Briar Rose-Jane Yolen This module is called close study of text. It is module B of paper 2 worth 20%. This is a novel‚ a work of fiction. The author or composer is Jane Yolen. Context In order to understand this novel we have to know about the NAZI‚ holocaust‚ which aimed to exterminate the Jewish people from Europe In total nearly 6 million Jews were systematically killed in NAZI occupied Europe. A Briar is a thorn or prickly plant. A Briar Rose is a beautiful flower that grows from a potentially
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Briar Rose Wombat 1. He uses Similes - "Plunging like red flood water" This gives the effect of the wombat plunging down at a very fast speed. 2. He uses Metaphors - "Ha there! Old pig‚ old bear‚ old bristly and gingery" This gives the effect that he thinks he is a good old friend with the wombat. 3. Onomatopoeia - Thumps‚ Trembling‚ Thud This is used to make more of your senses being used when reading the poem 4. Repetition - "Old pig‚ old bear‚ old bristly
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still reflect the reality which surrounds them. In Yolen’s Briar Rose‚ heroes and heroines are inspired by fairy tales still reflecting the reality which surrounds them. This is seen‚ for example‚ in her characters who are inspired by fairy tales. In reality‚ these characters represent the real life experiences of those who lived through the Holocaust and the heroes of World War two. The heroes and heroines in Yolen’s Briar Rose include; Gemma‚ Becca‚ Josef and Aron‚ real people who experience
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Briar Rose by Jane Yolen shows how characters are important to the central ideas of the novel and this is shown by the use of many techniques within the characters such as Becca or Gemma. Becca is by far the most developed of the characters and the one that readers most engage with. Through Becca’s interaction with the other characters‚ including her dialogue‚ we develop an understanding of her sensitivity and youth. So how is Becca important to the central ideas of the novel? Becca is another
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novel Briar Rose is very clever. Her use of allegory and the technique of parallel narrative is very effective in conveying her story which she delivers in a superb fashion. Elements of the story are reveled at specific times to tie in with the theme of growth and development both personal and historical. The use of allegory drives the story along. It is a constant reminder of The Holocaust to ensure the reader is not too captivated by the fairy tale element of the novel. The use of allegory grounds
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altered the fairy tale‚ Briar Rose. The original tale was a straight forward story that can lead the reader to come up with a moral. It was one that also had a happy ending. When Anne Sexton tells us her version of Briar Rose‚ she immediately begins by giving the reader a view of what Briar Rose’s sleep is like. She tells us of how Briar Rose feels‚ and gives the reader some what of an introduction to the ways of Briar Rose. After this psychedelic section of a girl‚ Briar Rose‚ who keeps "slipping
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Young adults have developed the mental capability to take in the facts that occurred in the Holocaust without being traumatize or dramatically stunned. Jane Yolen’s novel‚ Briar Rose serves as a remembrance of the Holocaust‚ and what it was followed by it‚ yet it also serves as a reminder of World War II as well. Briar Rose has an interesting fairy tale element that keeps the reader interested in continuing exploring the reading--as it serves as a reminiscing moment to the reader’s childhood.
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Jane Yolen presents a great holocaust novel ‘Briar Rose’ concerning about the beauty and the brutality of human and the difference between the fairytale and the ugly reality. Yolen uses variety of techniques to explore her concerns‚ such as story within story‚ allegory‚ symbolism and irony‚ through Gemma’s version of a “Sleeping Beauty” narrative in the novel. Yolen has included all the elements of traditional fairytale in her novel‚ Briar Rose. She used the character‚ Gemma‚ to explore the main
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explain the lead: Déjà vu means "already seen". It is the phenomenon of having the strong sensation that an event or experience currently being experienced had been experienced in the past. 3. overview of the topic/summary of the story: Briar Rose is a novel about a women‚ Becca‚ whos grandmother dies. when Becca was younger her grandmother‚ Gemma‚ would tell Becca and her sisters the story of Sleeping Beauty. when Gemma dies‚ Becca‚ goes to Poland to discover her grandmother’s past. Becca
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Briar Rose Basic Summary Plot-The book is divided into two parts‚ the "home"‚ and the "castle". The ending is part of the "home" section‚ returning after the castle. The story is based around the German fairy tale of Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) which is told by "Gemma"‚ an elderly woman‚ to her three granddaughters. She tells this to the children almost all the time and it is the only bedtime story she ever tells. The times when "Gemma" tells the story are flashbacks and alternate between the present-day
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