the school the Burnell children went to was not at all the kind of place their parents would have chosen if there had been any choice. But there was none. It was the only school for miles‚ and the consequence was all the children in the neighborhood‚ the judge’s little girls‚ the doctor’s daughters‚ the store-keeper’s children‚ the milkman’s‚ were forced to mix together. But the line had to drawn somewhere. It was drawn at the Kelveys. Many of the children‚ including the Burnells‚ were not allowed
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negative part of the doll house is it’s smell‚ and this represents the cruelty of society. Later on in the story when the reader sees the Burnell family neglecting the lower class people such as the Kelvey’s‚ the smell represents the cruelty that they themselves give to society. Another symbolic aspect of the doll house is how closely it represents their own home. The burnell children are only allowed to let the types of children that would be accepted within their home see the doll house.
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differences between the Burnells and the Kelveys (formative) -- Students will answer “close reading” questions about the short story in pairs or small groups (summative – rubric attached) Materials and Media: -- Short Story – “The Doll’s House” by Katherine Mansfield (teacher version and student copies) -- Audio recording of the short story http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2010/dec/07/margaret-drabble-katherine-mansfield -- Differences between the Burnells and Kelveys worksheet
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Some of these women include: Jocelyn Bell Burnell‚ she discovered pulsars or remnants of stars that went supernova. Next is Lise Meitner‚ her work led to the discovery of nuclear fission. last but not least is Nettie Stevens‚ she found out that the sex/gender of an organism by its chromosomes. All of these women have not gotten the proper recognition that they deserve. some of these women have even been left out of textbooks. First is Jocelyn bell burnell‚ she was a student at Cambridge University
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best-known short story‚ “The Garden Party‚” also deals with this subject. The reason that the rich Burnell children attend a school along with working-class children such as the Kelveys is that they live in rural New Zealand‚ where there are no other nearby schools. These same characters also appear in other Mansfield stories‚ including “Prelude” (1917). There are biographical parallels between the Burnell family and Mansfield’s own Beauchamp family‚ and also between Kezia and the young Kathleen (later
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Francis”…He could win it so easily and so humiliatingly that the crowd- Nicole‚ would know he had been toying with me all along” This shows that Larry has the ultimate power to make or break Francis Cassavant’s relationship with Nicole Renard and so he has complete control over both of them and that they will have no choice but to do whatever he wants to return the favour. He is constantly forced to do just as Larry wants by his love for Nicole which constantly puts him in awkward and untenable positions.
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An outsider‚ a person who wants to fit-in but can’t. Everyone defines themselves and others in their own ways‚ everyone is different‚ but some try to be the same. We are all given the same opportunities but we still rely on others to do those opportunities for us. There is one group that does not rely on others to get them through life and they are often misjudged. These people are often very successful and are idolized later in life. They are not afraid to be different‚ but they are often times
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there are Barbie-like dolls who are made to play into the roles of stereotypical females. Nicole‚ a mirrored image of the classic Barbie doll‚ is the protagonist who defies gender roles by entering the boy’s aisle and driving a car. Nicole’s adventures are short lived because the lights in the store are turned on‚ which makes her and the rest of the toys freeze in place. A young boy picks up the car in which Nicole is frozen in and tells his mother that he wants the car. Consequently‚ the mother puts
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not reflect his or her raw nature. Cormier explores this view by developing multiple characters and their outer personas through the slow deliberate unveiling of their true nature. Cormier develops his characters Francis Cassavant‚ Larry LaSalle and Nicole Renard to portray this duality. The reader from the beginning makes assumptions about these characters‚ their appearance‚ their persona‚ their motives based on what Cormier writes. As the book continues the actual nature of the characters is exposed
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Brittany Smith Mrs. Devolld C.P. English 12 12 May 2011 Best Wishes to Nicole Hentsch It seems like it was just yesterday that our class of 2011 walked in to John Glenn High School for the very first time as freshmen. I can still clearly remember how nervous and excited we all were to finally be with the “big kids.” Some of us were so scared we were sick‚ others were lost in the huge hallways amongst the tall crowd‚ and others were more ready than ever to go to each class that day. Honestly
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