Original Writing - Building Houses.
English Original Writing Coursework Philip Sutton 23rd June 2003 Building Houses There once lived three teenage girls who always liked to have a good time. They lived with their mother, a very old, fragile woman, who always liked to wear red. Once the three girls turned sixteen, the mother gave each of them £2000 to build their own house. The three girls were delighted and went out to buy their materials for their own houses and eventually have a house for the three of them to live in together. The first sister who was not bright went to buy sticks so she could build a house out of sticks. The second sister who was of moderate knowledge went out to buy wood so she could build her house out of wood. Lastly, the third sister who was the brightest of them all with an I.Q. of 150 went to buy some bricks so she could build her house out of bricks. They all met up after they bought their materials for their houses on a hill, near a big, old, nasty wolf. At first they didn't know this and they started to build their houses next to each other. They started tapping with hammers when they heard something awake with a big yawn. Approaching the window, nervously, they found a ladder in the nearby garden, climbed up this ladder and looked through the window. All they could see was a big, old hairy animal. They screamed and all climbed down the ladder as fast as they could. This
Explore the ways Susan Hill presents the power of the supernatural in the novel The Woman in Black
Explore the ways Susan Hill presents the power of the supernatural in the novel ‘The Woman in Black’ When the term ‘supernatural’ is defined, it means occurrences and forms are unexplainable and unnatural. In Susan Hill’s novel ‘The Woman in Black’ supernatural events take place through having inexplicable feelings and occurrences that even science cannot explain, which has the ability to terrorise the character in the novel. Susan Hill relies on the essential conventions of a ghost story; such as the remote, isolated house and setting supernatural events and a naïve, ignorant character. Hill also portrays the natural world throughout the novel, particularly using the weather through pathetic fallacy to establish an atmosphere of normality, creating a chilling backdrop to make the story seem realistic. As Hamlet states ‘There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,/ Than are dreamt in your philosophy’ this links in with how Susan Hill is trying to make the reader believe in the supernatural. For human beings, life is experiences through the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Once a sixth sense becomes apparent, it manifests itself as an awareness that doesn’t come through any of the other sense; in Chapter 1, the story moves into the realm of the supernatural, ‘an emotion, a desire – no, it was rather more, a knowledge, a
Choose two parts of The Woman in Black which you think are frightening. How does Susan Hill make them frightening to the reader?
Choose two parts of The Woman in Black which you think are frightening. How does Susan Hill make them frightening to the reader? (30 marks) Fear is a central theme in Hill's ghost story and there are several episodes which illustrate this. The two most poignant and frightening are the death of Kipps' baby son and the night after Kipps is allowed into the nursery at Eel Marsh House. These are very different episodes because in fact nothing happens in the latter other than Kipps is woken by the storm and hears 'the familiar cry of desperation and anguish, a cry for help from a child somewhere out on the marsh' which he knows has no foundation in reality. Yet in the episode at the end of his account his baby son is killed. In the first episode Kipps is awoken by the storm. Hill uses a simile to describe his immediate feelings of danger and uncertainty: 'The house felt like a ship at sea, battered by the gale that came roaring across the open marsh.' The words 'battered' 'roaring' and 'open' emphasise Kipps' vulnerability and exposure to the elements. The sound of these words is harsh and frightening andKipps feels 'like a small boy again.' His fear increases as he hears the ghostly cry of a child in danger. He goes out onto the landing, a 'tremendous blast of wind' rocks the house and the lights went out. This reminds me of a gothic horror movie as in those days they wouldn't
A day in school life
A day in school life The day begins with a high-pitched yell, "moooooooorninnnnng" from my mother. I wake up tired with a headache as I think I have a cold. I rush to leave the house, my father complains about the lack of urgency in my movement by shouting out the time every five minutes. There is not enough time to drink my tea; the tea burns my tongue as I gulp it down my throat, leaving a nasty taste. I ran as fast as I can towards my bus stop. Upon arriving I realize that despite the hectic hurry of mornings I am actually early. "I really should tell my parents what time the bus comes so my mornings can be more relaxed," I tell myself. The large coach's doors slide open to a small flight of stairs, which give way to the seats, the people on it are all staring out of the window. Everybody seems somber and detached. However, when I go to sit next to my friend, he hesitates about removing his bag from the seat I want to sit on. He grins and laughs a bit and I smirk back at him, puzzled but amused by the laughter. When the bus climbs up the hill where my school is a sense of dread and uncertainty creeps in on me. Upon arriving everyone rushes off the bus. I on the other hand like to sit and wait for a while. A wide walkway, paved with slabs of stone and running between two concreted sports areas, fenced with metal, mimicking the steel bars of prison, leads to a large
How does this chapter reveal a new level of sophistication in Hooper's persecution of Kingshaw?
