What strategies does Alan Bennett use to create sympathy for the characters in the History Boys? To what extent is he successful? Alan Bennett is a playwright acclaimed for his controversial plays such as “Beyond the Fringe” and “The Madness of George III”. The most famous of these is “The History Boys” winner of a Tony Award for Best Play in 2006. It is set in the 1980s in a traditional secondary school in working class Sheffield. Education‚ in this case A levels‚ is the overall focus of the
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Derek McKenna LG119Student number: 10809341 What is globalisation and to what extent is the contemporary world actually globalised? To answer the question this essay will begin by attempting to provide a definition to thesometimes elusive meaning of the term ‘globalisation’. The essay will then take thisdefinition and move on to use it to outline three different perspectives on what globalisationis. The three perspectives that will be used are the hyperglobalist‚ the transformationalist andthe
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Sympathy is everywhere. Whether it’s in movies or seeing someone go through something‚ you feel it. For example‚ in The Lion King when Simba’s dad dies‚ the audience feels sympathy. Even books with made-up characters makes the reader feel sympathy. In Of Mice and Men‚ a lot of characters have their own struggles‚ and some deserve more sympathy than others. Although Curley’s wife and George deserve the reader’s sympathy‚ Lennie is the most sympathetic character in the novel because he has a mental
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how they should behave- An unbiased narrator would display more sympathy to their plight. In the beginning of chapter 2‚ the readers are introduced by the narrator to Cecelia‚ Briony’s sister‚ and Robbie‚ Cecelia’s childhood friend. Whereas Cecilia has two paragraphs dedicated by the narrator to describing her appearance‚ Robbie simply has one sentence‚ "Robbie Turner was on his knees‚ weeding along a rugosa hedge‚ and she did not feel like getting into a conversation with him." Briony had a "crush"
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‘Scrooges decision to change his way of life is purely selfish’ Do you agree? Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a moral tale that depicts the protagonist’s Ebenezer Scrooge’s moral journey from selfishness to redemption. It can be seen that his new found way of life is derived from the desire to be a good man of the community and to assist others such as Tiny Tim. The idea of Scrooge’s transformation not being selfish can also be seen in his aspiration to contribute to the wider community
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The romantic writer Mary Shelley published Frankenstein‚ in 1818. Her novel encompasses sympathy between a tragic science creation of a monster and his creator‚ Victor Frankenstein. Frankenstein is written in two parts‚ first from the narration of Frankenstein himself‚ then from the view of the monster‚ which allows in depth analysis of the characters feelings. Shelly uses sympathy and beauty to illustrate the dynamic relationship between Frankenstein and his creation. Shelley uses pathetic fallacy
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character to feel sympathy for or to be despised? In the play “Death of a Salesman” written by Arthur Miller‚ Miller shows Happy as a young‚ handsome‚ successful man who is working in some company as an assistant manager when in reality he is just an assistant of an assistant manager‚ Happy himself is trying to make himself appeal more than he is. Throughout the whole play we can see that Happy as a flat character but sometimes we can see that Miller actually makes feel sympathy for him. One
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To what extent is the Constitution of the United States a ‘repressive’ Document? The Constitution of the United States of America was the solution to fix the weaknesses that Articles of Confederation had caused the United States. The Constitution not only helped the United States gain more power but it also unified the states and creates a sense of nationalism. The Constitution eradicated any justification that the United States was weak and inferior. However‚ there are some constituents of the
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The Origin of Christmas Traditions Christmas is filled with traditions and events‚ but how did they start and why do we still do them? Traditions are often passed down throughout generations for centuries‚ but the origins are often unknown or forgotten. Christmas Christmas was originally called "The Feast of the Nativity of Jesus". The word "nativity" comes from the Latin word Natalis‚ meaning birthday. The observance probably does not date earlier than 200 AD and did not become widespread
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To what extent are the adults responsible for the death of Kingshaw? Parents are the foundation of a child’s happiness and security. In the novel ‘I’m the King of the Castle’ by Susan Hill‚ the impact of the lack of attention from parents are heavily emphasised‚ with the resulting outcome with the tragic death of Kingshaw. To a large extent‚ the adults are responsible for the death of Kingshaw as he lack of attention leaves a child insecure‚ isolated and in despair. The reader is aware of Mr Hooper’s
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