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    OVERVIEW OF THE WINE OF ASTONISHMENT At a glance: * First Published: 1982 * Type of Work: Novel * Type of Plot: Social realism * Time of Work: 1940’s-1950’s * Setting: Bonasse‚ Trinidad * Characters: EvaBee‚ Bolo‚ Ivan Morton‚ Prince * Genres: Long fiction‚ Social realism * Subjects: Culture‚ Tradition‚ Caribbean‚ Racism‚ Blacks‚ Social issues‚ Villages‚ Moral conditions‚ Catholics or Catholic Church‚ Warships‚ 1950’s‚ 1930’s‚ 1940’s * Locales: Bonasse‚ Trinidad

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    the novel The Wine of Astonishment then discuss the ways in which the author deals with the following themes: a) Religion b) Politics c) Love Love equals life‚ Religion brings meaning to it‚ but politics complicates it. Does politics bring unity like how love does? Does love bring spirituality like how religion does? And why does politics bring corruption among ones that show love and spirituality? Three major aspects of life as seen in the novel The Wine of Astonishment by Earl Lovelace

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    The Wine of Astonishment - LITERATURE NOTES ABOUT EARL LOVELACE * Born in Toco‚ Trinidad * Born in 1935 * Spent most of his early years with his maternal grandparents in Tobago * He was an avid reader * He currently lives in Trinidad and Tobago * His passions in life are cricket and football EARL LOVELACE’S NOVELS *  While God’s are Falling‚ 1964 * The Schoolmaster‚ 1968 * The Dragon Can’t Dance‚ 1978 * The Wine of Astonishment‚ 1982 * Jestina’s

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    Setting In The Wine of Astonishment‚ the setting is very significant as it gives the reader a better understanding of the background and atmosphere of the story. The story is set over a twenty year period somewhere between nineteen thirty two and nineteen fifty one. It is in a small‚ remote village in Trinidad called Bonasse where everything takes place. The setting is one of the best techniques in a story‚ as it has the power to make us feel like we are actually in the story and watching everything

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    Collage "The wine of astonishment" The theme "Heroes & Idols" The theme about heroes and idols plays a big role in the book "The wine of astonishment". The question is: Who is a hero‚ who is an idol? My collage is divided in two sides‚ the top of the poster board represents idols‚ the bottom stands for heroes. In the middle I drew a lot of question marks and arrows‚ because in my opinion the line between heroes and idols is very thin and UNTERBROCHEN. Heroes can be idols at the same

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    the first characters encountered is Eva she is explaining to her eager and inquisitive children why they face such hardship‚ Eva as the chapter portrays is a woman of god she accepts situations as Gods test‚ she explained to her children and her husband bee who is also listening that good god lets them suffer because they are special and can bear it. Her son Reggie is getting older and has not qualified for a high school as yet‚ she laments to her husband bee to ask Ivan Morton the man who they

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    MICO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Introduction to Computer Applications Business Group Sample Quiz 2 SECTION A - 20 multiple choice question Answer all questions in this section by selecting the correct answer. 1. What are the four basic operations performed by a computer? (b) Storage‚ processing‚ input‚ output. 2. Which of the following is an example of a Word Processing Software? (b) Wicrosoft Word 3. A ___________________ is equal to approximately one million bytes. (a)

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    Injustice in ‘The Wine of Astonishment’ The theme of Injustice reoccurred several times in the novel ‘The Wine of Astonishment’ by Earl Lovelace. On the whole‚ the circumstances were unfair to most of the Trinidadian locals in the period of World War 2‚ which was the time period in which the novel is set. A selected few of examples of injustice which emerged were when the Spiritual Baptists were banned from preaching‚ when Eulilee was treated badly for wanting to improve her life‚ and most of all

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    The Wine of Astonishment by Earl Lovelace In Earl Lovelace’s book "The Wine of Astonishment" two main characters arise Bee and Bolo. Bolo’s character is a warrior and he directs the people to the path of empowerment by way of the warrior for that is what he knows and who he is. Bee’s character is a man of faith‚ patience‚ and a man of his people. Bee also chooses a path of empowerment for the people of the village that is defined by his character‚ he guides the people to the path of faith. The journey

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    Wine of astonishment The title of this novel ‘wine of astonishment’ can be analysed in two ways. Firstly by the literal translation ‘wine ‘ is an alcoholic beverages and is usually bitter‚ and astonishment refers to something unexpected. Secondly the hardship that happen to the people of bonasse in the story. This novel is author by earl love lace and is simply base on a rural trinidian Creole community which is simply set over a twenty year period somewhere between the 1940’s to the 1950’s

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