Colin’s Story: The Bluebird of Happiness- Colin describes his stepfather whom he calls dad. He has thought of him as his biological father all the while. His dad looks like him. His dad has dark hair with some grey patches around his ears. His dad used to roll his own cigarettes out of tobacco in a tin. His dad calls him by many nick names- Col‚ Collie‚ Sonny-boy‚ Buster‚ Mr Bluebird. Colin’s mum works in a shop. His dad walks him to school and back. His dad got him his tea and took him to the park
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STEP BY WICKED STEP Themes ~ Step By Wicked Step Family relationships Coping with new family members for example Pixie understands that her new stepmother is having as much trouble ‘adjusting’ as she is. Family unity The nucleus of moral values‚ “the family unit‚” is being invaded by outsiders (‘step’ or ‘steps’) and this causes disharmony. Dealing with adversities Young children and adults may find difficulties dealing with frustrations‚ fears and sadness. Being happy ‘Life has
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Based on the novel choose a character who faces challenges with courage. Explain why you have chosen him/her with examples from the text. Step By Wicked Step A character who faces challenges with courage in ‘step by Wicked Step’ By Anne Fine is Pixie. In the conflict between Pixie and her stepmother Lucy‚ Pixie quarrels with her stepmother after her stepsister Hetty complains to Lucy about Pixie’s semi-silent treatment of her. Pixie is jealous of Hetty and does everything possible to get her
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Dena Ferguson Instructor Ramon Guel English 310 19 July 2015 James Joyce: Paralysis and Epiphany The paralysis of life has bared the understanding of Joyce’s literary “epiphany” for many readers. James Joyce’s technique of using his characters to blatantly show readers how life could stagnate‚ or find “paralysis‚” leaving them unopened to the great epiphanies before them was no less than genius. Joyce frequently built his plots through the real life “paralysis” of his characters‚ drawing readers
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Willowdean was so excited‚ Today was the big day. The day she hoped would change her confidence and the other peoples around her. Her mom being the former young beauty pageant queen was super excited that Willowdean was trying out the pageant stuff. “I really hope that this will help people feel better about themselves and even build up my own confidence‚ she tells her mother. In response to what Willowdean was saying her mom nods her head. When they get to the pageant‚ willowdean goes behind the
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Story: A Tale of Three Stepmothers Ralph has two brothers‚ two half-brothers‚ one half-sister‚ three stepbrothers‚ one stepsister‚three stepmothers‚ one stepfather‚ two step-grandmothers and a step-grandfather. Living in a big family is no joke. After school on Mondays and Thursdays‚ he goes directly to Dad’s place. His mum or his step dad‚ Howard sends him. On Tuesdays‚ Wednesdays and Fridays‚ he goes straight to his Mum’s place. At times‚ he will be lost not knowing where to go. The lunchboxes help
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STEP BY WICKED STEP Colin’s story: The Bluebird of Happiness Narrator: Hello everyone. Today I’m going to tell you about Colin’s story – The Bluebird of Happiness. Siew Sheng as Colin is the main character of the story and now let’s begin with the story. SCENE 1 Narrator: Colin never knew his real father. His mum left his father a few weeks after he was born. She says he was a bit of a rough-house and they were much safer away from him. Then she took up with his dad. Colin calls him that because
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-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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The Shadow’s Personality. “I am what you have made me.” (Great Expectations‚ 238). Some aren’t able to control their own actions‚ and their purpose in life is decided by someone else. In the Victorian era fiction novel‚ Great Expectations‚ by Charles Dickens‚ the main character Estella‚ is a beautiful girl raised and controlled by her adoptive mother‚ Miss Havisham to wreak havoc on the male sex. Even though they have the same purpose‚ and have similar qualities‚ both characters have
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Epiphanies are sudden discoveries or realizations that can be caused by simple or extraordinary events. The Dead and A&P are not necessarily the classic stories of knights marching through quests and reaching extreme revelations. Instead‚ the main characters find their own epiphanies through the personal events that they are faced with. Although it isn’t as eventful‚ the lessons learned from these characters are still just as meaningful‚ if not more‚ because they are more relatable to the readers
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