Two weeks with the Queen is a humorous novel written by Morris Gleitzman. Gleitzman positions the audience to view serious issues such as sibling rivalry, terminal illness and tolerance in a humorous way.

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Two Weeks with the Queen – Analytical Essay

Two weeks with the Queen is a humorous novel written by Morris Gleitzman. Gleitzman positions the audience to view serious issues such as sibling rivalry, terminal illness and tolerance in a humorous way. The main character, Colin is sent to London when his younger brother becomes very sick. Colin finds himself facing all of the above issues but still finds his way through it.

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The first issue that Colin faces is sibling rivalry. This is first shown when Colin’s brother Luke, gets what he wants for Christmas but Colin doesn’t (pg 2-6). Instead, he receives a pair of leather school shoes. Colin becomes jealous, annoyed and a bit upset. He shows spitefulness to Luke and tries to make his parents feel guilty. To make things worse, next thing he knows, Luke is getting to go on an ambulance truck (pg 7-8), then a helicopter (pg 23-26), but what Colin doesn’t realise is that the rivalry he shows towards Luke is blinding him from realising ...

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