[AbsolutePotOfKurry]

The Kite Runner: Does anyone know the significance of Hosseini's structure style? Not the overarching structure of starting in America, ending there, flashforwards/backwards.. But rather the way he often leave gaps between paragraphs, as if it's not a continuous prose as in most literature... Any ideas?

[007dunlop]

(Original post by AbsolutePotOfKurry)
The Kite Runner: Does anyone know the significance of Hosseini's structure style? Not the overarching structure of starting in America, ending there, flashforwards/backwards.. But rather the way he often leave gaps between paragraphs, as if it's not a continuous prose as in most literature... Any ideas?

It's a first person narrative... meaning that one could interpret it as a spoken prose.... the way we speak in everyday language is often broken up and not continuous...maybe you could say that? Not 100% sure though..

[Flyteryder]

Anyone know the significance of the structure and style of Birdsong or Enduring Love?

[AM95]

Somebody please help - SYMBOLISM AND IMAGERY IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT ???
Thanks x

[Tweak6]

(Original post by fxyz)
For Hardy
the chalice in under the waterfall - symbolic of the everlasting beauty of nature/the essence and youth of the young lovers

neutral tones - the weather symbolic of the death of the relationship or the speakers inner 'dead' state. With winter comes the death of many things (also in the darkling thrush) therefore the setting could be an imaginary setting just allegorical for the natural process relationships go through (could link this to Hardy's pessimism) like weather (spring->summer->autumn->winter)

castle in at castle boterel - in gothic literature, castles are symbolic of ones self and coming to a castle is symbolic of exploring ones own mind and being forced to ponder and go into the deep dark depths of your own self. Often, castles are associated with torture and being trapped so often castles represent the inner turmoil we all keep inside ourselves. In this poem, Hardy has come to revisit his past, no matter how painful it is. This can be linked to Freud's theory of repressed thoughts. Once he has visited the castle (symbolic of his inner most deepest darkest feelings and regrets over the past) he has let go of the painful thoughts, recovered as he says 'for the very last time...I shall traverse old love's domain/Never again'.

The first two stanzas in at an inn are the thoughts onlookers had about Hardy and the woman he was with. This isn't strictly symbolism, but this could be a representation of how people idealize love and maximise it, thinking it is better than it is. This then is ironic because there wasn't really much love going on with the pair later on

In the darkling thrush the 'century's corpse' is symbolic of the death of the agricultural society.

Sorry its quite rushed and it probably isnt grammatical and i haven't used my apostrophes hope this helps x

THANK YOU! Thank you so much, that was really helpful! Now excuse me while I try and cram that into my brain by tomorrow

And sorry to keep asking, but does anybody have symbolism for Enduring Love? At all? Pretty please? If symbolism comes up I really want to do it.

[Morganb804]

(Original post by Tweak6)
And sorry to keep asking, but does anybody have symbolism for Enduring Love? At all? Pretty please? If symbolism comes up I really want to do it.

There are a few things for symbolism in Enduring Love; the Balloon could symbolise the randomness in novel, plus the omniscient, detached perspective of events Joe increasingly loses; the gun can symbolise masculinity, and Joe's need to reclaim his masculinity; the symbolism that the theme of science vs art vs religion provides throughout; the symbolism in settings i.e. Jed's secluded, French-style manner house; you could even comment upon the symbolism provided by minor characters e.g. Jean and misinterpretations/ Oxford Professor of Logic revealing the truth; plus the symbolism in Joe's scientific analogies (particularly the Hubble telescope one, and dog & master anecdote)

Symbolism is very ambiguous, and you could interpret it in many different ways; the problem lies in the ability to organise ones ideas, and picking out several key points, rather than actual lack of material to comment upon.

[Tweak6]

(Original post by Morganb804)
There are a few things for symbolism in Enduring Love; the Balloon could symbolise the randomness in novel, plus the omniscient, detached perspective of events Joe increasingly loses; the gun can symbolise masculinity, and Joe's need to reclaim his masculinity; the symbolism that the theme of science vs art vs religion provides throughout; the symbolism in settings i.e. Jed's secluded, French-style manner house; you could even comment upon the symbolism provided by minor characters e.g. Jean and misinterpretations/ Oxford Professor of Logic revealing the truth; plus the symbolism in Joe's scientific analogies (particularly the Hubble telescope one, and dog & master anecdote)

Symbolism is very ambiguous, and you could interpret it in many different ways; the problem lies in the ability to organise ones ideas, and picking out several key points, rather than actual lack of material to comment upon.