English Literature Assignment How does this chapter reveal a new level of sophistication in Hooper's persecution of Kingshaw? In this chapter, we see Kingshaw in a very desperate situation. Early in the morning while they were having breakfast, Mr Hooper broke the news of Kingshaw joining Hooper at his school instead of going back to St, Vincent's. It clearly shows that Kingshaw was panic-stricken and started running around the house like a wild animal. He longed to go back to the woods where he felt the sense of security. However, he found the shed and it gave him a temporary sense of relief. However, it is a kind of irony that Hooper actually finds Kingshaw at a place where he considers it was safe. When he locks Kingshaw in it, he is silent. Even after Kingshaws calls out to him three times. This shows that Hooper is trying to demonstrate power his control over Kingshaw by leaving Kingshaw in the darkness. However, Kingshaw pretends to be unafraid and even acted a brave front to Hooper. Kingshaw's imagination then ran wild and he starts thinking of terrifying things that started to make him even more afraid. When he heard the faint sound of the truck, he started hitting and pounding on the wall of the shed, desperate to get out of the shed. Kingshaw's nightmare was also based on his experience and fears. He feels isolated and frightened despite the fact that many
The captivating and picturesque village of Cam, dwelling deep with in the beautiful Cotswold's scenery.
English Coursework. The captivating and picturesque village of Cam, dwelling deep with in the beautiful Cotswold's scenery, has fortunately been my home for a very pleasant four years. Of course during these four years I have established roots, creating a sense of familiarity, allowing myself to feel secure and part of a well respected community. Among these years I have noticed something, only noticeable to those with in the county side, the sheer delight in being able to witness the distinguishable effects of winter and summer, upon the differentiating scenery. It is a magical time of silence. Mosses covering derelict chimneys, become frosty and white, weeds disappear and moonlight beams down casting shadows darker than the deepest depths of a desolate canyon. The landscape is bleak and barren. Crystals of ice formed on every blade of grass. The only sound that can be heard is the gentle warbling of the robin as he hops along the snow casting tiny footprints. Whilst a barn owl perched on a gatepost, as white as the full moon, glares over the platinum land, waiting and wishing for the first signs of spring, when the spring grass pushes it's way through the snow-ridden fields and glades. An ancient oak, decayed and discoloured, older than time it's self, quivers in continuous gusts of wind, forcing snow to cascade downward, shattering in every direction. Animal's burrows and
Analysis of the themes of Ghosts and The Supernatural with close reference to ‘The Woman in Black’ and ‘Violet Car’.
Ghosts and Supernatural with close reference to 'The Woman in Black' and 'Violet Car'. Ghost stories are all about death and dying. They help us to understand what happens after we die. They try to build up people's fear of death and dying. They use people's fear to build up suspense. Sometimes the author of the book will use the characters in the book to keep the reader wondering, grieving people sometime imagine things and the author can use this to keep the reader interested in the book. The reader would be wondering if it is the imagination of the character or a real ghost. Often ghost stories are based on someone's premature or violent death. Some stories can use this to add more fear, because it could be an ordinary person that gets killed. Sometimes the author writes as if it had happened to them, this could help the reader to believe the story more. The 'Violet Car' is about the violent death of a young girl. The man that had killed Mr. Eldridge's daughter was driving though the village in his violet car. He pulled up to Mr. Eldridge, and asked him for directions to Hexham. It was a foggy day, and Mr. Eldridge didn't like the driver so he told him that it was straight on, and the driver drove straight of the edge of a cliff. Mr. Eldridge was haunted with the pictures of the car driving off the cliff and everyday he saw it. The only way that he could stop the
I'm the King of the Castle" - In her after word, the writer talks about "the evil - for I think I evil-of Hooper". What do you think the novel says about the nature of evil in people?
