[SophiePearman]

(Original post by pennyy)
Aw thank you! Yeah, beginnings hasn't come up yet, endings has... my sixth form have done work on it too what would you write for enduring love? I think maybe symbolism, but that would be horrible for EL and Auden so I wouldn't do it... maybe parallels?

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For Enduring love I'd write about the significance of the description of the ballooning accident. When re-reading the novel earlier today I picked up that Joe is forever talking about children... It's quite annoying how much he talks about it.
I really dislike Enduring love as I have not a clue what to write... x

[trrr]

What questions do you predict will come up for the great gatsby

[SophiePearman]

(Original post by trrr)
What questions do you predict will come up for the great gatsby

I assume chapter 6 would come up, as I've heard it hasn't (but don't quote me)

I haven't a clue what else might come up as the second question!

I'm planning on doing Tennyson or Rime of the ancient mariner

[SophiePearman]

(Original post by pennyy)
Aw thank you! Yeah, beginnings hasn't come up yet, endings has... my sixth form have done work on it too what would you write for enduring love? I think maybe symbolism, but that would be horrible for EL and Auden so I wouldn't do it... maybe parallels?

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What would you write for parallels?
x

[tsveta]

I've made notes on Gatsby, Tennyson and Browning (these are from last year).

Hope they help, best of luck x

[PudPud]

Any Browning notes would be appreciated.

[Alexander94]

Does anyone have any notes on Pride and Prejudice? I could really do with the help?

[pennyy]

(Original post by SophiePearman)
For Enduring love I'd write about the significance of the description of the ballooning accident. When re-reading the novel earlier today I picked up that Joe is forever talking about children... It's quite annoying how much he talks about it.
I really dislike Enduring love as I have not a clue what to write... x

thank you! you're right, light is very important in the entire novel, I guess. I hate Enduring Love, too. It's vile.
Parallels, I'd write about the contrast in the parties Daisy, Myrtle, and Gatsby throw. To be honest, I'm not actually sure what parallels are? It would be a horrible question!
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[SophiePearman]

(Original post by pennyy)
thank you! you're right, light is very important in the entire novel, I guess. I hate Enduring Love, too. It's vile.
Parallels, I'd write about the contrast in the parties Daisy, Myrtle, and Gatsby throw. To be honest, I'm not actually sure what parallels are? It would be a horrible question!
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What about the parallels between the eggs and the valley of ashes?
The parallel between the rich and poor?

I know this is irrelevant but I've just thought about how the seven deadly sins crop up throughout the novel.
- At different points in the novel, the characters indulge in all of the seven deadly sins. E.g myrtle is envious when she sees Jordan outside Wilson's garage - her eyes are "wide with jealous terror" and tom is proud of his mansion: "I've got a nice place here"
In the bible the seven deadly sins often caused the downfall of a society for example the city of Sodom. This hints that Fitzgera;d believed the decadence of the 'Jazz Age' wouldn't last.

Just a little thought there

[pennyy]

(Original post by SophiePearman)
What about the parallels between the eggs and the valley of ashes?
The parallel between the rich and poor?

I know this is irrelevant but I've just thought about how the seven deadly sins crop up throughout the novel.
- At different points in the novel, the characters indulge in all of the seven deadly sins. E.g myrtle is envious when she sees Jordan outside Wilson's garage - her eyes are "wide with jealous terror" and tom is proud of his mansion: "I've got a nice place here"
In the bible the seven deadly sins often caused the downfall of a society for example the city of Sodom. This hints that Fitzgera;d believed the decadence of the 'Jazz Age' wouldn't last.

Just a little thought there

yeah, maybe. I'm gonna ask what parallels are. Wow, that's amazing! How are you only targeted a C?! x

[AM95]

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE HERE: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...1#post37526361

[SagarG]

(Original post by fxyz)
Castle Boterel has come up already but I don't actually remember what year was deffo after the spec started though!
Im absolutely dreading the exam. I love english lit but I can never hit that A which I need! I'm doing the Kite Runner, Small Island and Browning for Section B.. What about you?

