Embedded critial essay

Question 1

What is your Introduction

Answer 1

A short story which creates an interesting character is ‘ Superman and Paula Browns new snowsuit ‘ by Sylvia Plath. The interesting character is a young girl brought up in Boston who narrates the story.
The story follows her as each night she dreams of flying and superman as she lives by the airport and sees the planes everyday.
Through a series of evens throughout the short story she is forced to grow up and lose her innocence.

Question 2

How many quotes needed for the beginning

Answer 2

x1

Question 3

What is the beginning quote

Answer 3

“ mecca “
“ jerusalem “

Question 4

State the beginning

Answer 4

-First the author describes the narrators innocent and imaginative nature at the beginning of the story.
-Each night she looks out her bedroom window at the airport and fantasises about flying.
-To her the airport was the equivalent to the “ mecca “ and to “ jerusalem “.
-The metaphor indicates that she worships the airport.
-Just as Jerusalem is a sanctuary and the most special of places for christmas so to the airport is a place she believes in sacred.
-It shows how juvenile she is and the devotion she holds for flying.
-This creates an interesting character as it illustrates the imaginary world she lives in and her ignorance of the world around her.
-It highlights a child’s mindset and their ability to dream.

Question 5

Wasvtechnique is “mecca” and “jerusalem”

Answer 5

Methaphor

Question 6

what does the jerusalem methaphor indicate

Answer 6

• she worships the airport
• just as Jerusalem is a sanctuary and the most special of places for christian’s so to the airport is a place she believes is sacred.

Question 7

what does the metaphor show

Answer 7

it shows how juvenile she is and the devotion she holds for flying.
it illustrates the imaginary world she lives in and her ignorance to the world around her
it highlights a child’s mindset and their ability to dream

Question 8

Describe the turning point

Answer 8

• Next the author goes on to explain the turning point.
• The narrator is invited to a birthday party at the cinema to see snow white.
• Before the film, a propaganda movie is played where a man is brutally shot.
• The narrator is clearly traumatised and can’t help but run to the bathroom and “ vomit cake and ice cream “.
  These are two huge symbols of her childhood so the symbolism here is very effective as it.clarifies how impactful it is for her to throw this up as she is having her inocencence drained out of her in a violent manner.
• Then as the narrator goes home that night she struggled to get to sleep and instead of dreaming of superman instead the prison camp sprang to life in her mind.
• From this we can deduce that she has lost the ability to dream like a child as now she has been exposed to the real horror of the world.
  The personification i. this quote indicated how prominent this dream is as it is at the forefront of her mind and is so vivid that it appears as soon as she shuts her eyes.
  This creates an interesting character as it illustrates the direct contrast between her juvenile superman dream to this brutal violent dream since the movie

Question 9

Beginning interesting character

Answer 9

illustrates the imaginary world she lives in and her ignorance to the world around her
- it highlights a child’s mindset and ability to dream

Question 10

Turning point quotes

Answer 10

“ vomit cake and ice cream “
“ prison camp sprang to life in her mind “

Question 11

Why is it impactful to her to vomit cake and ice cream

Answer 11

these are two huge symbols of her childhood, so the symbolism here is very effective as it clarifies how impactful it is for her to throw this up as she is having her innocence drained from her in a violent manner 

Question 12

Why is the prison camp important

Answer 12

from this weekend of juice, that she has lost the ability to dream like a child has no, she has been exposed to the real horror of the world
personification_indicates how prominently this dream is as it is at the forefront of her mind, and it’s so vivid, that appears as soon as she shuts her eyes 

Question 13

turning point interesting character

Answer 13

illustrates the direct contrast between her juvenile superman dreams to this brutal, violent dreams sense the movie 

Question 14

Decribe the incident

Answer 14

next the author describes the pinnacle incident . this happened when the narrator is playing with Paula Brown and her friends playing tag.  dreading the game, pull up and falls and rinse her brand-new snowsuit. She got for her birthday and the children all “deliberate “ blame the narrator. We can infer from this how quick the narrators friends turn on her. The word choice suggests that children are intentionally blaming her and using her as a scapegoat. This is the start of a realisation that even the people closest to you can be nasty and can be cruel and can turn on you . The narrators eventually begins to run away in today “cold “ and “raw “night. This pathetic fallacy is a really useful tool as it reflects her sad and betrayed emotions. This creates an interesting character represents the narrators in a dilemma as she learns to navigate the cruelty of the real world and her further realisation that Eve and her friends can be cruel, making her out to be the imposter

