AIC Grade 9 Sentences

Question 1

What type of play is AIC? (Advanced sentence to remember)

Answer 1

Political diatribe

Eg. Priestley constructs a political diatribe to be scathing (critical) of the individualistic capitalist ideologies that plagued early 20th century society. He thus makes his audience question the ethics & morals behind these ideals, promoting socialism as the superior alternative.

Question 2

Shiela: responsibility quotes (advanced grade 9 analysis)

Answer 2

“But these girls arent cheap labour - theyre people”

• plosive of “cheap labour” creates harsh sounds –> signifying how Shiela has realised the harsh & barbaric exploitation permitted by capitalists on the working class.
• connotations of “girls” - create a sense of innocence, this further exacerbates the dehumanising exploitation of the young, innocent and vulnerable.
• “cheap” typically connotes something of monetary value –> interesting that although Shiela recognises immoralities of capitalism, these capitalist ideologies of viewing people in terms of money & status are still deeply ingrained into her. She is not yet able to break away from these ideologies as for so many yrs she has been ceaselessly indoctrinated by capitalism. This emphasises the danger of capitalism

Question 3

Mr & Mrs Birling - stubborn (advanced sentence to remember)

Answer 3

They are obdurate (stubborn) to change & accepting responsibility due to being entrenched in their prejudicial generational beliefs