tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44912267819959913782024-02-07T05:45:55.823-08:00Much ado about nothingBryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-13082715648097441212013-03-01T09:07:00.001-08:002013-03-01T09:07:02.988-08:001 wedding and a Funeral - Act 4 Scene 1 <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This scene contains no 'comedic' elements. In terms of tragedy there is pathos, bathos and peripeteia.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(Wasn't sure what they meant so googled them and got pathos =<i> </i><span style="background-color: white;"><i>the quality or power, esp in literature or speech, of arousing feelings of pity, sorrow, etc. </i>bathos =<i> </i></span><span style="background-color: white;"><i>An abrupt, unintended transition in style from the exalted to the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect. </i> </span>peripeteia = <span style="background-color: white;"><i>A sudden change of events or reversal of circumstances, especially in a literary work.)</i></span></span><br />
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Why do Claudio and Don Pedro decide upon public humiliation of Hero at the wedding? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: blue;">Claudio and Don Pedro decide to humiliate Hero at the wedding because Claudio want to show he has power over her and that he won't be that effected by what has happened because he still has his reputation. </span></span><br />
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How does Leonato react to Claudio's accusation at the wedding? Why? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: blue;">When Claudio accuses Hero at the wedding Leonato immediately accepts the accusation and wishes his own daughter to be dead because he is so disgraces. This is because he believes the word of a young nobleman over his own daughter. </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21px;">How has Benedick's allegiance shifted in this scene from what it had been before? Why?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Benedick's allegiance shifts by admitting his love for Beatrice. This is a change because previously he wouldn't admit he loves her. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21px;">How does Leonato interpret Hero's facial expression? How does Friar Francis? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> <span style="color: blue;">He gets a little confused on what her facial expressions are actually saying. She would be showing a face of shock about the lies being told about her however he thinks that she is shocked that the truth about her being a dirty girl has come out. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21px;">Who is the first to name Don John as the villain behind the plot? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> <span style="color: blue;">Beatrice.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">What is the purpose of Friar Francis' deception about Hero's supposed death? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> <span style="color: blue;">To make Claudio feel guilty, while they try and find out the truth about why these lies have been told. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21px;">What is the backup plan if Hero's reputation cannot be salvaged?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> <span style="color: blue;">To send her to a nunnery if her reputation is gone. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21px;">How does the language change once Benedick and Beatrice </span><span style="line-height: 21px;"> are alone? Why? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Their language becomes very loving and rhymes a lot. this is because they are admitting their love fir each other that they've had since the start of the play that they've tried to hind. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21px;">Who declares love first for the other, Benedick or Beatrice? Why? What is the complication factor in this romantic climax between Beatrice and Benedick? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> <span style="color: blue;">Benedick admits his love first because he wants to help Beatrice with being upset about her cousin Hero. The complication is that Beatrice says that he must kill Claudio to make everything better. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21px;">How does the lecture explain the ferocity of Beatrice's rage at line 300 - 325? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Beatrice has a rage because she doesn't think that it is fair how Leonato accused Hero straight away believing someone else over his own daughter. This makes her angry because she knows that what has been said about Hero isn't true. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21px;">How does Benedick's decision to challenge Claudio represent a major change for his character? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Benedick's character has changed because in previous scenes if anyone has ever tried to have an arguments with him or said anything not very nice to him he has ran away in fear because he is all mouth and no trousers. however at this time because he wants Beatrice he knows he has to stand up fr himself and Hero for Beatrice. </span></span></span>Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-37984643669450613712013-02-25T08:00:00.004-08:002013-02-25T08:00:58.543-08:00Back to Malaprops, Act 3 Scene 5 <b><u>Fix these first few Dogberry Malapropism </u></b><br />
1. "Marry, sir, I would have some confidence with you that <u>decerns</u> your nearly." <span style="color: blue;">("decerns" but means concerns)</span><br />
2. "Good Verges, sir, speaks a little off the matter: an old man, sir, and his wits are not so <u>blunt</u> as, God help, I would desire they were;" <span style="color: blue;">("blunt" but means sharp)</span><br />
3. "Comparisons are <u>odorous</u>: palabras, neighbour Verges." <span style="color: blue;">("odorous" but means arduous)</span><br />
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<b><u>Questions</u></b><br />
1. What does Dogberry's want about all to communicate to Leonato in this scene? Why? How does this impede the discovery of the crime against Hero?<br />
<span style="color: blue;"> Dogberry only wants to tell Leonato how great he is a watchman. He doesn't realise he can stop the tragedy and crime against Hero happening. He does this because he wants to further his career and get recognised for what a great according to him job he does. Dogberry should be telling him that he's arrested the two men who started the crime against Hero. </span><br />
2. What is the great honor which Leonato bestows upon Dogberry and Verges?<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Leonato says that they 'are tedious' meaning they are the most boring people he's ever met, yet they take it as a joke and think that they are given the honor of something else. </span>Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-80250282221162725652013-02-25T07:44:00.003-08:002013-02-25T07:44:43.890-08:00"Benedictus" Act 3 Scene 4<u><b>Margaret's role</b></u><br />
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<li>Yet more comic relief </li>
<li>Is she a distraction from a more serious point? </li>
<li>Hero is "uneasy" and Beatrice "unwell"</li>
<li>Are the pre wedding jitters or something more significant which we are "deceived" about? </li>
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<b><u>Bawdiness</u></b></div>
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<li>" 'Twill be heavier soon by the weight of a man" </li>
<li>"The heavier for a husband"</li>
<li>"A maid and stuffed! There's a goodly catching of a cold."</li>
<li>"Cardus Benedictus" (not bawdy)</li>
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1. How has Beatrice changed in this scene from her previous behavior Identify two sexual jokes the girls make this scene? </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Beatrice has changed because she thought she could never love and that no man would ever be good enough for her. However in this scene she is feeling sick because she doesn't know how she fells about Benedict. So when Margaret says about "Cardus Benedictus" she immediately defends herself and denies it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"> One sexual joke that the girls make is " 'Twill be heavier soon by the weight of a man" this is a sexual joke because it could be implied as a sexual relationship between Hero and Claudio. A second joke is "A maid and stuffed! There's a goodly catching of a cold." this could be seen as a sexual joke because stuffed is can also be referred to as being pregnant as well as having a stuffed nose from a cold.</span></div>
