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    In Year Of Wonders‚ Brooks utilises the most pious figure‚ Michael Mompellion to illustrate how ones faith dissipates in times of crisis. Mompellion goes from being a leader to the plague stricken community‚ to a man who was eventually torn down by the ruthless power of crisis and had “given himself up to the darkness.” Indeed‚ it is seen that religion brings no comfort to Mompellion anymore as he deems God a “poor listener”‚ and it is the very fact that he clung so strongly to his religious beliefs

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    disintegrate.” Discuss. In Year of Wonders‚ Geraldine Brooks focuses on the effects of the plague on the English village of Eyam in 1665. The village is introduced as a spiritual community; there are various religious and moral codes that the people live by. As the plague hits‚ these strong beliefs are put to the test. Brooks’s narrative asserts the notion that disaster and catastrophe‚ as widespread in form as the bubonic plague‚ is capable of destroying both faith and trust between humanity and

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    of people affected by the Holocaust. He and his father were taken from their home and separated from his mother and sister. Elie Wiesel wrote the book Night which tells some of the struggles they had to endure. Throughout these struggles‚ keeping faith in God was not easy to do. Many times Elie doubted that there was a God to help. In chapter three‚ Elie and his father waited in line with the rest of the people to find out if they were to go to the prison or the crematorium. As they walk toward

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    both The Crucible and Year of Wonders illustrate very different views and beliefs of both towns which links with how each village deals with major crises. The town of Salem in The Crucible is very dreary and structured with little colour. Whereas‚ the town of Eyam in Year of Wonders thrives off the beauty of nature and the vibrant colours of the green grass and trees. We can compare the Salem meeting house‚ which Act three is primarily set in‚ with the passage in Year of Wonders describing the nature

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    SAMPLE ESSAY – ‘Year of Wonders’ ‘Heroism is a feature of ‘Year of Wonders’‚ but so is its reverse.’ Discuss What is it to be a hero / heroine? Is it just a matter of goodness? Is it possible for someone whose character is flawed – or suddenly revealed to be flawed - to still retain this status? Geraldine Brooks’ novel‚ ‘Year of Wonders’ leaves us with such questions and reminds us that these are complex considerations. A ‘hero’ (or ‘heroine’) can be defined as‚ “a person who is greatly admired

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    YoW – Prac Essay #2 Geraldine Brooks’ Year of Wonders is a bleak exploration of human suffering and cruelty. Discuss. Geraldine Brooks’ compelling novel‚ “Year of Wonders”‚ explores the various facets of human behaviour invoked when experiencing a traumatic and deathly event; the bubonic plague. The negative side of human nature is revealed when the villagers collapse under the pressure of the plague and begin to lose themselves within their scapegoating‚ greed and witchcraft. Untimely deaths rack

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    Have you ever witnessed the loss of your family‚ or have been treated so brutally that you lose faith in something that you never thought you would lose faith in? In the book Night Eliezer Wiesel is a boy who struggles against losing his faith and humanity. When Eliezer was a young boy barely thirteen years old he had a deep faith in religion. One quotation from the book that was shown to me while reading is “ Studied Talmud by day and night.” Elie would run to the Synagogue to cry over the destruction

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    Year of Wonders reveals “how little we know…of the people we live amongst.” Discuss. Year of Wonders‚ a novel written by Geraldine Brooks provides the reader with a true insight into the fabric of human nature and demonstrates how crisis can expose many new characteristics about the people we think we have formed close bonds with. After discovering Elinor’s past sins in the ‘Poppies of Lethe’‚ Anna comments on how oblivious of people’s true attributes and past experiences we can be‚ which reveals

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    with the reality of a dire situation‚ many choose to cling onto faith as a crutch. During a refute of antisemitism‚ Jews were forced into German concentration camps in which they pondered between life and death. Elie Wiesel’s Night encompasses his experience in the brutal horrors entailed within the camps; and the journey through his loss of faith in religion‚ humanity‚ and all good in the world. Wiesel captures the corruption of faith in mankind to exemplify the endurance of the darkness he endures

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    repetition‚ irony‚ and dictation to show loss of faith in his book. To show how the workers were losing faith in God Elie uses repetition. In the book Ellie says “Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my god and soul and turned my dreams to ashes”(34). He’s describing how the Nazi’s killed his faith. Ellie continues to repeat this saying “Never shall I ever forget those flames that consumed my faith forever.” Ellie continues to show losing faith by using Moishe the Beadle. Ellie describes

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