L 3 How are characters portrayed Outcomes Explore
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L 3 -How are characters portrayed? Outcomes: • Explore the use of tension and humour • Analyse it for meanings • Evaluate for writer’s intentions and effects
Themes and Motifs • Dreams • Innocence • Power and powerlessness • Family • Arrivals (and departures) • Brokenness of characters • Complexity of needs • Absent parents • Poverty • The triumph of the spirit over adversity • Disability • The irony of the ‘candy store’ – life isn’t sweet
How has Grandma been described? • Why has she been described in these ways? • Explain the effects of the descriptions and late entrance.
Humour • Identify humorous elements • Why has it been used? • Explain the effects • What is the writer’s intention? • How are we positioned?
Read p 21 – 24 – Bella’s entrance • How is tension built up? • Eddie… • How is he damaged? How does he make things worse? • What are your impressions of him as a father? • Which themes are developed using this character? • Bella • How is she presented here and how do we react? Is this what Simon intended?
Read 24 – 26 – Grandma’s entrance • What are your impressions of Grandma? • What has made her like this? • How is the use of humour employed? • What are the humorous moments and why?
Read p 31 – 32 – Grandma’s monologue • Now reflect on what we learn • Now reflect on what has made her the way she is? • Should the boys be worried? • Explain the writer’s intentions here. • How is the reader/ audience positioned? • Which of themes does she embody?