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2. What is the "Cardus Benedictus" referred to in the scene, and what does Beatrice think it means? </div>
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<span style="color: blue;"> "Cardus Benedictus" is a holy thistle, considered a cure for money illnesses. However Beatrice believes that Margaret is hinting at her love for Benedict and over reacts which makes her seem rather guilty and that she does have feelings for him.</span></div>
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3. Are we deceived by Margaret's humor? </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">We are because her sexual jokes hide the uneasiness of Beatrice and Hero. This is foreshadowing what will happen at the wedding. Margaret acts as a comic relief before the tragedy of the wedding. Act 3, Scene 4 ends quickly this along with Margaret's humor makes the distance between comedy and tragedy so large that the switch is traumatic for the audience. </span></div>
Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-86701335586229988302013-02-25T06:44:00.002-08:002013-02-25T06:44:47.117-08:00Malapropism, idiocy, farce and the Watch. Act 3 Scene III<b><u>COMIC RELIEF </u></b><br />
A humorous or farcical interlude in a serious literary work or drama, especially a tragedy,intended to relieve the dramatic tension or heighten the emotional impact by means of contrast.<br />
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The action switches from light hearted comedy to nasty and vindictive trickery.<br />
Don John tells Claudio and Don Pedro that Hero is cheating even though she isn't and Claudio believes it straight away without even asking Hero.</div>
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<b><u>NOW</u></b><br />
Learn that Dogberry and Verges aren't very good watchman. They mess up on word confusing themselves and others. (malapropism)<br />
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Borachio and Conrade enter and, within earshot of the watch, discuss how Borachio earned 1,000 crowns by executing an evil plan for Don John. Borachio then reveals his evening's activity to Conrade, describing how he and Margaret enacted a scene of Hero's infidelity outside her bedroom window. Borachio also tells Conrade how Claudio became angry and swore that he would shame Hero at church the next morning. Just as Borachio finishes his tale, Seacoal and his men emerge from the shadows; the two are placed under arrest and taken offstage.<br />
<b><u>After</u></b><br />
Claudio will shame Hero even though she has done no wrong.<br />
We know that Don John's trickery is likely to be revealed.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>A03 - Criticism</u></span></div>
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Take away from Much Ado all that which is not indispensable to the plot, either as having little to do with it or at best like Dogbertt and comrades forced into the service. When any other less ingeniously absurd watchman and night-constable would have answered the mere necessities of the action; take away Benedick, Beatrice, Dogberry and the reaction of the former on the character of Hero, -and what remains? The implication is nothing, or almost nothing: so that the play as a whole has no purpose that it has no unity and failing to show even a thwarted striving toward unity, is most conveniently for the critic resolved into its elements. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1em; white-space: pre;"><b>Coleridge</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre;">Any other less ingeniously absurd watchman and night-constable would have answered the more neccessities of the action. <b>Coleridge</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre;">1. What does Dogberry utter so many "malaprops"? Identify three such misusages of words? </span></div>
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<li><span style="color: blue; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre;"> "First who think you the <u>desartless</u> man to be constable?" (desartless malapropism for deserving meaning the complete opposite."</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre;"> "This is your charge: you shall <u>comprehend</u> all vagrom men;" (comprehend malapropism for apprehend)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre;"> "You are thought here to be the most </span><u style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre;">senseless</u><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre;"> and fit man for the constable of the watch." (senseless malapropism for sensible)</span></span></li>
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2. What is the serious social problem underlying the satire on Dogberry and his all volunteer watch? </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The serious social problem is that the police are ineffective they want to do as little work as possible and think that they cannot be associated with people such as thieves because honest men such as they are should not mix with dishonest men. They also do not wanna deal with anything if it did happen so if they see a vagrant they don't have to run after him if he doesn't stop because it is no longer their problem. </span></div>
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3. What seems to be Dogberry's primary concern in his instructions to the volunteer watchmen? </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Dogberry's primary concern is not having to be disturbed from his sleep and have to deal with anyone. He may also be a really lazy person who has no cares at all about anyone else but himself and so if the other watchmen do not disturb him then he has had what he wanted. </span></div>
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4. How are the watchmen able to discover what Borachio has done? How much do they understand of what they have found out? </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The watchmen are able to discover what Borachio has done by overhearing the conversation Borachio has with Conrade telling him about how he got 1,000 crowns by executing an evil plan for Don John. They don't understand any of what they have heard they just know it is wrong somehow. This is because although Borachio did the crime he wasn't the perpetrator and Conrade was only hearing about it from Borachio so didn't know about it until the watchman learnt about it. </span></div>
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5. From what we learn from Borachio's account of the deception how was he able to fool the Prince and Claudio? </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">From Borachio's account of the deception we learn that the Prince and Claudio didn't really see Hero messing around with another boy but instead it was him and Margaret who were doing it to fool Claudio into thinking it was Hero. We also learn that he only did it because he was paid good money by Don John, which links to when Don John says that 'You may think I love you not; let that appear hereafter, and aim better at me by that I now will manifest.' because he is showing that he doesn't love Claudio because he is trying to ruin his relationship. </span></div>
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Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-25911646415242199842013-02-22T07:19:00.001-08:002013-02-22T07:19:30.574-08:00Transformation Act 3.2Beatrice says that she doesn't want a man with a beard and neither one without. This is because this was seen as the sexual ideal of the time.<br />
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Benedict changes his appearance to impress Beatrice as he knows that she doesn't want a man with a beard because he would be too old, he also has a proper wash and puts aftershave on because he thinks it will make her love him more.<br />
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Dressing to impress is Benedict's way of getting more attention from Beatrice. He wears his best clothes, his shirt unbuttoned so far and German trousers.<br />
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MORE BAWDINESS - She shall be buried with her face upwards.<br />
