-MOHAMMAD IZZUDDIN BIN ABDUL AZIZ -7582 -BLOCK 2 STEP BY WICKED STEP I choose a short story entitled‚ “Step by Wicked Step” written by Anne Fine. She had been named twice in the British Book Awards as Children’s Author of the Year which was in 1990 and 1993. This novel was published in 2000‚ but the original copy was published in 1995. The title and the book cover seemed a bit frightening and mysterious. Actually I like to read romance novels‚ not this type of novel because I expected this
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excerpts from classic crime fiction texts: Maltese_F... Maltese Falcon Columbo The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender Page 2 Characters in the text Monday‚ 25 October 2010 2:18 PM Johnny the Jumper Guy Harry Lavender Steve Angell Claudia Valentine
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“Winter” Claudia and Frieda’s father‚ Mr. MacTeer‚ eyes “become a cliff of snow threatening to avalanche‚” and “his eyebrows bend like black limbs of leafless trees”(Morrison 61) indicating he is tired. His skins takes on the pale‚ cheerless yellow of winter sun; for a jaw he has the edges of a snowbound field dotted with stubble; his high forehead is the frozen sweep of Erie‚ hiding currents gelid thoughts that eddy in darkness. Wolf killer turned hawk fighter he worked night and day to keep one
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choice imagery‚ tone and syntax. Day uses Sydney as a backdrop to explore the issues of the past and present‚ alienation‚ technology and facades. Distinctive voices help shape the meaning by emphasising thematic contents. The distinctive voices of Claudia and Lavender reflect how insidious Sydney is. The “surfer boys” are casual and
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through and fulfills the revenge scheme that was tasked to him at the end. After the ghost appears to him‚ Hamlet firstly questions the authenticity of the ghost as it should be in nature. Nevertheless‚ he goes ahead and plots his revenge against Claudia for the death of his father. However‚ there are a series of hindrances that present themselves before hamlet on his road to revenge that affect him from a spiritual perspective. Hamlet has to accept that there is indeed good and evil in the world
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crime and mystery writing. The use of simple language‚ symbolism‚ clever wit and a certain sense of satirical mockery all contribute to composing this witty‚ wryly humorous and fast paced novel. Through the way in which Day portrays the protagonist‚ Claudia Valentine‚ she challenges the stereotypes and ideas set in the readers’ minds‚ in relation to gender issues. Day also succeeds to ruthlessly unmask the bare grit and grime of the cold hard truth‚ that is‚ organized crime in Sydney. "The Life and
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depiction of the ways in which the lives of black women and girls are deformed through the internalized white beauty standards. There are implicit messages that show whiteness is superior to blacks in the book. For example‚ the white baby doll given to Claudia‚ the consensus that light-skinned Maureen is more beautiful than all other black girls and women in this society‚ the idealization of Shirley Temple‚ the idealization of white girls in movies and the preference for white girls in by black men in the
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ever’. For example‚ Claudia realises it is not fair to hate her new stepmother‚ Stella. Think long enough before making a decision Richard Harwick made a rash decision to run away and that had changed the lives of his stepfather‚ mother and sister. Sibling rivalry Resentful step-siblings cause burden and hostility in a home. Coping with change All pain eventually heals and that we have the power to change things for the better. Being brave Characters like Claudia and Pixie are brave
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class text “The life and crimes of Harry Lavender” Claudia Valentine‚ is a private detective of the 1960’s who symbolises women liberation. The deceiving facade of Sydney which she lives in portrays the values of corruption‚ addiction and crime. This distinctive world created depicts the distinctive voices of Claudia and Harry Lavender‚ the antagonist of this novel. While describing Harry’s power‚ domination and concealment over Sydney. Claudia decodes the mysteries and understands more about herself
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