Why is Chapter 9, In the Nursery one of the most important and effective chapters in the novel?
Why is Chapter 9, ‘In the Nursery’ one of the most important and effective chapters in the novel? In the Nursery is one of the most effective chapters because it unveils a lot of truths about Eel Marsh House, Mrs Drablow and the Woman in Black. At the beginning of the chapter Kipps is feeling ‘determined and optimistic.’ By the end he is ’drained and exhausted.’ Throughout the day and especially just before Kipps goes to bed for his first night everything seems almost a little too quiet, as if brewing up for something dreadful. Hill uses sentences like, ‘We saw no one. No shadow fell across the grass.’ or ‘All was quiet, there was not the slightest breeze.’ or ‘The marshes were black and silent…’ Hill is subtly playing with the reader’s senses through her description. Hill also uses Spider the dog’s behaviour to create a sense of unease; ‘every hair of her body was on end, her ears pricked, her tail erect…’ Later on in the chapter Spider ‘… began to whine, a thin, pitiful, frightened moan…‘ This behaviour seems to make Kipps very worried because dogs are supposed to be able to sense things that humans can’t. Hill abruptly changes the atmosphere with one line so the direction of the story does a complete about turn. She says ’… and of what suddenly seemed a different kind of silence, ominous and dreadful.’ Hill is
How Susan Hill Creates Atmosphere In a London Particular
How Susan Hill Creates Atmosphere In a London Particular. ALEX HAYES 9CG In the beginning of the chapter "A London Particular" in Susan Hill's "The Woman in Black" the main character whose name is Arthur Kipps, is going to his boss's office. The weather outside In the London streets is foggy. The fog is described using pathetic fallacy. In the quote "it was a yellow fog, a filthy, evil smelling fog that choked and blinded, smeared and stained" The fog suggests that Arthur Kipps' vision of the future is blurred and little does he know what might happen when he sets off for Eel Marsh House the repetition of the word "fog" suggests it is ubiquitous. The word "choke" personifies the fog and makes it appear as a murderer. Adjectives appeal to the senses of smell, sight and taste and verbs help to convey the fog is evil. Personification is also used in the description of the fog. "Fog was outdoors, hanging over the river, creeping in and out of alleyways and passages, swirling thickly between the bare trees of all the parks and gardens of the city and indoors, too, seething through cracks and crannies like sour breath, gaining a sly entrance at every opening of a door" The use of personification makes the fog seem more evil and alive and the choice of verbs like "creeping" and "swirling" also emphasis that the fog is alive and "sour breath" appeals to the sense of smell and
Hill presents Edmund Hooper as a violent imposing figure, who shows no sympathy.
Transfer-Encoding: chunked Hill presents Edmund Hooper as a violent imposing figure, who shows no sympathy? Hill presents the character Edmund Hooper as a unsympathetic character. Hill's uses the technique of 'unmitigated language' to present Edmund as unsympathetic character; "You were only tenants then", Edmund makes no effort to make his sentence any politer. The word "only" is chosen by Hill to try and 'degrade' Kingshaw's ' status and to portray him, inferior to Edmund. Hill continues to show that Edmund is an unsympathetic character; "When did he die?". The death of Kingshaw's father is a personnel matter, and the 'usual' person is likely to feel sympathetic towards Kingshaw. Hill purposefully gives the question asked by Edmund no expression, the reader has no idea how Edmund states the question. By not including any expression, the reader is given the impression that Edmund is ignorant to the death of Kingshaw's father, he is instead focused on being an imposing figure. Edmund is portrayed as an imposing figure and his unsympathetic nature reinforces this view. Furthermore Edmunds actions portray him as a imposing figure; "Hooper looked at him coldly", the word 'coldly' would suggests lack of emotion and 'warmth'. Edmunds lack of emotion 'frightens' the readers. The reader develops an image of an emotionless child, Edmund shows no emotion towards his father
Invisible Man – Character introduction of Griffin
Invisible Man - Character introduction of Griffin Invisible man is a book, which focuses mainly on one character. The title basically describes what the book is about, a Griffin who found a way to be invisible not have a cure slowly going insane, driven mad both by his affliction and a growing megalomaniac mentality. He announces a Reign of Terror, in which he plans to extort money, food and shelter from the surrounding countryside. Basically he is introduced arriving into Mrs Hall's inn and rents a parlour there. Obviously it is not possible to recognise how the man looks as he has bandages across his face and is not showing a single part of his body and was "wrapped up head to toe." This would give the reader, immediately, the impression that he is a bizarre and mysterious man. He is a very quiet man and barely replies to questions and when he does, he does so in a very short and sharp manner, only when it is necessary. An example of this is when Mrs Hall is about to take his hat off and he distinctively responds "Leave the hat." One way the reader could find the character very mysterious is that his name is not revealed until the 17th chapter! These as well as the concealment makes the invisible man, Griffin, seem very phantom like. This also builds suspense up through the story until quite late on were it becomes dynamic and alive. The mystery of the man even gets on
Box Hill is an important area of scenic interest that's hosts a variety of plant species. It is a popular area for visitors whose needs and impact are carefully considered and managed.
