I'm a student and I'm just here to tell you what I know. Because I'm a student I can only tell you about the books that I'm doing. I'm sorry about that, but don't lose hope completely, I'll try to offer some general tips that should help everyone regardless of novel, play or poet.
This blog however will be discussing (for Unit 1):
- Drama: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare(comedy)
- Poetry: Learning Human by Les Murray (post colonial)
- Prose:
- Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paul Marshall
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
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So good luck people, feel free to email me if you want/need anything. AND FREAKING COMMENT! It makes me feel fuzzy inside (really I have no life), plus feedback is good.
I <3 U lol this is amazing thank you for your help!!!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the help especially on the dramatic conventions
ReplyDeletethis was awesome! was entertaining and very informative
ReplyDeleteahahahahaha DUDE you are fabulous! thanks so much for the help! you were VERY informative and your little humor made it just sky rocket in greatness! thanks so much again!
ReplyDelete-a desperate Cape student from Trinidad
This site looks like it will be useful :) and cool !
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ReplyDeletedoesnt have literature as part of it....:(
hey there, there should be stuff on soon, keep checking up! :)
Deletewow... i'm a hopeless character when i'm ijn lit class.. am from Jamaica (tho i heard trinis hate jamaicans) anyway this is really useful! thnks much
Deleteyou're welcome! (Trinidad and Jamaica historically do have a bit of a friendly rivalry but it's not hate) much love! <3
DeleteTHANK YOU ;_;
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ReplyDeleteso i need help concerning wuthering heights :(
sure, what's the prob?
DeleteI had no idea you replied, sorry :(
DeleteI needed help with my I.A. but I'm kind of getting through BUT I'd like to know if you had any information on Catherine's quote "Whatever outs souls are made of, him and mine are the same" & also, where can I find critics? Because I need for Thomas Hardy, Browngirl, Wuthering, and Richard III :(
hey there, it's ok...
Deletewell I'm not sure what exactly you wanna know about the quote but it was spoken by Catherine to Nelly when Healthcliff left...it shows the kind of mad, possessive, desperate love they had for each other and how much they depended on each other. Throughout the book we see how people react to both of them and their passion for each other. We do see the similarities between their selfish, strong personalities so she is right to say that their souls are the same. This also shows how closely they are tied to each other and sorta foreshadows their deaths since it suggest that (since their souls are the same and they're basically the same person -"Nelly, I am Healthcliff!") if one dies then the other would have to also. And well since Healthcliff kinda went insane and vengeful after Catherine died we see how that played out.
You can just search online or check a library for critics, you have to pay for a lot of the websites though but there are a few that are free. Check public library website and a quick google search should give you results for Wuthering, Hardy and Richard...Brown Girl might be a bit harder to find, you can check this link ( http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/41068881?uid=3739200&uid=2134&uid=379202961&uid=2&uid=379202951&uid=70&uid=3&uid=60&sid=21103508616161 ) not sure if it'll work for you but it's a site that offers a lot of primary sources and journals and stuff, it's free, all you have to do is make an account. The site is jstor.org if the link isnt working for you, you can just search whatever you want and should get results. They have a article called "Female Sexuality and Community in "Brown Girl, Brownstones" which you could check out.
Good Luck, hope I helped a bit and feel free to ask if you have any other questions :)
Thank you for the extra advice, especially on BGBS! I'm sure it will come in so handy. Also, I know I am veering close to exams but I still feel like I don't know what to study for lit. Like what do I study? I don't know :'( I feel so frustrated ugh
Deleteno prob, yeah lit can be overwhelming, the key is to organise your information. You need to be able to think of lit systematically...i'll do a post sometime (soon- hopefully) about writing essays, which once you get down makes everything easy. Structure and techniques for all genres are always good things to have down (people tend to get carried away with themes and ignore all that stuff but it's important) because they WILL come. and calm down, it's just CAPE, you'll be fine :)
Deletethank you :) exam today!
DeleteU are awesome...i am legit ready to kiss you! Thank you! Could you maybe focus on comparing prose essays in your next blog? I'm confused as to how EXACTLY you do it. Thanks!
ReplyDelete:D sure thing, you could check out the "Introductions of Essays" post in the meantime for help on that
Deletewhat are the similarities between Wuthering Heights and Brown Girl Brownstones
ReplyDeleteComment on the Point of view used in the novel Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall.
ReplyDeletehelp!!
Deletewell it's told in third person omniscient narrator which is great because we're able to follow different characters and get into their minds. Especially helpful since one of the main functions of the book is to paint a portrait of the social situation at the time and this is done by following different characters from different situations.
DeleteOf course we mainly focus on Selina since this is her story but we also follow the people around her to get some context (and realise that people are people and everyone has their own problems and ways of coping).
Sorry I know this is a bit rushed, I'll do a proper post about it sometime.
Hi I was wondering if u cand read my Ia for Wuthering Heights book review and help me fix the errors...unless I am asking too much
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