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<u>Deception </u><br />
<span style="color: blue;">1<span style="font-size: x-small;">. </span>According to Claudio and Pedro how has Benedict changed since we last saw him? How does Benedict explain the change in his behavior?</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"> Benedict changed by shaving his beard off, he also was wearing his smartest clothes "as a German from the waist downwards". These changes caused Claudio and Don Pedro to upset Benedict, and making him run away. Benedict tries to explain to them that he has had to shave his beard because he has toothache "I have the toothache". He actually has done all of this to impress Beatrice. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">2. How does Don John's choice of language make the impact of his revelation about Hero all the more devastating to Claudio? </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: red;">Don John uses a lot of apologetic language for disturbing them to make them feel like they are of great power, although he is of more. "My lord,and brother" and "If it pleased you;" are both examples of him being very polite and apologetic. He also says that they may think he doesn't like them but it's not the case. however it is, but they don't release what he's actually saying "let that appear here after." meaning he will show he really doesn't like them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">3. Why does Claudio immediately announced he will shame Hero in the church at the wedding?</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: red;">Claudio does this because he doesn't want to be ashamed so if he ended it he still shows that he is of great power, and of a hierarchy over Hero. It would also show everyone how that he is the one who will be better off out of the relationship. He doesn't really care at this moment if what he's been told is true or not but about his pride and reputation. </span>Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-72364344175146888512013-02-13T05:14:00.001-08:002013-02-13T05:14:34.079-08:00Deception Table<br />
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<td class="xl6331436" height="20" style="height: 15pt; width: 66pt;" width="88">Scene</td>
<td class="xl6331436" style="width: 146pt;" width="194">Character</td>
<td class="xl6331436" style="width: 69pt;" width="92">Right/Wrong</td>
<td class="xl6331436" style="width: 293pt;" width="391">Deception</td>
<td class="xl6331436" style="width: 361pt;" width="481">Quote</td></tr>
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<td class="xl1531436" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Act 2 Scene 1 </td>
<td class="xl1531436">Don John</td>
<td class="xl1531436">Wrong</td>
<td class="xl1531436">Makes Claudio jealous by saying Dan Pedro plans to wed
Hero</td>
<td class="xl6331436"> <span class="font031436">'Signior you are very near my brother in his love' he is an
enamour'd on Hero'</span></td></tr>
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<td class="xl1531436" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Act 2 Scene 2</td>
<td class="xl1531436">Borachio</td>
<td class="xl1531436">Wrong</td>
<td class="xl1531436">Makes a plot to ruin Claudios marrage plans</td>
<td class="xl1531436"> 'Be you constant in
the accousation and my cunning shall not shame me'</td></tr>
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<td class="xl1531436" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Act 2 Scene 3</td>
<td class="xl1531436">Don Pedro, Claudio & Leonato</td>
<td class="xl1531436">Right</td>
<td class="xl1531436">Tells Benedick on purpose that Beatrice loves him </td>
<td class="xl1531436"> ' that your niece
Beatrice was in love with signior Benedick'</td></tr>
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<td class="xl1531436" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Act 3 Scene 1</td>
<td class="xl1531436">Hero</td>
<td class="xl1531436">Right</td>
<td class="xl1531436">Arranges for Beatrice to over hear that Benedick loves
her</td>
<td class="xl1531436"> 'my talk to thee
must be how Benedick is sick in love with
Beatrice'</td></tr>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">AO2- Language, Structure and
Form<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">In
act 2, scene 3 there is a quibble when Don Pedro and Balthasar have a
conversation and the word ‘note’. A quibble is a wordplay that uses as many
different meanings to a word in a smallest amount of time possible. They also
have a word play when they use the word ‘crotchets’ this is because it is also
a type of note.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Don
Pedro</span></i><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">: . . . Do it in notes.<br />
Balthasar: Note this before my
notes;<br />
There's not a note of mine that's worth the noting.<br />
Don Pedro: Why, these are very
crotchets that he speaks.<br />
Note notes, forsooth, and nothing!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Structure and Repetition<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Also
in act 2, scene 3 there is another wordplay when Benedick has a monologue and
uses several structural variations repeating the same thing over and over in
different ways. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">".
. . one woman is fair, yet I am well; another is wise, yet I am well; another
virtuous, yet I am well" and "rich shall she be, that's certain:
wise, or I'll none; virtuous, or I'll never cheapen her; fair, or I'll never
look on her; mild, or come not near me; noble, or not I for an angel."<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">AO3- Critical Interpretation<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Both
scenes are a deception of each other. In act 2, scene 3 Benedick ‘notes’ that
Beatrice is in love with him and in act 3, scene 1 the other way round. These
are both contrived and forced scenes are needed within the play otherwise a lot
of the following events may not happen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">AO4- Social and Historical
Context. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The
word nothing has many different meanings; Shakespeare may or may not have put ‘nothing’
in the title for a reason. He might have done so that people could interpret it
in many different ways using the different meaning of ‘nothing’ or he may not
and it was only after it was written that it was realised that it had double
meanings. In Shakespeare’s time the word
nothing was pronounced as ‘noting’ allowing many different interpretations. Nothing has 4 main meanings: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">nothing<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(as in present parlance): not
anything, zero, zilch,nada<br />
nothing:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>In Shakespeare's time,
"thing" and "nothing" ("nothing") were slang
words for referring to a sexual organ; thus phrases with the word
"nothing" sometimes had sexual or erotic connotations<br />
noting:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>writing musical notes<br />
noting:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>observing, overhearing, perceiving<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">In
both act 2, scene 3 and act 3, scene 1 there is a lot of noting within the
meaning over observing, overhearing and perceiving. This is because both
Benedick and Beatrice overhear other peoples conversations, and are told that
each other loves them. This may show that Shakespeare deliberately put the word
nothing in the title to imply what it is to come within the play.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-89681758747555889882012-12-10T12:45:00.002-08:002012-12-10T12:45:20.351-08:00Symbolism <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Water, cleaning and washing: Could be seen as a symbol of starting up on
the road again. For example when they get to the bunker and they have a wash
they get food and decent sleep when they start on the road it's like the start
of the journey all over again. It could also be seen as keeping them humane
like when the man washes the boys hair because of the brains in it he is
washing away all the wrong doings that have previously happened.<br />
<br />
The Mountain: Could be a symbol for the journey they are taking because a
journey up a mountain is long and challenging like their journey will be/is.
