The extracts from Silas Marner and Spoonface Steinberg describe situations which are highly emotional. How does this successfully does each writer convey this depth of feeling to you?

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The extracts from Silas Marner and Spoonface Steinberg describe situations which are highly emotional. How does this successfully does each writer convey this depth of feeling to you? How does each use the qualaties of the chosen genre (i.e novel and radio script) to affect your response?

I am studying two texts: Silas Marner, by George Eliot, and Spoonface Steinberg. The former tells the story of Silas Marner a linen weaver in the West Midlands. He becomes dominated by his gold which he earns from his trade. This gold is stolen, but soon mysteriously a young girl called Eppie arrives on his doorstep. He adopts her and soon begins to see how precious she is to him. Sixteen years later Silas’s gold is presented to him, but now Godfrey and Nancy Cass, who are local land oners want Eppie back Godfrey proclaims to Eppie that she has a future with him and Nancy, leaving Eppie to choose between Silas and Godfrey.

  The second extract, Spoonface Steinberg, is from arecent radio play by Lee Hll. It tells the story of a seven year old girl, Spoonface, who is suffering from cancer and is dying. In the final scene she thinks about some of the people in her life who she is close to, especially Mrs Spud the cleaner.

  Spoonface loves to listen to opera music and this features dramatically in the play.

  I do feel sympathy for Eppie because it must be hard for her now knowing now who her real father is. It is quite a set-back in her life when things are going well. Then something comes along like this and takes the wind of her.

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  Silas is a very caring person, and Eppie knows this deep down in her heart even though he isn’t her real father she realises she cannot desrt Silas after living with him for most of her life. She has grown to love and respect Silas for what he is. She has grown to know who her real father is.

  Now Godfrey, who has turned up out of the blue wants Eppie back. I can see Godfery’s point of view but he cannoy just take a child away from someone like that. It appears as if Godfrey is a ...

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