The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 Author: Sue Townsend Published: Mandarin Paperbacks‚ 1983 Setting: from Thursday January 1st to Saturday April 3rd (Two years later) Plot Summary Adrian is an acne plagued thirteen-year-old teenager who reports his thoughts and experiences in his secret diary every day. He finds himself confronted with all sorts of problems‚ worries about his father who works all day and is a heavy smoker and drinker‚ about his dog that runs away and regularly has
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way Muriel is treated throughout the movie and the way she acts in return. Muriel is forever being told she is not good enough and is an embarrassment‚ which is why she tries to transform herself into a new person. And so the story unfolds and the plot thickens. Muriel meets Rhonda (Rachael Griffiths) at Hibiscus Island
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My Life in Pink/Ma Vie en rose (Alain Berliner‚ 1997) To what extent does the opening sequence of the film prepare the audience for what is to follow in terms of genre‚ subject matter‚ mood‚ characters and plot development? Although French by language‚ ‘Ma Vie En Rose’ is directed by Belgian director‚ Alain Berliner‚ and therefore shares the concerns and troubles lurking in the subconscious mind of the Belgian people‚ mainly‚ the confusion over their national identity‚ as the country is divided
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stages of Apartheid South Africa. In Maru she reflects upon her own experiences of love‚ loneliness and prejudice. Prejudice spreads as one discriminates against another and creates false images. Love contradicts loneliness‚ which diminishes as the plot progresses. Prejudice affects love and promotes loneliness. Initially one may assume that prejudice is only between different races. However‚ Bessie Head displays tribal prejudice through‚ “the expressions of disgust on the faces of the Batswana
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defined his genius. His best known play is Death of a Salesman”. Death of a Salesman the title alone gives everything away. The play is entirely filled with lots of element and device such as plot‚ spectacle‚ irony and tragedy this is the work of a great piece of work. We will pay attention to plot‚ irony and tragedy in the play. The play triumphs in keeping the reader and by extension the audience’s attention and intrigue. Taking a scene from the play Act one. Willy while playing a game of
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Chapter 4 (85-94) – “The fire was dead…” to the end. What is the Importance of this section in the plot of the novel? How does this passage help our understanding of the main characters? How does it help us to understand what Golding is trying to say in the novel as a whole? The major event of these few pages is the first sentence. “The fire was dead.” This is clear and simple‚ like Ralphs anger at the confirmation of his fears at the fact it has gone out; this is exaggerated further by the
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ON THE SIDEWALK BLEEDING. n the Sidewalk Bleeding?by Evan Hunter deals with the important human issue of death‚ Hunter portrays the main character (Andy)journey to cope with his soon-to-be death through techniques such as; themes‚ plot‚ word choice and repetition. The base of the plot evolves around a boy called Andy who is stabbed by a rival gang - he is left alone to die as he watches a selection of personalities pass him by‚ and remains Swiss Ball Fake unaided. The character himself is important
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Texts: “On The Sidewalk Bleeding” (short text) by Evan Hunter “On The Bridge” (short text) by Todd Strasser “Do You Need Prehab?” (article) by “The Blind Side” (film) directed by John Lee Hancock A connection that I have explored throughout my four texts are the choices that have been made by the main characters. The four aspects of choices that I have learnt about from the texts are the freedom of choice the characters had‚ influences‚ the positive and negative choices the characters made
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Life of Pi written by Yann Martell‚ On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter‚ War Horse directed by Steven Spielberg and World’s Fastest Indian directed by Roger Donaldson are all related to the theme belonging. The definition of belonging is the feeling of being secure in your s relationships and surroundings. This can be achieved by communicating with others or by finding a special connection and friendship. A similarity between On the Sidewalk Bleeding and War Horse related to friendship is
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by Haree Williams and ‘On the Sidewalk Bleeding’ by Evan Hunter. “I used to comfort myself with the belief that it was only certain individuals and their peculiar notions that spoilt things for the rest of us. But how many individuals does it take before it’s not the individuals who are prejudiced but society itself?” ‘Noughts
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