However could be seen a metaphor for God because it is always looking over
them.<br />
<br />
The Sea: Could be seen as a symbol of hope and sometimes as a destination for
the end of the journey. The sea is their hope because they constantly planing
on getting there and seeing the blue sea which they don't see when they get
there as their destination for their journey.<br />
<br />
The Colour Grey (gray American spelling)/ Ash: Is showing the limited palette
that he uses throughout the novel. It also shows the lack of humanity along the
road with the amount of darkness and dullness of the novel.<br />
<br />
Fire: Could be seen as symbol of light, it's the only light in the world. It is
also a sign them being the good guys because only them carry the light. However
the point about the carrying the light is contradicted when the trees are all
on fire and there is loads of ash shows that maybe the good guys caused the
apocalypse.<br />
<br />
Sight/ Sightless: Could be a symbol that the world has lost all forms of sight
and seeing what is left and how it has changed.<br />
<br />
Seeds: Can be seen as a sign of new life. But there are no vegetables for seeds
growing anymore so it can be seen as last sign of life.<br />
<br />
Music/ Musical instruments: There are very little music in the novel however
the part where the boy is given a flute may be a symbol of future things are
yet to come to do with music. The silence of the novel however could be seen as
type of musical symbol of how lonely they are and how they never know what is
coming because there is no sound.<br />
<br />
Animal imagery: There are very little animals in the novel. The dog however
could be a symbol of hope because it is the only animal we have seen in the
whole novel. There are also the fish at the end of the novel however I don't
understand the meaning of them.<br />
<br />
Religious imagery: The man talks to God throughout the novel. And when the man
dies the woman says about God as well and he talks to his dad who is also God.
The other symbol of God is that it could be God telling the story of what is
happening to the boy and the man.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The can of coca-cola: This could be a symbol of being very American because
they believe sharing their first coke with their child is very important. It
can also be a sign of the past where people all knew what coke was and no body
needed to ask about.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue;"> </span>Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-51735203544002001392012-11-24T06:15:00.002-08:002012-11-24T06:15:25.470-08:00Voice and Point of View<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">The Road </span><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;">is written in the third person, in the voice of an omniscient narrator, with the characters referred to as ‘he’ or ‘the boy’. However, within this, McCarthy manipulates and plays with the narrative voice and the point of view from which the story is seen. Here are some of the things you might find interesting to explore in relation to the narrative voice of </span><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">The Road: </span></span><br />
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;">– 3rd person voice, omniscient point of view</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;">– 3rd person voice, from the point of view of the man</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;">– 3rd person voice, from the point of view of the boy</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;">– unattributed dialogue (i.e. without ‘he said’)</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;">– decontextualised dialogue (without commentary from the narrator)</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;">– unattributed thoughts (i.e. without ‘he thought’)</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;">– not signalling where the narrative ends and dialogue or the thoughts of a character in the first person begin</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;">– dream sequences related without a clear sense of whether it is in the third or first person</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;">– 3rd person </span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;">free indirect style</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;"> where the reader not only feels he/she is seeing events from a character’s perspective but that it is in the character’s own words, not those of the narrative voice. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>P.G 32</b></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Free indirect style</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">McCarthy does this to make the reader question who is narrating and possibly confuse them because it seems as though there is a second narrator who speaks about there being 'no godspoken men.'</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">He changes his point of view during this part he asks a rhetorical question and this could possibly mean that the man is talking to someone. He also may have lost his faith with god when his wife killed herself. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">It leaves the reader asking more questions about the man and what actually happened to him</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">It could also link to an omniscient narrator because of the god like voice maybe it could actually be god telling the story and that's why it is so important they keep the light as a sign of faith</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">However could come across as the man having an inner thought. He doesn't usually let these emotions show because he thinks if he blocks them out everything will be for the better and he won't get upset thinking back about his wife. </span></span></span></li>
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Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-42936657106397066332012-11-24T05:58:00.001-08:002012-11-24T05:58:04.423-08:00The Role of Women<table style="border-collapse: collapse; color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Father: 23</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First thoughts: </span></b><br />
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a mans world</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Women are seen as weaker so may not survive an apocalypse </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The man blames the woman for his loneliness</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Woman symbolize life and reproduction (with no more women there is no life left.) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The woman is dead so she cant really be in the book</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The boy is more dependent on his dad which is the opposite to the normality where it is seen that the mother has a stronger relationship</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It isn't oedipal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You must be a man to survive</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Women aren't put in a good light </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Male characters are weak and ignorant. Where as women are strong and that's why she killed herself</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Men caused the apocalypse so maybe they should be the ones that have to carry on living </span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>P.G 17</b></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He still doesn't hate her although he yearns for her and not in just a sexual way</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They obviously had a decent amount of money because they can go to big theaters</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is now realizing how much he's lost </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It let's you know about the mans past and how there used to be a women in the life</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He doesn't want to remember her constantly because he knows it will upset him</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>P.G 54</b></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are both showing a more mature relationship because they are having a baby</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She shows her dependency on the man by asking 'What is happening?'</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Life and death in one section because the apocalypse is`about to happen yet she is pregnant which shows a sign of new life</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The birth is never mentioned of the boy, maybe see as sad because it means</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> someone else was dependent on them </span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>P.G 56</b></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The boy wanting his 'mom' back</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The man regrets not keeping the woman in their lives because things might be better for them if they had</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The boy wishes he was dead like his mom because he longs for a different type of attention maybe a bit more affection</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>P.G 57</b></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The man and the woman are arguing over whether she should kill herself</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She knows what will happen in the future and she would rather die now than in the future when things will get worse for them</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The woman makes herself seem like a horrible person who's cheating on him and is running off with death, this could be to make it easier for the man. </span></li>