Thanks! Could the characters themselves represent science/art/religion and the way they clash? Or does Joe's use of imagination nullify him as a symbol of sciense?
I hate the book with a passion, so I have serious issues coming up with things to talk about

[daisi]

Someone just asked me where I found the revision guide for Christina Rossetti. Just type in Aspects of Narrative Christina into Google or amazon and they should come up. The Jessie Cameron one is brilliant so I'm really hoping it comes up.

[Flyteryder]

How much do we actually need to write? Like how many paragraphs for Section A part a, Section A part b, and Section B?

[fxyz]

(Original post by Flyteryder)
How much do we actually need to write? Like how many paragraphs for Section A part a, Section A part b, and Section B?

If you're being on point, sharp and concise then 2-3 sides is good for Section A both parts. I've gotten an A for 5 sides in section B but there was definitely some waffley bits in there. I'd reckon 4 would be the bare minimum.

[Flyteryder]

(Original post by fxyz)
If you're being on point, sharp and concise then 2-3 sides is good for Section A both parts. I've gotten an A for 5 sides in section B but there was definitely some waffley bits in there. I'd reckon 4 would be the bare minimum.

Thanks. For section A do you mean 2-3 sides combined or 2-3 sides for each part?

[fxyz]

(Original post by Flyteryder)
Thanks. For section A do you mean 2-3 sides combined or 2-3 sides for each part?

2-3 sides for part a and the same for part b

[Florence321]

(Original post by Flyteryder)
Thanks. For section A do you mean 2-3 sides combined or 2-3 sides for each part?

Depends how big your writing is! In some practice essays I've done really well with 1.5 - 2 pages for each part in A. Around 4 pages with medium writing for B then is fine - quality over quantity remember!

[AM95]

Any Last Minute Tips for getting an A ?? Or Phrases that people will be using >>>

[fxyz]

is foreshadowing a type of structural device?

[ReissM]

Any idea of the section A QUESTION b ?

[Ra Ra Ra]

This is gonna sound really stupid, but do you get given the poetry in the exam? I have the books, but all my poetry is annotated...

[wylk]

(Original post by AM95)
Somebody please help - SYMBOLISM AND IMAGERY IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT ???
Thanks x

There isn't a huge amount of symbolism in Pride and Prejudice as Jane Austen is literally telling us the story either through her perspective or through a characters ' (free indirect discourse) but you could talk about Rosings and Pemberly being symbols of Elizabeth's *biased* or warming/condemning views of the owners.
As she starts to warm to Darcy, she visits Pemberly where it is a large, beautiful mansion where the wallpaper, the furniture and even the curtains are in good taste - it has a charming, pleasing character symbolising what Darcy is really like - the complete opposite to the rumours of everyone else.
Rosings however, it is a rich, grand place but in Elizabeth's eyes it is rather gaudy and tacky however expensive the furniture is it does not look tasteful. This is a symbol of Lady Catherine de Bourgh - she may be rich, grand and of high status but she is rude and tactless and we dislike her very much as a character.

Again, there is not a lot of imagery in Pride and Prejudice but you can look at how Austen presents the characters (figurative language) e.g. "Mr Collins is a conceited, pompous, narrow-minded silly man" we are not given a direct description of his physical appearance but his pointless, pompous speeches and tactless behaviour give us a negative image of a character, therefore, unappealing as a person. You can apply this to other characters too like Lady Catherine and Mrs Bennet - their characterisation gives us an image of them.

For the structure you could look at how the plot is formed, e.g. the turning point (Mr Darcy's proposal) is right in the centre of the novel and when Elizabeth visits Pemberly as she is changing her prejudiced view of him. Notice how there are less balls and social gatherings after this point - this allows Elizabeth to reflect on her actions and grow up.

[Flyteryder]

(Original post by Ra Ra Ra)
This is gonna sound really stupid, but do you get given the poetry in the exam? I have the books, but all my poetry is annotated...

Your school will give you brand new, unannotated books and poetry anthologies for the exam; they're the copies they give to the next AS students. They'll be on your desk when you walk into the exam

[Joe Da Slim Slaney]

Form, structure and language. Do we still need to write about these as they've changed the markscheme in the last few exams. If not what would you write about? Im dreading tomorrow! (Doing The Kite Runner, Pride and Prejudice, Hardy poems and Rime of the Ancient Mariner)