. However his secrecy – he repeatedly refuses to tell his father where he is going and what he has been doing – creates the idea that he is somehow involved in dangerous activities. This is added to as MacLaverty builds the tension that is ever present and increasing in ‘Father and Son’. That tension
In "The Tulip Touch" Was Tulip Born Evil ?
Was Tulip Born Evil This essay is about the statement above it will show how this can be shown as true or false. You could feel that Tulip is Evil by Nature or Nurture, but you might consider in which way she is, which would be different to what you firstly thought. How is Tulip evil, nature or nurture? Nature is what they’re born like that and nurture is her surroundings something they picked up after birth. There was not many evidence in the book that suggested it was her nature. While reading this book I could mainly find suggestions that it was nurture so that is my option so far. Firstly I will show evidence in which it is nurture. Tulip was said to have portrayed “her cocky self-confident self.” While at the Palace but when at her own ghastly dwelling it was a different story. Natalie thinks when Tulip is there she is as empty as a shell. Tulip dose drowned kittens sometimes, but only because if her dad dose it, it takes hours. So she does it to save the suffering of the kitten, this shows she has some humanitarian. Natalie’s dad thinks that she is purely evil by nurture. “Don’t be silly. You know as well as I do that Tulip has had a rotten start to life, that it is hardly a surprise that she’s insensitive to other people’s feelings.” So that could be a fight on how she is evil by nurture. At this point I am still for nurture but it could change
"Sally's story" by Sally Morgan: Impact of family and community on one's identity
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Conflicts in "Cue for Treason" by Geoffrey Trease.
Conflicts in Cue for Treason Every story has conflicts and Cue for Treason written by Geoffrey Trease has put 3 main types of conflicts that are going on with different characters. The 3 main types of conflicts in Cue for Treason are Person vs. Person, Person vs. Nature and Person vs. Society .In the story Que for Treason characters face challenges that they have to overcome. The 3 main types of conflicts in Cue for Treason are Person vs. Person, Person vs. Nature and Person vs. Society. The first type of conflict in Que for Treason is Person vs. Person. Person vs. Person is when two characters have conflict with each other and no one else. Peter, his dad, brother and other peasants are fighting against a man named Sir Phillip Morton because he is a ruler, which decided to take land from the peasants. He also decided to put a wall up so the peasants who had common land could not see each other. Peter and his friends decide to take down Sir Phillips wall, so they do.”I turned around with a piece of rock in my fist”, (Trease 22) Peter replied. The peasants take down the wall and free themselves from the meadow. The second conflict for Person vs. Person is when Kit and Peter were practicing for the performance for King Henry. Unfortunately the Yellow man had stolen the script from Peter’s hand. Peter and Kit go to the Yellow mans house. Kit Replied to Peter,” Good luck
Helen Dunmore tells the story of the Siege of Leningrad by showing the trials and tribulations of one family. Do you think she has been successful?
Siege Essay: Helen Dunmore tells the story of the Siege of Leningrad by showing the trials and tribulations of one family. Do you think she has been successful? I think that Helen Dunmore has been successful in the telling the story through the Levin family. She clearly depicts the trials and tribulations, yet Dunmore could’ve done justice by letting the audience know more about the major events of the progress of the Siege. The Germans surround the city cutting off the food supply and escape routes. Over six thousand people were killed in Leningrad during the winter, mainly from starvation. Throughout the novel, Anna and her family have been very well off. They all live together in safety, none of them are in prison or forced to be in the world war and have the skills needed for survival. We are told that they had an apartment which was very large and “desired by many” and that people would kill to live in such a large place. They own a burzhuika, have wood and food and are have money and their possessions. Anna, the central character of the novel is a believable mixture of vulnerability and strength already having a very busy lifestyle. Dunmore portrays Anna’s selfless maternal qualities towards Kolya and her father. We learn that instead of chasing her ambitions of art in college that she feels responsibility towards her 5 year old brother, her job at the
The story, The Destructors, by Graham Greene is an interesting one that revolves around a destructive teenage gang-the Wormsley Common Gang-and their journey
The story, ‘The Destructors’, by Graham Greene is an interesting one that revolves around a destructive teenage gang-the Wormsley Common Gang-and their journey. Greene uses many techniques like themes, settings, characters, literary devices and paradoxes to make this extract powerful and striking. ‘The Destructors’ is set in the 1960s.after the world war 2 when a new generation grows up in the remains of the past. The setting plays an important role as it elucidates the gang’s motives any goals. They meet everyday in the car park area. This shows how their surroundings influence them. A large part of their neighborhood is destroyed. They compare a house that didn’t fall or get destroyed in the bombings to a jagged tooth. These pitiful remains represent inequality and injustice blatantly. The prevailing themes that complement behavior of the gang in the Destructors are post-war mentalities, injustice, loss of innocence and destruction as a form of creation. As the Destructors is set post-war, Graham Greene brings out the mentality of the people. The gang doesn’t trust anyone to have genuinely kind nature. They feel the inequality of the world in many ways and lose faith in humanity. The main motive of the gang is to make their own world order; to create equality and justice in destructive and cruel ways. The loss of innocence is evident - Mike the solemnity of a
