These are the paragraphs created by the class. Keep them amongst your notes but add to them or alter them as you see the characters and their role in the story. Josiah Bont Josiah Bont‚ the protagonist’s father‚ ‘was a man of few words‚ and those mostly curses’‚ as well as vile and physically and psychologically violent towards his wife‚ ‘she had worn the helmet a night and a day… [Josiah] yanking hard on the chain so that the iron sliced her tongue’‚ and his daughter‚ ‘see? I said you’d
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He rises up when the plague hits and takes on the role to hold faith in the town. Mompellion believes when the Bradford’s abandon the village‚ to be a scandalous act that deserves to be punished by God. Colonel Bradford’s obvious contempt for the villagers at this time enrages Mompellion‚ as he believes that the privileged have a ‘duty’ to help others in catastrophic times. From the reader’s perspective‚ this act is seen as ‘monstrous
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Essay topic #2: Year of Wonders The plague compels the people of Eyam to explain and combat the disease in whatever ways they can‚ Discuss. Throughout the novel Year of Wonders‚ significant changes can be seen to occur in a variety of characters as they encounter this time of adversity. The town‚ now Anglican‚ is of a puritan background and holds religious beliefs in very high regard. These beliefs change context throughout the novel as we see characters such as Aphra resort to charms and
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Themes The Role of women in 17th Century England Women at this period of time had almost no rights whatsoever. Their guardian‚ whether it be there father or their husband ruled everything in their life‚ and often women had no choice but to comply. Anna marries Sam‚ in order to avoid staying with her abusive father‚ who often physically beat Anna‚ as was his legal right to. Anna’s father‚ Josiah Bont‚ regularly beat his wife and children‚ and muzzled Anna’s mother. Anna’s narration of the story
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the text that prove to be stronger in the face of adversity. To what extent do you agree? Geraldine Brooks’ novel ‘Year of Wonders’ discovers the strength of women throughout the year of the bubonic plague in 1666. Anna Frith‚ along with Elinor Mompellion and the Gowdie’s‚ are all seen as heroine figures throughout the hardship. There are several female characters in ‘Year of Wonders‚’ who‚ partake in many key events‚ giving a perception of women being stronger when faced with adversity. Although
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of the hour? When one looks at the work of Elinor Mompellion‚ could it be that she was the one who stepped up to save the day with her calm demeanour and intelligence? 80 Intro 2. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks give us a detailed narrative into the horrors of the plague. Throughout the story we see many heroic and brave actions‚ most notable those of Anna Frith‚ though it could be said that she was not the hero of the hour. Elinor Mompellion‚ the wife of the Rector‚ who stoically refused to
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Year of Wonder explores the complexity of human nature and the consequences of human actions “He brought the wide world with him” Anna Frith admires George Viccars for being well-travelled but does not realise that he has brought not only his knowledge of the world but also the perils of disease with him. Silhouetted against the sepulchral backdrop of the blighted Eyam‚ Geraldine Brooks depicts a community caught in extraordinary times in her historical novel “Year of Wonder”. The novel conveys
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The plague allowed relationships contrary to social norms to emerge‚ such as that of Elinor Mompellion and Anna’s friendship between mistress and servant‚ “To me‚ she had become so many things. So many things a servant has no right or reason to imagine that the person they serve will be...Sometimes‚ I had forgotten she was my mistress.” It is Elinor
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Year Of Wonders Essay 2 Whilst Anys and Aphra are minor characters‚ they still play an important role in the novel‚ do you agree? Introduction: In the historical novel The Year Of Wonders‚ Although the author Geraldine Brooks portrays both Anys and Aphra as support characters‚ both Anys and Aphra play an important role in the novel‚ this will be explored in three ways‚ Anys’s view on the patriarchal society and how she effects the town‚ Aphra’s importance in the town and her influence on Anna
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the innate response of the villagers of Eyam at a time of crisis. The novel reflects on Anna Frith‚ an "ordinary" resident of the village‚ highlighting her profound mental and emotional development as the events unfold. With the guidance of Elinor Mompellion‚ Anna endeavoured to support her community throughout the plague‚ establishing the archetype of ’hero’. Although the central female characters of the novel‚ Anna and Elinor‚ were conveyed as heroic‚ the majority of women struggled to have any notable
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