by melaniewp | Sep 22, 2013 | Controlled Assessment, English Literature Exam, GCSE, The Woman in Black
Isolation is a key theme in The Woman in Black. Arthur Kipps is emotionally isolated from his family’s happiness at the start of the novel, and is set apart from other men by his traumatic experiences. Later in the novel, he is physically isolated from...
by melaniewp | Sep 18, 2013 | A-Level English, Analysis, Essays, GCSE, IB, IB English, IB Higher Level English, Margaret Atwood, Model Answers, Model Essays, The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid’s Tale is Margaret Atwood’s dystopic vision of Christianity gone bad. The result is a society that has become a feminist nightmare. Get all A*/Level 7 Notes, essays and context for the novel aimed at A-Level and IB.Essays+ How does Atwood...
by melaniewp | Sep 18, 2013 | AQA, Controlled Assessment, English Literature Exam, GCSE, The Gothic, The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black is a gothic novel by Susan Hill set in the Nineteenth Century. The novel was actually written in the 1980s, so it is historical fiction, where Hill plays with the conventions of gothic novels to build a tense and moody atmosphere. Find out what...
by melaniewp | Sep 16, 2013 | AQA, Controlled Assessment, English Literature Exam, GCSE, The Woman in Black
How is the character of Arthur Kipps shown?1. Structural techniques that the author uses to present the main character: first person narration, framing narrative2. What do his relationships with, and attitudes to other characters show us about his nature – isolated,...
by melaniewp | Sep 16, 2013 | AQA, Controlled Assessment, English Literature Exam, GCSE, Susan Hill, The Gothic, The Woman in Black
At the end of Chapter 1, Kipps is looking forward to Christmas day. The semantic field of joy: ‘delight’, ‘eagerly’ and ‘gladness’ contrast strangely with the foreboding mood as the narrator gets ready to tell his story. Words...
