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Pincher martin
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Discussions on Aice in wonderland - Chapter 4: The Rabbit Sends In A Little Bill.
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Write an essay of not more than 1500 words, referring to Great Expectations and Frankenstein, discussing how origins are explored through realist and other conventions.
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However, in particular, Kiss Me Carol by Farrukh Dhondy, Drunkard Of The River by Michael Anthony and The Exercise by .... have seemed to share a very strong theme in the relationship between father and son
I will be going to compare and contrast the ways in which fathers, sons and the relationship between them are presented in three of the stories I have studied. All of the stories I have read have had shared a common background in one-way or another. However, in particular, Kiss Me Carol by Farrukh Dhondy, Drunkard Of The River by Michael Anthony and The Exercise by .... have seemed to share a very strong theme in the relationship between father and son. The tension created in all three short stories is quite breathtaking and done in different ways in which I will explain and explore. In the story by Farrukh Dhondy, we as the reader are given the impression that Mr Mirah demands respect from his son Jolil. To further prove this point, Jolil does not tell his father about the letter in fear of his farther thinking it's a complaint. In contrast to this, from lines 1-12 we understand that Mr. Miah is a very caring father in which he asks his son "what happened at school?" Mr. Miah beliefs and attitude towards education is one that deserves much respect from the reader. As well as being a very proud man " I send you to school, they turn you into beggar" clear as crystal for the reader to see, Mr Miah finds it almost insulting that his son should play the part of Tim in the school play. Mr. Miah is also a religious man. "said his prayers after sunset" "Allah (Arabic for
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