My aim is to test the hypothesis that: Box Hill is an important area of scenic interest that's hosts a variety of plant species. It is a popular area for visitors whose needs and impact are carefully considered and managed. I want to investigate that my hypothesis is correct by going to Box Hill and seeing why it is an area of beautiful landscape that has different plant species. I will also check that Box Hill is a favourite destination amongst visitors whose needs and effect are carefully considered and organised. . To show what plant species exist in the area by means of a vegetation survey. 2. To gather evidence of scenic interest. 3. To undertake one or more visitor surveys and consider effects of different uses. 4. To investigate the impact of visitors by looking at footpath erosion. 5. To undertake a survey of visitor facilities in the area. The data used was collected at Box Hill on Tuesday 16th April 2002. The individual methods used were an Environmental Impact Survey, a Tax Disc Survey, an infiltration experiment and Plant Species Transects. In different areas of Box Hill, an Environmental Impact survey was taken and marks were allocated for the amount of litter, Dog fouling, noise, air quality, vandalism and the amount of space. The areas the survey was taken at were Broadwood's Folly, Saloman's Memorial Viewpoint, The Servery and Burford Spur. This is
I'm the King of the castle
Title: I'm the King of the castle Author: Susan Hill Number of pages: 289 Date commenced: 9th August 2001 Date completed: 13th August 2001 I'm the King of the castle by Susan Hill is a chilling tale of a childhood bully. The story tells the tale of how a boy called Kingshaw is driven to suicide by his companion Hooper. Kingshaw and his mother moved from their rented apartment in London to Hooper's cold and evil home the Warnings so Mrs. Kingshaw could provide company for Mr. Hooper and a mother role for Hooper while her son Kingshaw could provide a companion for Hooper to make a friendly family home. The parents are very superficial both lacking their partner for many years and they both lacked the ability to show their love to their children. Instead of showing their love they turned a blind eye to the bullying of Kingshaw and pretended that every thing was fine because their relationship was becoming closer. Little did they know that the closer they became the more chilling and frightening the relationship between Hooper and Kingshaw became. Early on in the book Hooper and Kingshaw learn their roles of Bully and victim respectively and throughout the book the story relies on the balance of power between Kingshaw and Hooper. In my opinion the story I'm the King of the castle revolves around hate, cruelty and isolation. Before Kingshaw came to Warnings Hooper and him
How does Hill present childish behaviour in "I'm the King of the Castle"?
Transfer-Encoding: chunked How does Hill present childish behaviour in I’m the King of the Castle? Hill presents childish behaviour through the use of dialogue, description and structure. She highlights that childish behaviour is a characteristic of adults, as well as the children. There are numerous examples of childish behaviour throughout the novel, for example when Hooper and Kingshaw fight over a toy, or when Hooper soils himself. One way in which Hill presents childish behaviour is after an incident where Hooper and Kingshaw are fighting over a toy fort: during that fracas Kingshaw chants “It’s mine, it’s mine!”, Hills use of dialogue is interesting here because the use of a tri colon not only emphasises the intensity of Kingshaw’s emotional reaction, (furthered by the fact he is fighting over a toy) but also echoes that chant like whines of small children. The importance of this line is signalled through the use of italics, which suggests that there is a degree of stress on Kingshaw whilst he speaks, again like a child. Another way that Hill explores childishness in the novel is through her description of Hooper soiling himself: Hill describes a “dark damp stain” of pee in the groin of Hooper’s jeans”. Hills use of the word “stain” portrays an image of dirt and even disease to the reader, the reader is hence disgusted. Furthermore the
Fear in "The Woman in Black" extract
Assessment on fear At the start of the passage, the writer uses harsh words to create fear. For example, the lines “I saw again the woman with the wasted face” and “I had not noticed any particular expression on the wasted face” creates fear as the vocabulary changes a lot. At the start of the book, the writer was using pleasant words when she was describing where he had come from. The juxtaposition that was used had built up how gothic and horrible the woman in black was by going from peaceful and light to gloomy and dark. After those lines, the sentence which had contained the line “stared at her, stared until my eyes ached in their sockets, stared in surprise and bewilderment at her presence. This had shown that Susan Hill creates a deep sense of fear by writing that she is very to see for a long time, instead of telling us the reader. This is also giving us what Arthur was dealing, metaphorically put us in his shoes. The three words Susan Hill used, “desperate yearning malevolence”, creates fear and suspicion, indicating that the mysterious woman is searching for something. The word “malevolence” also suggests she is bad and evil. A tiny bit later in the extract the author had written “wanted, needed-must have” which creates a definite feel of tension a horror as the woman will not let anything stop her from whatever she is searching for. The use of
The Assassin Melissa Hodson Life; untimely snatched. Eight years of marriage ceased;
The Assassin Melissa Hodson Life; untimely snatched. Eight years of marriage ceased; 3 years of remorse, led to my demise. I've watched, waited, painfully peering in disbelief at what I'd become. All that remained of me was a distant memory in a church. Rain hit my windscreen blurring my vision. My mind was disorientated in the map of my life. Only focusing on one aim: to find my house through the hazy curtain of rain. Not once did the thought of death creep into my mind. Nor the thought of peering eyes waiting for me; isolated on a hill. A hill that would soon hold a deep, dark, secret. Those eyes. Fixated. Waiting. Hoping. Absorbing the surroundings of what would soon be stained with my blood. As I continued to battle through the rain; he sat. Pondered over his orders. His orders to kill. Orders recited by my husband. The husband who I loved, who broke my heart. The husband who would live with my tortured soul for life. He, who was responsible for the demise of our marriage; a marriage wrecked by his insecurities. False accusations numerated by his lips, the lips that had met another's; the lips that had accused me of the same felony. My car met the cobbles of the drive. His feet met the decaying leaves that lay on the hill. My hand met the clutch; his, the gun. My eyes met the dim light that slightly illuminated my picturesque home, caged in by the hands of ivy