Macbeth Essay
"Was Macbeth responsible for his own downfall or are there other factors that have to be taken into consideration?" Life is a play. You can choose between right and wrong, but either way the decisions that you make will alter someone else's future. Macbeth has a great deal of trouble distinguishing between right and wrong decisions throughout his rise to power. He is a weak character, despite his noble reputation, and his weakness allowed him to be seduced by the witches' prophecy; the very same weakness that resulted to him being manipulated by his ambitious, power-hungry wife, Lady Macbeth. And it was, ultimately, this weakness that was the cause of his demise. However, despite this flaw, Macbeth was not solely to blame for his downgrade; the witches' prophecy ignited the hidden desire, within Macbeth, to be king and Lady Macbeth was even more determined than her husband. The witches' role should not be overlooked. In the opening scene, through clever use of stagecraft and language, Shakespeare creates an eerie and ominous atmosphere. He opens with "thunder and lightning", the cue for three witches to enter, and they begin to speak in rhyming couplets - "Fair is foul, and foul is fair \\ Hover through the fog and filthy air." And they state their target specifically, by their words, "There to meet Macbeth" Thereupon, Shakespeare, with this opening scene,
Little Women
Natalie Waller Mrs. Sawyer English 101 20 August 2009 Little Women, written by Louisa May Alcott, is a novel based on a family of four girls, Margaret "Meg" March, Josephine "Jo" March, Beth March, and Amy March, and of their family values. Little Women demonstrates strong events based on several family values. The story of the March family is set in New England during the civil war. Throughout this point in time the little women are to survive with out a father figure, as their father has gone to fight in the war. Over long periods of time, the four March sisters had to face the fact that they were very poor and could not receive every thing that they wished for. As the March family stayed home awaiting the return of their father, they were very lucky to receive the "fatherly" support from an old, wealthy neighbour, Mr Laurence. Overtime the girls formed a tight bond with Mr Laurence and his grandson Laurie. As the March family continues through the hard times in life, they are blessed by the friendship of family and friends. In the Novel the four sisters show that they are very unselfish and are capable of sharing what little things they have with others. Even though the girls realise (Amy especially) that they are suffering poverty and are not able to receive everything that they wish, they are very grateful for what they have. The March sisters tend not to make a
Shirley Valentine
How does Russell make the audience sympathise with Shirley ? In this essay I will be exploring how Willy Russell, an author of the play "Shirley Valentine", makes us sympathise with his main character. Willy Russell was a hairdresser, who lived in Liverpool. He felt unfulfilled in his life and wanted to become a writer. In his work, he met a lot of women, who shared their stories with him. That made him feel he understood many of them. But he was bored with his profession. Russell's life experience is similar to Shirley's. Just like himself, Shirley is lonely and unfulfilled in her life. She dreamed of going to Greece and sitting alone on the beach. Russell equally dreamed of something unattainable. They both are bored and disappointed with their everyday routine. Shirley, a middle aged woman, is disappointed because her husband treats her as a housewife and she does not have a life outside of the house. No one pays any attention to her and she feels underappreciated. Everyday life looks exactly the same. Russell uses a number of techniques to make us sympathise with Shirley. These include providing a social context for the play, flashbacks, language devices such as humour, dramatic monologues and voice-overs. The play is about a middle aged woman called Shirley Valentine. She is married to a man called Joe. When they newly was married they loved each other so very
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls In Act One of 'An Inspector Calls' how does J.B Priestly use dramatic devices to convey his concerns and ideas to the members of the audience, as well as interest and involve them in his play? 'An Inspector Calls' is a play written by J.B Priestly in 1945, which contains a strong socialist message to portray and broadcast his opinions of Edwardian Britain, using Inspector Goole as a mouthpiece to express them. The Inspector shows the Birlings' that everyone's lives are linked, and that no matter what working class someone may be, they are still of equal status. Priestly was concerned about the treatment of lower working class people, and how Capitalism made a strong discriminative divide between people of different working classes. The play is set in 1912, to use retrospect as a tool to make Mr Birling seem an ignorant and stupid character. Mr Birling believes that there won't be a war and that the Titanic is "unsinkable". However there were 2 World Wars and the Titanic sank between when the play was set and when the play was written. It was written as a detective story, to interest and grip the audience so they would be interested in the morals of Priestly's socialist views. Dramatic irony is used early on in the play in many of Mr Birling's speeches to his family. This is to make Mr Birling look obnoxious and stupid, making the audience feel negative