Ahh same i'm aiming for that A which seems impossible... I wouldnt mind a B but anything below and i'd have to hang myself haha, and i'm doing kite runner, auden, gatsby and hardy!

hoping part B of the paper dosen't catch me out because i can't even predict what form of narrative it's going to ask us about! any ideas?

[pennyy]

for anyone doing Gatsby, this will cheer you up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiu1b...eature=related

[fxyz]

(Original post by SagarG)
Ahh same i'm aiming for that A which seems impossible... I wouldnt mind a B but anything below and i'd have to hang myself haha, and i'm doing kite runner, auden, gatsby and hardy!

hoping part B of the paper dosen't catch me out because i can't even predict what form of narrative it's going to ask us about! any ideas?

Its impossible to predict for section B! Although I have listed some things that haven't come up yet..theres no guarantee something from this list will come up:
-symbolism
-contrasts/parallels
-foreshadowing
-lexis
-narrative voice
-settings
-journeys
-imagery
-resolutions
-conflicts
so much more that I haven't listed though!

[Ra Ra Ra]

(Original post by pennyy)
for anyone doing Gatsby, this will cheer you up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiu1b...eature=related

Brilliant Have you seen the Sparknotes vid? The comments section is basically one huge argument about whether or not Nick had it off with that bloke from Chapter Two.

This is amazeballs:

http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress...atongatsby.jpg

[pennyy]

(Original post by Ra Ra Ra)
Brilliant Have you seen the Sparknotes vid? The comments section is basically one huge argument about whether or not Nick had it off with that bloke from Chapter Two.

This is amazeballs:

http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress...atongatsby.jpg

haha I know right, I enjoyed it a bit too much... just the bit where Daisy goes 'LOOK AT THE MINT!' *sigh*

no? I'll look it up hahah yeah, that was funny

[pinkdaisiesx]

Hey guys, so I'm in serious need of help for Section A of this exam, I understand that we have to write about narrative methods such as narrative voice, structure etc for part A.. but what exactly do we talk about regarding these methods?

Help would be much appreciated!

[wylk]

(Original post by pinkdaisiesx)
Hey guys, so I'm in serious need of help for Section A of this exam, I understand that we have to write about narrative methods such as narrative voice, structure etc for part A.. but what exactly do we talk about regarding these methods?

Help would be much appreciated!

Well I don't know what books/poems you are doing but I will help as much as I can:

Narrative voice: Past tense? Present tense? - Retrospective texts may contain foreshadowing elements, pick up on these on how the story is told.
Also, is it in first person or third person? Its much more of a personal journey if it is in first person - the narrator can help the reader relate to and empathise with the character(s). Third person is the sense of an "all seeing" narrator (or an omniscient author/narrator for the terminology), helps the reader predict or know what is going to happen next rather than the characters.
Is the narrator biased or does he/she exaggerate? This is an unreliable narrator, how does this add to the telling of the story and the journey the protagonist take? Context to the story also helps.

Structure - for novels it can be dialogue, short sentences to express tension, long sentences to suggest time passing by (relates to the context/form of the novel/poem)
For poems it can be stanzas, how does it contrast/compare to the novel/text/story.
Structure can also relate to the structure of the story rather than the look of it. So is the story in chronological order? or are they flashbacks/in retrospect? How does this add to how the story is told, what does it evoke in the reader?

Sorry if it is lacking but it would help if I knew what novels/poems you were doing (I'm doing Pride and Prejudice, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Robert Browning and The Kite Runner.)

[pinkdaisiesx]

^ Not sure how to quote your text because I'm new here but I'm doing Browning, Keats, Gatsby and Kite Runner. I'm planning to do Browning for section A. Thank you for the help!

[AM95]

Anybody know any patterns in Pride and Prejudice and also what would you talk about if you were looking at SEQUENCE in TROTAM, P and P and Rossetti ???

Thanks !