I'm the King of the Castle" Qn: In her after word, the writer talks about "the evil - for I think I evil-of Hooper". What do you think the novel says about the nature of evil in people? In my perspective, I do not believe that people are born evil. "Evil" is undisputedly an arbitrary term whereby different people have different scope of what evil is. Susan Hill's definition of "evil" is that of Hooper -being sadistic and afflicting harm in others, as seen in Hooper. Yet, I feel that Hill's definition of "evil" is rather cynical and biased. Hill should not even relate Hooper to "evil" in the first place, as the child is still growing up and does not know how to differentiate between good and bad, and the fact that he does not receive any love and care sort of make him an "emotionless" person. Thus purely describing him as evil is somewhat biased. I think better adjectives to describe him are probably contumacious and unfeeling. In my essay, I'll first prove that Hooper's cruelty is due to his lack of fundamental love and care and that it is due to some circumstances that drove him to be who he is. Secondly, I'll prove that Hooper cannot be really blamed for his evilness, and lastly, I'll counter opposing arguments put across and further reinforce on my motion. Firstly, the fact that Hooper is cruel cannot be denied. Yet, one must take into consideration that it is the
Write about the ways in which you think Mrs. Kingshaw and Mr. Hooper contribute to Kingshaw's death in 'I'm the King of the Castle' by Susan Hill.
Write about the ways in which you think Mrs. Kingshaw and Mr. Hooper contribute to Kingshaw's death 'I'm the king of the castle' by Susan Hill is a tragic story about a neglected and tormented boy that commits suicide (Kingshaw).Other than the antagonist (Hooper),I strongly believe that Kingshaw's mother and her partner Mr. Hooper play a huge role in contribution to Kingshaw's death. However, their past also affects who they are now and how Kingshaw was treated. Mrs. Kingshaw's personality and actions engenderes her contribution to Kingshaw's death. Mrs. Kingshaw is a superficial widow lacking male company, her shallow personality leads to her neglect towards her poor son Kingshaw which contributed to his tragic death. Her superficiality gradually grows throughout the book as Kingshaw's death gets closer, from the day she came to Warings when she wore a " jade green suit and worried about it ,lest it should be thought too smart", she was very worried about her appearance, and that straightaway hints us that she could be self-centric. As the story slowly evolves, many evidences reinforce the reader's idea about her 'single-mindness' when 'she thought, my life is changing, everything is turning out for the best', it is clearly obvious that she does not care about Kingshaw's life when she said 'my' instead of 'our', that unravels her neglect towards her poor son. Mrs.
How does Susan Hill gradually increase the tension between the two boys (Kingshaw and Hooper)?
How does Susan Hill gradually increase the tension between the two boys (Kingshaw and Hooper)? Focusing on three key incidents in "I'm the King of the Castle" (one from the beginning, middle and end), write an essay on how the reader is prepared by the author for the death of Kingshaw. The novel "I'm the King of the Castle" is a story about a mother and her son going to a house owned by a father and his son. The whole story is based around a confrontation between the two boys in and around the house. The three key incidents I will use will be the scene in the Red Room, the scene in Hang Wood and, finally, the scene in Leydell Castle. The son of the father who owns the house (Hooper) has a protective feeling over the house. Hooper feels that the family moving in has invaded his territory. Hooper feels that he has to defend "his" house by whatever force needed even though the house isn't his. We find out that Hooper thinks that he will be the owner of the house when his father dies. It seems as though Hooper expects his father to die sooner rather than later. It seems that during the beginning of the book, Hooper has a dynastic sense. He feels totally powerful but he is only a ten-year-old boy who has next to nothing. Hooper intimidates the mother's son (Kingshaw) and tries to drive him out with the information that he finds out while the family is there. For instance,