</ul>
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Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-50678196680608941692012-11-24T05:19:00.002-08:002012-11-24T05:19:10.090-08:00Screen Play<b>Episode 1:</b> Opens on the man dreaming of the women before the apocalypse when they are at the theater. He then wakes and we are introduced to the boy and man and the circumstances that they live in now. There is flashbacks of the women and of when she killed herself. It will end with the man leaving his wallet in the road with the picture of his wife.<br />
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<b>Episode 2:</b> They will meet the road rat and the man will kill him because he threatens the boy. They also meet the man who has been struck by lightening. Finally they see the cannibalistic men and women that are locked in a cellar of a house. As they go to leave the house the people who are keeping them captive come back and they have to run. It will end on them running away from them into a field.<br />
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<b>Episode 3: </b>Opens on them sleeping in the field. They walk to the beach and see a boat. In the boat there is food that they get. When they go back to the cart it's been taken. They follow the trial of sand to a town. Where the man gets shot in the leg with an arrow. The man dies and the boy walks off with another family.<br />
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We chose these parts because we think they are the most interesting things that happen throughout the book. We also think that it shows different sides to the boy and the man.Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-89344643654836092152012-11-17T04:04:00.001-08:002012-11-17T04:04:13.058-08:00The Gruffalo written like McCarthyWhen he woke in the woods in the first grey light. He rose and walked out to the road. In front was a limping old fox. He walked behind and studied him and finally walked past him.<br />
Where are you going to, little brown mouse? Come and have lunch in my underground house.<br />
It's terribly kind of you, Fox, but no I'm going to have lunch with a gruffalo.<br />
A gruffalo? What's a gruffalo?<br />
A gruffalo why didn't you know? He has terrible tusks and terrible claws and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws.<br />
Where are you meeting him?<br />
Here by this rock and his favorite food is roasted fox.<br />
Roasted fox I'm off! Goodbye little mouse!<br />
Silly old fox doesn't he know there's no such thing as a gruffalo. Soon the mouse could no longer see the fox but along came a flying owl. Swooping silently down. Moving the dust on the road as he flapped for the final few times.<br />
Where are you going to, little brown mouse? Come and have tea in my treetop house.<br />
It's frightfully nice of you, Owl, but no I'm going to have tea with a gruffalo.<br />
A gruffalo? What's a gruffalo?<br />
A gruffalo why didn't you know? He has knobbly knees and turned-out toes and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose.<br />
Where are you meeting him?<br />
Here by this stream and his favorite food is owl ice cream.<br />
Owl ice cream! Goodbye little mouse!<br />
Sill old owl doesn't he know there's no such thing as a gruffalo. The owl was out of sight before the mouse could think any more of it. He carried on walking soon came a track in the dust of the road. He could not tell what creature it was but knew it was dangerous. He carried on walking, sat in the middle of the road was a snake. He stood and looked at him. The mouse knew he had to carry on. He hid his face and walked past the snake.<br />
Where are you going to, little brown mouse? Come and have a feast in my logpile house.<br />
It's wonderfully good of you, Snake, but no I'm going to have a feast with a gruffalo.<br />
A gruffalo? What's a gruffalo?<br />
A gruffalo why didn't you know? His eyes are orange and his tongue is black and he has purple prickles all over his back. Where are you meeting him?<br />
Here by this lake and his favorite food is scrabbled snake.<br />
Scrabbled snake! It's time I hid. Goodbye little mouse!<br />
Sill old snake doesn't he know there's no such thing as a gruffalo.<br />
Across a field the mouse saw a house. He stood outside the house and stared. He stood listening. He tried the door it swung slowly on it's great brass hinges. He looked inside but before he could move. A floorboard creaked.The mouse froze. All he could hear was footsteps coming towards him, but who is this creature with terrible claws and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws? He has knobbly knees and turned-out toes and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose. His eyes are orange and his tongue is black. He has purple prickles all over his back.<br />
Oh help! Oh no! It's a gruffalo!<br />
My favorite food you'll taste good on a slice of bread!<br />
Good? Don't call me good! I'm the scariest creature on this road. Just walk behind me and soon you'll see, everyone is afraid of me.<br />
All right, you go ahead and I'll follow after.<br />
They walked and walked in complete silence. Looking around to see. Listening for what could be behind or hidden in the trees.<br />
I hear a hiss in the leaves ahead.<br />
It's snake, why snake, hello!<br />
Oh crumbs! Goodbye little mouse.<br />
Before the gruffalo could say a word the snake had gone to his house and the mouse had started to walk away. The gruffalo ran after him.<br />
You see? I told you so.<br />
Amazing<br />
They walked some more in silence again. Checking their surrounding. The mouse kept checking the gruffalo was behind.<br />
I hear a hoot in the trees ahead.<br />
It's Owl, why, owl hello!<br />
Oh dear! Goodbye little mouse!<br />
Off went the owl into the clouds in the sky to never be seen again. As the gruffalo stared into the sky looking after the owl the mouse moved on and started to walk at a slow pace until the gruffalo had caught up.<br />You see. I told you so.<br />
Astounding!<br />
The gruffalo then stopped and looked at the tracks in the dust.<br />
It's Fox, why, Fox hello!<br />
Oh help! Goodbye little mouse.<br />
And off ran the fox into the forest to never be seen again.<br />
Well Gruffalo you see? Everyone is afraid of me! But now my tummy's beginning to ruble and my favorite food is gruffalo crumple!<br />
Gruffalo crumble<br />
And quick as the wind he turned and fled. The mouse was never messed with ever again by anyone because the story of the gruffalo was passed on down the generations. All was quiet in the deep dark road. The mouse found a nut and the nut was good.<br />
<br />Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-25751138427054243222012-11-14T09:48:00.003-08:002012-11-14T09:48:54.470-08:00the endingDeus ex Machina = God is in the machine (disappointment to the end of the novel)<br />
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<b>I think the end is when the welcoming of the boy by the woman.</b><br />
<b>Page: 306</b><br />
'Oh, she said, I am so glad to see you.' I think this is the end of the novel because there has been no women throughout however this little section contradicts this. If the man had been on his own he may have eaten the boy or at least not have let him come with them and have to share their supplies with him. The women could be a sign of femininity in the world or hope for the future because you need women to reproduce and make a future world. We also don't know what she is so pleased to see him although could they be sent by the mother from above in heaven to help the boy because she feels guilty for leaving him in the situation. However also seems a bit covenant that they came walking along the road and are willing to look after him. Themes that come through are of religion which links to the fact that his mother could have sent them by God, this could also be shown by the women talking about God a lot. 'She said that the breath of God was his breath yet though it pass from men to men through all of time.'<br />
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<b>Others think it's when they get to the beach.</b><br />
'He looked at the boy. I'm sorry it's not blue.' Could show constant sadness and that this is a really disappointment because they have been looking forward to it so badly. It also continues the limited palette and the fact that they want to see more colours in the world. 'do you reckon there's any ships out there. No I don't think so.' They sort of seem to give up and have no hope now if nothing is out there. They have in a way got to the end of the road but it wasn't what they expected it to be. Could the dead fish be a symbol for what could happen to them very soon.<br />
