ENGLISH: TEXT RESPONSE “The characters in ‘Year of Wonders’ lose faith in humanity rather than in God.” To what extent do you agree? Geraldine Brooks’ novel “Year of Wonders” explores how grief and difficulty can cause peoples’ faith to undergo change. Brooks focuses on the various ways in which characters struggle to maintain faith in humanity and God and‚ often‚ turn to alternative sources of relief. Many attempt to maintain their faith in humanity‚ as is exemplified by the Mompellions‚ who
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In the novel‚ Year of Wonders written by Geraldine Brooks‚ she explores how such horrible tragedies can bring out the worst in human nature. The plague was a major disaster that can affect many people in different ways. Brooks expresses these misfortunes through certain characters such as Aphra Bont as she was a selfish‚ uncaring character who manipulated the people of Eyam‚ Colonel Bradford as he was a heartless coward who only thought of himself and Josiah because of his poor decision making and
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judgmental and hypocritical. Yet‚ some may also be very conscious of every step they take. Having the courage is not constantly running in the face of danger. Nor is courage not necessarily risking your life‚ in public‚ hopeless or futile. Courage can be a private thing and do so with hope that things will get better or that their sacrifices mean something. Being the perfect person and not having the courage to go out and live freely is constantly drilled into people’s mind of what they have to change.
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Themes The Role of women in 17th Century England Women at this period of time had almost no rights whatsoever. Their guardian‚ whether it be there father or their husband ruled everything in their life‚ and often women had no choice but to comply. Anna marries Sam‚ in order to avoid staying with her abusive father‚ who often physically beat Anna‚ as was his legal right to. Anna’s father‚ Josiah Bont‚ regularly beat his wife and children‚ and muzzled Anna’s mother. Anna’s narration of the story
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Year of Wonders Essay Topics 1. “Anna is the embodiment of goodness while Mompellion is the embodiment of selfishness.” Do you agree? 2. “Year of Wonders explores how fear can tear apart the lives of individuals and society as a whole.” To what extent do you agree? 3. Who is the real heroine of the novel; Anna Frith or Elinor Mompellion? 4. “Year of Wonders illustrates that some people will react irrationally to people and occurrences that they do not understand.” Discuss. 5. “The characters
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English ‘Year of wonders’ Practice essay #1 “More than anything else‚ it is Anna’s courage and determination that results in her eventual emancipation’. Do you agree?” The circular structure Novel “ Year of wonders” by Geraldine Brooks‚ details the events taking place at a small village called ‘Eyam’‚ through the eyes of the protagonist Anna Frith. Set in the 1600s‚ the town of Eyam (along with the rest of Europe) finds them self’s at the mercy of the devastating disease know as the bubonic
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Essay: Year of Wonders “I wonder if you know how much you have changed” While a catalyst of change for some‚ not all those in the novel are transformed by “year of wonders”. Discuss. Change is an external component in people’s lives‚ which has the great power to transform us. When something unusual occurs or changes are introduced into our lives‚ we are affected and are forced to react to the unfamiliarity. This will call on us to change certain aspects of our lives and as a result we will
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both The Crucible and Year of Wonders illustrate very different views and beliefs of both towns which links with how each village deals with major crises. The town of Salem in The Crucible is very dreary and structured with little colour. Whereas‚ the town of Eyam in Year of Wonders thrives off the beauty of nature and the vibrant colours of the green grass and trees. We can compare the Salem meeting house‚ which Act three is primarily set in‚ with the passage in Year of Wonders describing the nature
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Essay topic #2: Year of Wonders The plague compels the people of Eyam to explain and combat the disease in whatever ways they can‚ Discuss. Throughout the novel Year of Wonders‚ significant changes can be seen to occur in a variety of characters as they encounter this time of adversity. The town‚ now Anglican‚ is of a puritan background and holds religious beliefs in very high regard. These beliefs change context throughout the novel as we see characters such as Aphra resort to charms and
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“Year of Wonders” suggests that Nature and Religion will always be opposing forces. -Discuss- Geraldine Brooks’ novel of the 17th century plague‚ the “Year of Wonders”‚ conveys how religion and nature will inevitably remain opposing forces‚ through the eyes of the protagonist‚ Anna. Several notions regarding this topic exist throughout the novel‚ yet are mainly brought to mind by the inquisitiveness of Anna‚ and her independence. For instance‚ the beginning of Anna’s scepticism can be seen by
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