02 | September | 2012 | Naj's Rhyme and Reason

USE OF SETTING ESSAYS:

Many students seem to see use of setting essays as an excuse to write as much as they can about the plot of the novel, whilst opening each paragraph with a comment reflecting the location of the material which they discuss is.

The sad fact is that such “narrative driven” essays will score few marks, particularly at advanced level, and this document has been prompted by a batch of IBDP essays concerning the use of setting in The Awakening (Chopin) and Snow Falling on Cedars (Guterson).

APPROACH:

It is important to note that setting refers to the whole “world” of the novel – location, era, culture, use of time of day (“hour”) and that any response should show an awareness of each of these ideas if possible. Ideally the response will be able to consider contrasts within the novel to build a sense of debate in…

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Assignment :Reading of the Novel

Duration:

Reading Wuthering Heights by Emile Bronte, with Specific emphasis on the first 10 chapters

Unit 2.3-2.5, Term 1, 2011-12

Instructions:

You are being allocated a fortnight’s period to read the complete novel with specific focus on the critical reading of the first 10 chapters.

You are expected to use the information disseminated through classroom discussions and lectures to form your personal opinions regarding various

character traits,
themes ,
setting,
background of the characters,
structure of the novel, and
the role of narrative

Use highlighter while you read to codify the particular themes. You can devise your own keys to represent the themes
After the completion of this assignment you will be required to appear for the presentation session which carries 15 % of your Formative Grading profile .

Use the following general pointers to assist your reading of the entire novel

Structure:

Told by two narrators
- Choice of Lockwood as a narrator
- Advantages to the choice of Nelly Dean as the recounter of much of the tale’s background
- Participation of her in the tale?
- Reliability of Nelly Dean
- Personality of the narrators

Themes:

The role of the social class

In one’s upbringing and shaping of personality
Clashes amongst the classes
Role that the servants ( Nelly, Joseph and Zillah) play

Use of setting

Influence of isolation and location of the novel’s northern Yorkshire setting on the tone and events of the story
Are there symbolic elements to the descriptions of the houses and their landscapes?

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