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<b>Another point of view is when the man dies.</b><br />
<b>p.298-300</b><br />
As the story has been from the man's point of view for the whole novel how will the story continue now? When the boy continues the story it has a different narrative tone, it is a bit more hopeful.The cave is mentioned again just before death like the start of the novel. It's a sign of the light fading, could it also be a symbol that the whole world is dying not just the man. 'In that cold corridor they had reached the point of no return which was measured from the first solely by the light they carried with them.'Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-41989472498672592422012-11-14T09:23:00.001-08:002012-11-14T09:23:16.551-08:00structure and the handling of timeWhat does it mean to be alive in a dead world?<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Existentialism </b></span></div>
P.g 212<br />
The repetition of the letter S symbolises the noise that the river makes as that is all they hear because it'masked' any other noise. It uses sibalences to do this. The short sentences with the odd long one makes you read quickly. The words are all very simple and child like. It's written like a child's story because of the way most of the sentences start with 'He' or 'They'. It is a very slow dull part of the story. However could be seen as important to the novel because it is when the man is worrying about the boy never speaking and the seeing how far they still have to go without actually knowing where exactly they are.<br />
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'Nights dark beyond darkness and the days more grey each one then what had gone before.'<i> This is an extract where narrative time is used as well as a reference to the passage of day. It could also indicate the the past has been a long time and nothing has ever changed.</i><br />
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p.g78<br />
'He woke in the night with the cold and rose and broke up more wood for the fire.' <i>This is a reference to the passage of the day. Could also refer to time of year for example Autumn or Winter because of the fact he was woken by the 'cold'.</i><br />
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p.g110<br />
'They kicked snow over the fire and went on through the trees and circled and came back.' <i>Could be a reference to winter from the snow. </i><br />
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p.g 111<br />
'They'd has no food and little sleep in five days.' <i>This reference shows narrative time is telescoped, so it skips a few days.</i><br />
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'They stayed at the house for four days eating and sleeping.' <i>This is a passage which narrative time is telescoped. </i><br />
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'In the morning he built a fire and walked out on the beach while the boy slept.' <i>This is a reference to the passage of day. </i><br />
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p.g294<br />
'Winter was already upon them.' <i>This passage tells us that it is winter. </i>Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-1180919156615603792012-11-10T09:19:00.000-08:002012-11-14T08:58:25.602-08:005+5=1 (again still doesn't make sense to me)<br />
1. I've learnt that women are very few in the novel and are seen as a sign of reproduction rather than a lover or friend. This also link to Oedipal's idea that and men want to kill their fathers so they can sleep with their mothers, because he isn't used at all throughout the novel.<br />
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3. I've learnt there is a lot mystical creatures that have different symbols in the novel that I didn't understand the first time I read it.</div>
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4. I've learnt that the pace is changed by the punctuation.</div>
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5. I learnt that existentialism is when your alive in a dead world. </div>
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2. Sounds</div>
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Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-49761866674088558762012-11-10T09:07:00.002-08:002012-11-14T09:01:26.386-08:00Key Episodes<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Key Episodes...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Pages: 1-6</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">It makes me feel emotions of sadness, guilt, confusion and privileged for what I have compared to them. He does this by using emotive language. 'Tolling in the silence the minutes of the earth and the hours and the days of it and the years without cease.' We predict that the cart my get stolen or brake so it could no longer be of purpose to them. They might meet someone on The Road, and possible shoot them or themselves 'He took the pistol from his belt and laid it on the cloth.' There is no change of mood in this episode it is all drab, slow, dark and dusty. We could see the Gas Station as a sign of hope however it doesn't realise the tension it is still very sceptical. 'We have to go back.' This hows that they feel they have no choice but to do the things they do like keep walking and going back to the Station for gas. From this first little bit we know it's a man and his son 'Papa'. From the word papa we get the idea that the boy is very young and reliant on the man. We also get the understanding that the man takes care of the boy 'I'm right here. I know.' The novel is simple, with a lack of punctuation, there is no climax in this section as nothing of great importance happens. The language however is sophisticated in certain areas 'glaucoma' is used to explain the eye infection instead of just saying an eye disorder. It's also symbolic of what they can see in the road, cloudy, misty and unclear. Another symbol in this section is the Beast 'a creature that raised it's dripping mouth from the rime stone pod and stared into the light with eyes dead white and sightless as the eggs of spiders.' This is a symbol of dead like creatures that are floating around in the atmosphere a bit like the dust. This episode is important because it is the first time you meet the characters, it's also the first time you imagine the setting, it also builds a atmosphere and a little tension. It establishes the desperation that is throughout the novel, the relationship between the two characters and the thought of being chased.</span><br />
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This episode made me feel sad, the reason for feeling sad was that the boy wanted so badly to help this poor man who had 'been struck by lightening' and yet his father wouldn't allow them too. As this episode went on a felt a little bit better as the man had done the right thing by not letting the man have the food that they needed 'We cant share what we have or we'll do too.' The story could go on to meet some other people where the boy wants to help but the man says no, or the man could chose to help a certain few and the boy gets confused on why he helps them but not others. I suppose it is a lighter part of the book the thought of meeting someone or though there isn't a change of mood because the man doesn't help them in anyway. There is a little more tension because you don't know if the 'burntlooking' man is going to harm them in anyway like he might have a pistol like they do. We learn even more that the boy is easily scared and uses the man as a barrier for fear 'The boy hung on to his father's coat.' You could also say that that man tries to keep him from all the bad things and tries to protect him although he knows he won't be able to do it for the rest of the boys life. The language is very much the same with the simple words and variation of sentences. The main image that is foregrounded is of the man who has 'One of his eyes burnt' it goes into great detail of the man and how scary he comes across, although he doesn't try to harm them as he is tired and slowly dying. Although this an important part because it shows another side of the man but it isn't as important as some of the other episodes. It stands out because it is one of the first characters we meet in the story that isn't the main.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pages: 62-69</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This episode made me feel scared for them and it also changed my opinion of the man. My opinion changed because I never thought he would kill someone he acted completely different in this episode to any other time in the book. I also made me think about what the man did before the apocalypse because he 'fired from a two-handed position balanced on both knees at a distance of six feet' and got the man exactly in the head. The story might go on to meet other people that the man might have to shoot or the boy may feel like he can't go on after what has just happened to him 'covered with gore and mute as a stone.' It is defiantly a change of mood and there is a large increase in tension, because you don't know if the boy will get hurt or if the man will miss or what will happen after the man has shot the gun' 'set off up the old roadway at a dead run'. The boy is shown as being very vulnerable in this, the man is also shown as being maybe a military man before the disaster as he knows exactly how to shoot the man and miss the boy. The relationship is also shows as the boy is so dependant on the man at that point 'he dove and grabbed the boy'. The language in this episode is quite a bit different because when the man speaks to the 'roadrat' he uses intelligent words such as 'colliculus' and 'temporal gyrus' this indicate that he may have prier training to this. The image of the man dying is given in detail 'lay with blood bubbling from the hole in his forehead.' This makes the image stick in your mind like it has in the boys and the man's. This is defiantly a key episode because it shows a different side to the man and about what will happen if anyone else tries to harm his son.