cultural context?

Bobsbestfriend

My teacher didn't explain anything at all. I've no clue how to go about this
Please help
My texts are
.1984 George Oswell
.translations by Brian friel
.children of men (the movie)

Booshmallow

I have Wuthering Height and Im not scared as my other two texts but i have notes on Translations for cultural context and Theme/Issue if they'll help at all ?

Bobsbestfriend

Booshmallow wrote: »

I have Wuthering Height and Im not scared as my other two texts but i have notes on Translations for cultural context and Theme/Issue if they'll help at all ?

That would be massive help Thankyou!:)

Booshmallow

Ill scan them in a bit and put them up for you ill look through my other notes as well and see what i have i have un-relevant things to me that might be of help to you

Bobsbestfriend

Booshmallow wrote: »

Ill scan them in a bit and put them up for you ill look through my other notes as well and see what i have i have un-relevant things to me that might be of help to you

Thankyou so much

Leaving Cert Student

Booshmallow wrote: »

Ill scan them in a bit and put them up for you ill look through my other notes as well and see what i have i have un-relevant things to me that might be of help to you

irrelevant* sorry

Lckilkenny

I'm studying Sive, Purple Hibiscus and I'm Not Scared, could anyone give some advice on how to approach a cultural context Question on these texts? I literally haven't a clue

Leaving Cert Student

Lckilkenny wrote: »

I'm studying Sive, Purple Hibiscus and I'm Not Scared, could anyone give some advice on how to approach a cultural context Question on these texts? I literally haven't a clue

Divide your plan into various aspects of cultural context: gender roles, power etc.

Lckilkenny

I have decided to divide them into 3 topics- Role of men and women, Education and Money. but how exactly am I supposed to discuss them ?

Leaving Cert Student

Lckilkenny wrote: »

I have decided to divide them into 3 topics- Role of men and women, Education and Money. but how exactly am I supposed to discuss them ?

get a quote from each under each heading and bluff the rest!

Lckilkenny

Il try that haha! Thanks

fontdor

I have studied Sive antigone and casablanca and understand nothing can anyone help please?

Tommyrawr

Im studying sive,casablanca,how many miles to babylon, Anyone any suggestions on headings?
So far ive gender roles and War.

Leaving Cert Student

Tommyrawr wrote: »

Im studying sive,casablanca,how many miles to babylon, Anyone any suggestions on headings?
So far ive gender roles and War.

Power maybe?

ray2012

Tommyrawr wrote: »

Im studying sive,casablanca,how many miles to babylon, Anyone any suggestions on headings?
So far ive gender roles and War.

I do Sive, How Many Miles to Babylon and I'm Not Scared, so I may be able to help with the first two anyways.

You could maybe have a point on social class in society, as in, in 'HMMTB', the family are of a high-up aristocrat family with a lot of power. You can see how their social class (as being high-up in society) affects their behaviour and attitudes to other characters. For example, you see the way Alicia treats Jerry because he is a peasant - She can barely pronounce his name! As well as that, she acts in a clearly unjust manner because Jerry is of a lower-class - She doesn't let Alex become friends with him. In 'Sive', it's almost like the opposite. Mena pretty much represents the 'peasant' side of the family, as she slaves around the house working all day. Sive represents almost a 'high-up' class, as she goes to school and gets an education (none of which Mena had). You can clearly see how Mena's social class as a peasant influences her actions towards Sive. You could say she feels jealous of Sive, as Sive doesn't have to do the tasks Mena has to do, as Sive isn't a 'true peasant' (as she gets an education etc). She acts out of this jealousy, and behaves in an unjust way to bring Sive down (She tries to sell her off).

That's just a little bit of a point I made up on the spot, you'd have to maybe expand on that. I don't know anything about your other text so I can't say anything about it.

Leaving Cert Student

ray2012 wrote: »

I do Sive, How Many Miles to Babylon and I'm Not Scared, so I may be able to help with the first two anyways.

You could maybe have a point on social class in society, as in, in 'HMMTB', the family are of a high-up aristocrat family with a lot of power. You can see how their social class (as being high-up in society) affects their behaviour and attitudes to other characters. For example, you see the way Alicia treats Jerry because he is a peasant - She can barely pronounce his name! As well as that, she acts in a clearly unjust manner because Jerry is of a lower-class - She doesn't let Alex become friends with him. In 'Sive', it's almost like the opposite. Mena pretty much represents the 'peasant' side of the family, as she slaves around the house working all day. Sive represents almost a 'high-up' class, as she goes to school and gets an education (none of which Mena had). You can clearly see how Mena's social class as a peasant influences her actions towards Sive. You could say she feels jealous of Sive, as Sive doesn't have to do the tasks Mena has to do, as Sive isn't a 'true peasant' (as she gets an education etc). She acts out of this jealousy, and behaves in an unjust way to bring Sive down (She tries to sell her off).

That's just a little bit of a point I made up on the spot, you'd have to maybe expand on that. I don't know anything about your other text so I can't say anything about it.

I don't think you could say Sive is of a higher class to be honest but I get what you're getting at. The play is set in a backward town in Kerry very much detached from greater society. Traditionally priests, wealthy farmers etc. were held in high regard and so Sean Dóta's perverted desire is taken seriously. This, coupled with the valuable 200 sovereigns is responsible for Sive's forced marriage.

David086

Can anyone help me on the difference between Theme/Issue and Cultural Context? To me they seem very similar.

Leaving Cert Student

David086 wrote: »

Can anyone help me on the difference between Theme/Issue and Cultural Context? To me they seem very similar.

The former is a unifying idea/message (Loneliness sucks universally speaking) while the latter is the various aspects of the worlds of the texts which influence the plot (Money is cool in Kerry).