English Lit - Drama & Prose Flashcards
What should the structure of the response be?
Intro that talks about context, general intentions of writer and introduces question’s theme etc.
2 long paragraphs. 1 paragraph about a person and other paragraph about opposite person with respect to question’s theme
Conclude how characters are used, writers ideas and context in the 2 paragraphs
What 8 things do you have to write about in each paragraph?
Point about question
Quote to support
Implications
Multiple interpretations
Writers ideas
Readers ideas
Relate to context
Talk about setting (OMAM)
What characters should you talk about in loneliness / friendship in OMAM?
George and Lennie
Curley’s wife
What are the 4 quotes you should use for loneliness / friendship in George and Lennie?
George could “get along so easy” if he didn’t have Lennie. Suggests that friendship can be a barrier but the positives are better than negatives
Calls Lennie a “crazy bastard”. Suggests that even if people don’t like each other that much, they still need to be friends just so they aren’t lonely
George says he won’t let Lennie “tend the rabbits”. Suggests that George is dominant in the friendship but in this case it works out
“got you to look after me and you got me to look after you” suggests the importance of friendship in this time, only thing that matters
What are the 4 quotes for friendship / loneliness for Curley’s wife?
“full, rouged lips and wide spaced eyes” forced to seek attention because of loneliness. Eyes suggests natural innocence
Candy calls her a “tart”. Consequences of loneliness lead to criticism
Wife gets “awful lonely”. Seriousness of not having friends in this time
Also, Crooks says that a “a guy goes nuts” if they haven’t got a friend. Loneliness affects all characters and therefore everyone in the time period (microcosm)
What characters should you talk about prejudice in OMAM?
Crooks
Curley’s wife
What are the 4 quotes for Crooks when talking about prejudice?
People say that Crooks “ can’t play because he’s black”. Suggests massive divide between black and white
Crooks says that Lennie has no right coming into a “coloured man’s room”. Crooks is defensive from all of his hardships. Also reinforces big divide
Wife says she could get him “strung up on a tree so easy”. Even wife who is at the bottom of hierarchy has massive power over Crooks. He is very low
Crooks “reduced himself to nothing”. Represents the cruelty to black people in the time and what they had to do to try and deal with it
What are the 4 quotes for Curley’s wife when talking about prejudice?
Called “a tart” by Candy, represents strong prejudice to women at the time. Not given as much consideration as men
Called “purty” by Lennie. Only thing that mattered about women at time
She gets “awful lonely” as a result. Women were disregarded and isolated by men at the time. Only purpose is to be a wife not a person
“full rouged lips and wife spaced eyes”. Result of loneliness due to prejudice of women. Seeking attention even though naturally innocent
What are the characters for dreams in OMAM?
George and Lennie’s (link to Candy and Crooks)
Wife
What are 4 quotes for George and Lennie for dreams?
“tell me about the rabbits”. Dreams is what is keeping their friendship together and their lives with meaning
Crooks says he could “lend a hand”, the most insulted character is the most likely to come and help in the dream
Candy wants to help and the dream starts to be “coming true”. All of the weaker characters are the most likely to have dreams but they won’t last
“I just done it”. Death of Lennie prevents dream from happening. Death is associated with dreams being destroyed. Represents American Dream
What are the 2 quotes for Curley’s wife and dreams?
Wife could have “been in the movies”. Most women dreamed of this because it was the only job where women were dominant. Again, American Dream reinforced
Wife body “flops like a fish”. As simple as that, dreams for protagonists and Wife are not possible. Again, death stops dreams. “fish” represents how easy it was to destroy a dream (ease of killing a fish)
What is the main thing to talk about in value of characters?
Work is most important
Hands are symbols for this
This could be used in a response about prejudice
What 2 characters do you talk about for wealth, class and generation gap in AIC?
Birling
Sheila
What are the 4 quotes for Birling and wealth?
“hard headed practical man of business”. His wealth makes him think he is special and powerful. Blinded
Titanic is “unsinkable”. Class makes him think that everything he says is right. He is actually wrong
He refers to community as “all that nonsense”. Class makes you not care about other people anymore. Makes you selfish
Eric said he isn’t “the kind of father a chap could got to if he’s in trouble”. Class can make you cruel to even your children quite easily
What are the 4 quotes for Sheila and wealth?
Says that the women under dad’s employment were “not cheap labour - they’re people”. People who care about class are selfish but people who care about others are kind
She says “I know I’m to blame” about Eva’s death. The fact that class isn’t important to her opens her eyes to responsibility. Main theme of play
She says that “he’s giving us rope so that we’ll hang ourselves”. She can see the bigger picture and peoples intentions without class being in the foreground
She says that Eva looked as if she could “take care of herself. When Sheila was still influenced by the voice of wealth through her father, she was blind to the outcome of her action but now her head is cleared
What are the 3 quotes for Birling and generation gap?
“unsinkable”. Older age makes him think he is alright right and his opinion is the most important
Calls community “nonsense”. Older people are blind to their actions and don’t take responsibility where they should
Says Eva “had to go”. Older people only do things in their own interest and don’t care about anyone else
What are the 3 quotes for Sheila and the generation gap?
Says the employees were “people”. Her younger mindset makes her have compassion and care for others
She says she knows “I’m to blame”. She accepts responsibility for actions and tries to help on any way she can
She says “he’s giving us rope so that we will hand ourselves”. Her younger age allows her to see bigger picture and be perceptive instead of being blinded by her own thoughts
Which characters do you use for responsibility in AIC?
Mrs Birling
Sheila
What are the 3 quotes for Mrs Birling and responsibility?
She “did nothing I was ashamed of”. She doesn’t really care about the consequences of her actions
She is member of “Brumley Women’s Charity Organisation”. Uses this position to appear kind and get more money by promoting her husband. This is fake. Without sense of responsibility, people can be cruel and calculating
She blames “young man”. She shifts her responsibility onto someone else she doesn’t think she knows. Represents selfishness of character and what a lack of responsibilty can do
What are the 3 quotes for Sheila and responsibility?
She knows “I’m to blame”. She accepts responsibilty and is prepared to show this to other people. Knows it is right thing to do. Selfless
She says “he’s giving us rope so that we’ll hang ourselves”. Her responsibility allows her to see the bigger picture because she isn’t blinded by lies that night have made up if she didn’t take responsibility
She says she “felt rotten about it”. Her responsibility allows her to have compassion for other people outside of her friends and family. Inspectors aim