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pages: 112-121</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This episode made me think of a horror film because in horror films there is always someone in the room that is locked and normally not a very nice someone or something. McCarthy made me feel like this by building up lots of tension and slowing down the novel. The story might go on with the man and boy going to another house and possibly not escaping this time from the people that have captured the people who are in the cellar and then goes on to tell us how they all escaped. The mood changes a little bit because it gets a bit more serious and scary. There is defiantly an increase of tension at this point because you don't know what's behind the door or if the captures will return at any point. 'Coming across the field towards the house were four bearded men and two women.' The characters are shown as being inquisitive but also very cautious. 'He would have ample time later to think about that.' is his comment about the pile of clothing. The language is again very simple this might just be because the man has only had conversations with the boy for the last couple of years. The people being trapped could also be a symbol of them because they are trapped in this world of uncertainty and never knowing if that day will be their last. 'Help us, they whispered. Please help us.' It could be seen as a key episode however I don't think it is because it isn't as important as other parts such as when the man kills the 'roadrat'.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pages: 210-215</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This episode makes me feel sick at the thought of eating a human being let a lone a child, you also don't know if they only had the child to kill them and eat them which also made me feel sick. The writer does this by giving very little detail about the people or the infant on the stick 'What the boy had seen was a charred human infant headless and gutted and blackening on the spit.' From that bit we understand the child that the people were about to eat is actually a baby who never knew wrong and the life they could have had. The boy and man might have to eat a human later on as a mater of life or death, however they may go on and get court and someone else wants to eat them. This is a tense moment because the people whose food it is may come back at any time and then capture them and eat them eventually. The boy is still shown as being very young as he asks 'Can I hold your hand?' this shows he's scared and he knows the man wants to protect him from all bad things. There relationship is shown as being very strong at this point because the man even picks the boy up and caries him even though he is very weak. He does this to show the boy he does care and he knows that it was a horrible thing for him to see. The language is still the same as the rest of the novel, there is very little punctuation, however have the occasional really long sentence or really short sentence. It is a key episode because it shows how close the boy and man are even if they don't talk very much, have very little conversation, or show affection to each other. It also stands out because of the baby being eaten which is quite a gruesome thing.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pages: 227-230</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It makes me feel emotions of happiness yet still cautious for them. The fact that they have made it to the coast shows that they must have come a long way, also because 'They ate well' it kinda shows that things are looking up because they have enough food to eat well instead of saving it for other days. The plot could go on to when their back in really difficult situations where they have no food or clean water. They could also end up in a town with lots of other people that have joined together to survive. There is a change of mood and it is a lighter moment in the novel. I guess it's lighter because it's the first time the boy has shown signs of happiness 'We did good, didn't we Papa?' and although they know they've got a long way to go they look on the positive side of it all. 'He knew that he was placing hopes where he'd no reason to.' The characters don't really develop in this section apart from having more hope that they're going to live and get to the coast. The language is simple again showing there simplicity and how little things such as canned foods and new to them shoes. This is defiantly a key episode because they have a sign of hope and things seem better. This bit really sticks out in the novel although there are no chapters because this is the first time they mention something none related to the road, the beach. There's also the disappointment on the boys face because the sea isn't blue, this can also show how we imagined the sea to always look like.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pages: 270-278</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This episode made me feel really sorry for them as they had done quite a bit of work for the few things that had and yet someone came along and just took them. McCarthy does this by making them out to be very innocent and as though they have never stolen anything from others before. The plot could go on for them to meet the people that stole their stuff and they may have to shoot one of them or they may be captured by the people who took their stuff. This is sort of an increased tension part because it makes you question what they will do if they don't get their cart back or they end up meeting the people who took the cart and what will the man do? It again shows the boys innocents because he begins 'to cry' about the cart being taken and would probably prefer to stop and do nothing. The man is also shown in a different way because he makes catching the people into a game for the little boy rather than just walking after them like they walk everyday. The language is simple and has speech of basic things they need to talk about rather then talk about anything else. For example the man comforts the boy but in very few words, 'Stay with me, the man said. Stay right with me.' Could the things being taken be a simple for someone going to be taken away by death either the boy or man? It is a key episode because we want to read on to see what happens.</span>Bryonypghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632580743414256378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491226781995991378.post-26871001431045269692012-11-07T09:34:00.001-08:002012-11-14T08:56:28.026-08:00quotations <br />
'THIS IS MY CHILD, HE SAID. I WASH A DEAD MAN'S BRAINS OUT OF HIS HAIR. THAT IS MY JOB.'<br />
<span style="color: red;">In this quote it suggests the genre of the novel is going to be horror, with the imagery of washing the boys hair of 'dead man's brains'. It tells us that the characters are in danger of others and possibly each other. From this quote we also know their must be a lot of death and violence throughout the novel as the man doesn't act as though it's a major issue and that he can saw what happened but there is nothing he can do to change it but 'wash a dead man's brains out of his hair.' When the man says 'that is my job.' he is suggesting that he only knows to look after the boy and feels he has no choice but to. It could also imply that the boy is quite young and is reliant on the man to survive and couldn't if something happened to him. There are two main themes in this quote death maybe murder and relationships. The main relationship is between the man and his we presume son but he may not be his biological father. They have quite a strong relationships has they are both reliant on each other but in different ways, the man because he has a reason to live which is the boy and the boy because he couldn't live without them. </span><br />
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'YES I AM, HE SAID. I AM THE ONE.'<br />