Question 15

incident quote a

Answer 15

“ deliberately “
“ cold” and “ raw “

Question 16

What can we infer from “deliberately “

Answer 16

How quick the narrators friends turn on her.
The word choice suggests the children are intentionally choosing to blame her and use her as a skapegoat.
This is the start of her realisation that even the people closest to you can be nasty and cruel and can turn on you.

Question 17

what technique is cold and raw

Answer 17

pathetic fallacy

Question 18

what does cold and raw tel you

Answer 18

the pathetic fallacy reflects her sad and betrayed emotions

Question 19

incident interesting character

Answer 19

represents the narrators inner dilema as she learns to navigate the cruelty of the world and her further realisation that even her friends can be cruel making her out to be the imposter

Question 20

Climax quotes

Answer 20

“dry seeds “
“ his face was featureless “

Question 21

Climax

Answer 21

then the author writes about the climax and the story. The soakers, when the narrator arrives home to find, even her own, Uncle and Mum, don’t believe her and are choosing to buy Paula, a new snow suit, the narrator can’t control her newfound emotions and ends up, lashing out with her words, sounding like “dry seeds “. This is an affective simile as it suggests her words didn’t have the intended effect. Just as dry seeds are ineffective, so to her words, lack empathy and sound unremorseful, unlike their intended purpose. She then goes to her room only to see her uncle Frank standing in the corridor, except “his face was featureless “. that expression showcases the trust that is lost between them. She is now unable to recognise him and the way she has perceives him has entirely changed. This is yet another thing that has been stolen from her and it highlights that even the way she viewed her uncle, has reflected herloss of innocence.
this creates an interesting character as it is clear. She is struggling with all these new conflicting emotions. She doesn’t know how to deal with. She is also clearly feeling betrayed in every aspect of her life further causing her to grow up. 

Question 22

What does “ dry seeds “ suggest

Answer 22

Her words didn’t have the intended effect.
Just as dry seeds are ineffective so to her words lack empathy and sound ubremorceful unlike their intended purpose.

Question 23

what technique is dry seeds

Answer 23

simile

Question 24

what does “ face was featureless “ suggest

Answer 24

The trust that is lost between them
she in now unable to recognise him and even the way she perceives him has entirely changed
yet another thing that has been stolen from her and even the way she views her uncle reflects her loss of innocence

Question 25

climax interesting character

Answer 25

• she is struggling with all these new found emotions she doesn’t know how to deal with
• she is clearly feeling betrayed in every aspect of her life further causing her to grow up and loose her childhood innocence

Question 26

Ending

Answer 26

Lastly the author describes the narrators emotions and attitude at the end of the story.
He lies in her bed numb from the incident prior in the day
that the concept of superman and flying has “ disolved “ and “vanashied “.
This indicates how impactful this event has been that as a result she has lost two huge symbols of her childhood and her innocence
Everything she once dreamed about and the features her life revolves around i’m show lost
Further emphasising the theme of loss of childhood inn once and
This creates an interesting character bad it shows the numb full version of herself she has become without the joy of her childhood

Question 27

ending quote

Answer 27

“ dissolved and vanished “

Question 28

Conclusion

Answer 28

in conclusion a short story which creates an interesting caharacter i superman and paula browns new snowsuit by Sylvia Plath. The author explores a theme of loss of childhood innocence and being forced to grow up through the viewpoint of a young girl. I think i’m this is a really effective price as it highlights how crucial a child’s outlook on life is to them and how easily that can be onscured and taken from them and as a result force them to grow up and face the cruelty of the world

Question 29

another word for shows

Answer 29

suggests
illustrates
demonstrates
highlights
clarifies
we can deduce
we can infer
showcases
emphasising