Paper 2 Review

Question 1

Romanticism (ITW)

Answer 1

European cultural movement, they felt subjective experience based in emotion and imagination rather than reason and logic.
- advocated the appreciation of nature

Question 2

Symbol of letters

Answer 2

The letters also serve as concrete documentation for the lasting legacy Chris left behind on people to which Krakauer uses to establish the interconnectedness of people Chris came into contact with. The lasting impression Chris left on people highlights how he himself was a mentor and catalyst for others to pursue a life of creativity.

Question 3

One sentence summary of plot of Ros and Guil

Answer 3

Wildly imaginative, absurdist tragicomedy, which retells the plot of Hamlet from the pov of two minor characters

Question 4

The Theater of the Absurd

Answer 4

demonstrate the insufficiency of language, made post WW2
- illogical plots
- characters are flat, unlearning, not complex

Question 5

Repetition R&G

Answer 5

The improbability of the coin always landing on heads reinforces the randomness and unpredictability of life. It can be a metaphor for the lack of free will these characters have over their fates. However, the fact that Guildenstern was doing something to make the coin always land on heads proves the opposite, that these characters always had a choice to pursue different fates, but just chose to accept their lack of liberty.