<span style="color: red;">This quote could suggest that he may be of great power or the chosen one for a journey. It could also be seen that he is being very blunt and isn't happy about being 'the one'. The boy comes across as though he feels he has a task to do in the future of some point. It also shows his immaturity because he comes across as stubborn and as though he will feel no other answer. From this quote we also know that what happens throughout is from the mans point of view and not the boys. Another thing that can be noticed from this quote is that the language is very simple much the same as the rest of the novel this may show the unintelligent of the characters, however could also be an indication that they are fed up of talking to each other and have nothing else to say. The themes in this quote suggest a journey of some sort. The relationship could be seen as a difference in opinions, meaning they don't always see eye to eye with each other. It also comes across that the boy feels he has had a worse time than the man throughout his life. </span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><br /></span>'TOMATOES, PEACHES, BEANS, APRICOTS. CANNED HAMS. CORNED BEEF.'<br />
<span style="color: red;">In this quote it comes across that the novel is a story of survival. We know this from the foods being named, because to us these things don't seem very special however to them they are a sign of hope. It also shows how the characters can be easily pleased because they are so happy to find these basic foods, that we take advantage for today and could also be an indication that they are starving. The story could be about characters trying to survive alone without the use of technological and essentials that we rely on so much today. The themes that come across in this quote are of starvation and living without. The only thing it tells us about the character is that they are hungry and grateful to see all this food. The story may be told by giving detail on the little things that don't really matter to us in day to day life.</span><br />
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'ARE WE STILL THE GOOD GUYS, HE SAID.'<br />
<span style="color: red;">This suggests that it could be a novel about crime and punishment, this could be seen by the indication of the 'good guys'. The boy is questioning his papa at this point which shows he has doubts in him from some hidden reason. Meaning them as 'the good guys' must have done something wrong in his eyes and he doesn't know whether the man did the right thing. The themes of doubt and punishment come through because he could be scared of the consequences of his actions. The relationship between the two characters comes out more as it shows that the boy although reliant and depend on the man still questions some of his choices and thinks he does wrong. It could also indicate that the boy is young and easily confused and needs someone to comfort him and tell him he's done or doing the correct thing. The story might go on to show the vulnerability of the boy and how dependent he is on the man, and final what he is going to do if something forbids him from being safe with the man. </span><br />
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'WE SHOULD GO, PAPA, HE SAID. YES, THE MAN SAID. BUT HE DIDN'T.'<br />
<span style="color: red;">The word 'Papa' suggests that the boy is still young and dependant on the man. From this quote it suggests that the novel could be a type of horror where a child is being put in circumstances they dont feel comfortable in. It suggests that the man wants to comfort him although also feels that they are doing the correct thing by not moving or that he wants to connect to the place that they are. From this point it might go on to show when they leave the place that he obviously connected to. Something horrific could also happen to them. The themes in this quote are relationships, it shows how although the boy wants something the man doesn't think that the boy is right, so he makes the boy stay in this uncomfortable place. The story might be a man and his son in an abandoned house and the boy feels like they could be under danger so they should leave though the man is too interested in the place they are. </span><br />
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'THE SNOW FELL NOR DID IT CEASE TO FALL.'<br />
<span style="color: red;">This quote is pathetic fallasy, as it uses the snow to suggest the cold and never ending misery that they are going through. The snow also highlights their suffering and endless journey, it could also be an idication that someone is going to die and be left alone in the cold snow and the other may have to carry on. The themes in this quote could be of feeling alone and as though there is no hope that they will excape from this situation. It could also show that their relationship is falling apart like the snow is falling from the sky, it also shows that although that there has been an apocalypse that the weather carries on. The story might go on to tell us about how they escape from all this snow and what happens to them while there and after they left.</span><br />
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'OKAY? OKAY.'<br />
<span style="color: red;">In this the father is asking for reasurance that the boy is 'okay' and isn't just agreeing with the man for arguments sake. The novel may be a journey of discovery, they might be going to find something and the man wants to check that the boy is 'okay' with what they are doing. The story might go on to tell us about the discovery they are on. It shows that their relationship isn't very strong because the man has to check the boy is 'okay' whereas if they had a strong relationship then he would know by the boys attitude. </span><br />
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'THEY SAT ON THE EDGE OF THE TUB AND PULLED THEIR SHOES ON AND THEN HE HANDED THE BOY THE PAN AND SOAP AND HE TOOK THE STOVE AND THE LITTLE BOTTLE OF GAS AND THE PISTOL AND WRAPPED IN THEIR BLANKETS AND THEY WENT BACK ACROSS THE YARD TO THE BUNKER.'<br />
<span style="color: red;">In this quote it suggests that they try and wash regularly although they have to change their circumstances all the time. The type of novel could be on survival. The story could go on to show that they don't get to wash again and their circumstances change to be worse then they were. The themes in this are survival and relationships. It shows how their relationship is quite strong because they wash together, and how the boy want to help the man by carrying the pan. In this the characters don't give much away about themselves but how they have to look after themselves and how little they have. The 'bunker' indicates that they are in hiding of something or someone. This can ad confusion as they have just spent so much time making themselves clean and yet they go and hide it all away. </span><br />
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'TOLLING IN THE SILENCE THE MINUTE OF THE EARTH'<br />
<span style="color: red;">From the silence of everything but the bell you could indicate this as a sign of death because the church bells are always played at a funeral, although you could also be a sign of a journey still to come because at weddings the bells are played and a wedding is the start of a new journey. The story might be about someone who thinks they are the last person on the earth trying to survive and not get killed by maybe others or something else. Themes that come across in this are suffering and the effects of silence. It doesn't give much away about the characters apart form that they feel alone and possibly isolated. The story might be told as a diary entries of everyday although they may lose track of days in the silence 'of the earth'.</span><br />
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'SHE WAS GONE AND THE COLDNESS OF IT WAS HER FINAL GIFT.'<br />
<span style="color: red;">The novel could be about a love loss and how her leaving has an effect on him. The man that lost his lover could resent their child because he might see him as the cause of her killing herself. The themes in this is love and loss, the love bit from the way he sounds 'cold' himself and loss bit by the 'gone'. From the way he says 'gone' he makes it sound as though she felt nothing about leaving him. It doesn't say much about these characters but says about the man's previous lover. The man might tell the story of his lover and how the man is to blame and may be attack the child for taking away his love.</span></div>
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1) I learnt that The Road is a 'road story' which is a type of story when the characters go on some sort of journey with no aim or destination. It is an American style that is not a quest just a journey with details on the people that are met on the way.<br />
2) I learnt that The Road is a 'post-modern novel' meaning it is not written in the traditional way. This is shown with having no speech marks, lack of punctuation, the amount of short no flowing sentences, the fact there is no chapters, and that the whole novel is just one long chronological journey.<br />
3) I learnt that The Road is a 'post-apocalyptic novel' because it is set after (post) the end of the world (apocalyptic) when there is a very minute population left.<br />
4) I learnt that The Road features 'Deathscapes' this is a type of dead landscape where it seems there is no one living. It is very typical of post-apocalyptic novels.<br />
5) I learnt that The Road has a lot of 'low-cultural references' that are similar to American horror movies such as: 'Dawn of the Dead', 'Last House on the Left' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'.<br />
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