Analyse How the Growth/Breakdown of a Relationship Affects the Climax of the Story?
Analyse how the growth/breakdown of a relationship affects the climax of the story?
Mr Pip, a novel by Lloyd Jones is set in the 1990’s on the war torn island of Bougainville. The story is narrated by 13 year old Matilda Laimo. Matilda’s mother continuously struggles to hold onto her young daughter as she becomes completely intrigued and connected with a fictional character Pip from Charles Dickens’ novel, Great Expectations. This causes a breakdown in their mother daughter relationship. Matilda and Delores relationship displays a convincing struggle between the beliefs of each of them that leads to the actions they take, and these in turn have a great effect on the climax of the story. One day the Redskins come to the village in a mistaken identity crisis where they are lead to believe that the villagers are hiding a man named Pip. Matilda's teacher, Mr Watts tries to explain that Pip is a fictional character from a novel that is failed to be physically presented before them. In turn, the villager’s possessions get incinerated. The blame immediately gets forced upon Mr Watts. Unfortunately when Matilda returns to what remains of her home, she discovers the book hidden away high in the corner and is instantly faced with the reality of what her mother has done.
In the beginning of the story we get the impression that Matilda has always had a close relationship with her mother as she has never challenged or questioned Delores way of living. Matilda has always had to depend on her mother in the absence of her father who chose to go to Australia to work in the mines. Delores knows everything about the Bible and cultural traditions and has based her life on the preachings of the ministers. “She didn’t know anything outside of what she knew from the Bible.” Matilda has until this point never ventured further than anything her mother has taught her, including Delores perspective of the outside world. “Results I think, from our ignorance of the outside world.” This
Mr Pip, a novel by Lloyd Jones is set in the 1990’s on the war torn island of Bougainville. The story is narrated by 13 year old Matilda Laimo. Matilda’s mother continuously struggles to hold onto her young daughter as she becomes completely intrigued and connected with a fictional character Pip from Charles Dickens’ novel, Great Expectations. This causes a breakdown in their mother daughter relationship. Matilda and Delores relationship displays a convincing struggle between the beliefs of each of them that leads to the actions they take, and these in turn have a great effect on the climax of the story. One day the Redskins come to the village in a mistaken identity crisis where they are lead to believe that the villagers are hiding a man named Pip. Matilda's teacher, Mr Watts tries to explain that Pip is a fictional character from a novel that is failed to be physically presented before them. In turn, the villager’s possessions get incinerated. The blame immediately gets forced upon Mr Watts. Unfortunately when Matilda returns to what remains of her home, she discovers the book hidden away high in the corner and is instantly faced with the reality of what her mother has done.
In the beginning of the story we get the impression that Matilda has always had a close relationship with her mother as she has never challenged or questioned Delores way of living. Matilda has always had to depend on her mother in the absence of her father who chose to go to Australia to work in the mines. Delores knows everything about the Bible and cultural traditions and has based her life on the preachings of the ministers. “She didn’t know anything outside of what she knew from the Bible.” Matilda has until this point never ventured further than anything her mother has taught her, including Delores perspective of the outside world. “Results I think, from our ignorance of the outside world.” This