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Anyone got notes on The pearl by John steinbeck :L for the studied fiction about relationship and theme :L character im lost my english teacher is so bad

CHARACTER NOTES

Lennie:
Lennie is simple-minded, totally innocent and completely dependent on George, childlike, he crys when George takes his dead mouse (huehue Pun) from him.

Lennie's innocence and great physical strength make him dangerous. In Weed he pets a girls dress, frightening her. He breaks every bone in Curley's hand and has no understanding of the consequences beyond upsetting George. He can not understand moral consequences either. After he kills Curley's wife he is worried that George ''Won't let me tend no rabbits'' and the real importance of the killing are beyond his power of reasoning.

Lennie is however the most hopeful character, his innocence lets him believe in the tale of owning their own farm, where he can tend the rabbits, and the imagined life they will have there. Even in the bleak world of the migrant worker, where candy's faith is all too typical (being sacked due to being disabled) lennie is a beacon of hope. Even when he hurts curly, and kills his wife, lennie retains our sympathy because we know he didn't intend to hurt curley or kill his wife.

George:
George is Lennie's foil, quick thinking, careful, loyal, affectionate and protective. Despite his negative outlook and exhaustion which arises from parenting Lennie, he is idealistic.

George is quick thinking, he creates a contingency plan for lennie to hide in the brush incase anything goes wrong. He handles negotiations with the boss and he instructs lennie not to speak.

George is also careful, he teaches lennie how to deal with likely problems, avoids engaged with curley's wife and he is reluctant to reveal information about their plan to buy a farm.

George's loyaly, affectionate nature and protectiveness is seen in his treatment of lennie whose mental disability means it is up to george to protect and parent him. Regardless of the trouble that arises because of Lennie george remains loyal, like a parent showing boundless love for their child. George extricates Lennie from the trouble in Weed after he touches a girls dress. As he rests by the river before going to the ranch he thinks of ways to protect lennie. Despite his fatigue and irritation, he repeatedly tells lennie the tale of their farm where they can tend rabbits. He arranges for lennie to get a puppy at the ranch. what he can not do however, is save lennie from death. So he shoots lennie himself in what many see as a final act of love.

Themes next

THEMES

Personally I don't think this will be asked but I'll write them out anyways.

THE DREAM:

Soil Erosion in the great plains, namely oklahoma let to the formation of the so called dust bowels. Farmland was destroyed. Many emigrated to the fertile lands of California, working as farm labourers, hoping one day to own land there. George and Lennie are part of this group, the men dream of owning their own land to which each represents paridise; for all three (G,L,Candy) it will be a home. There will be no more running across the country, being ''canned'', and most of all, no more having to endure people they don't like, such as curley and his wife. Lennie can tend rabbits, George can settle down and find a girl and Candy will not have to worry about losing his job.

There is a powerful moment where candy, who realises that the death of curley's wife is the end of the dream, bizarrely speaks to her corpse. ''You done it dint' ya', everybody knowed you'd mess things up, you lousy tart''

The dream truly is dead, and george will take his money and spend it on pool. Without lennie he sees no point in the dream.

RACISM:
2nd paragraph of the setting

PLACE OF WOMEN:
Women are presented in the book as either mothers or whores, Aunt Clara was Lenny's surrogate mother. George says that women poison men's lives. Lennie's troubles stem from his encounters with women, Curley's wife is seen in this way referred to as a ''bitch'' and ''whore'' by various characters. Despite this, curley's wife truly is a piece of ''white trash'', used and abused by men. She recalls a man who said he would put her in the movies. She dreams of how she could have been a movie star, having her photo taken, with beautiful clothes. The promised letter never came, so she married Curley whom she fears out of desperation. Desperate for attention she converses with lennie who breaks her neck while the other men are playing horseshoes. She is just like all the other women in the novel, used and abused by men. She is not even afforded the dignity of a name.

Plot next

MmmPancakes wrote: »

PLOT

Opening:
The opening of this novel establishes the situations of the main characters, I see their troubles, fears, relationship and especially their dream of owning a farm. I also see the innocence of lennie who like to hear the tale of the farm they will have read to him as a bed time story, the parenting role george has and their special relationship. ''I got you to look after me, and you got me to look over you, and that's why!''

The plot is also outlined and we realise the men have fled their previous employment in weed after lennie's fascination with soft things inccured trouble when he pets a girls dress, but holds on, terrifying her. George manages to extricate lennie from this crisis and while they are by the river before completing their journey to the ranch george thinks of ways to protect lennie, he arranges for lennie to meet him by the riverbank incase trouble occurs. I feel that there is a disaster imminent.

Main Event::
In chapter 5 lennie is in the barn regretting the loss of his now dead puppy, which he 'bounced' but not 'so hard.' Lennie doesn't understand his own strength. Curley's wife, desperate for attention enters and begins to converse with lennie. When she finds out his fascination with soft things she invites him to touch her hair, I recognise the danger of this remembering the mulitple soft things lennie hurt before (puppy, mouse). Lennie touches her hair and applies too much pressure, scared of angering george he shakes her to try stop her screaming, but he breaks her neck. Remembering george's instruction he flees to the riverbank.

Closing:
George finds lennie hiding in the bush as planned and reassures him he is not angry with him, he mesmerises lennie with the tale of the dream and their farm. With the sound of lennie's would be killers close, george shoots an unsuspecting lennie in the back of the head. Ironically lennie is killed by the man he trusts and loves, a traumatised george is consoled by slim, the only man with the emotional depth to understand their friendship.

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Thank You so much :P:P

No notes on The Pearl :L? john steinbeck :L

Is é an gearrscéal a roghnaigh mé ná An t-Ádh le Pádriag Ó Conaire. Is é an téama a roghnaigh mé ná An Bás.

Bhí an scéalaí, Pádraig, agus a bheirt chairde Séamus agus Micillín i bhfolach mar nach raibh siad ag iarraidh aon obair a dhéanamh. Theastaigh le Pádraig dul ag bádóireacht ach ní raibh an bheirt eile sásta mar go bhfuair siad léasadh ar an uair dheireanach a thóg siad bád amach gan cead.

Shocraigh siad ar dhul amach ar bhád Thoim Bhig i ngan fhios dó. Bhí plean ag Pádraig. Bhí Tom Beag le dul go Garumna go margadh muc ar an mbád. Ní raibh an triúr ábalta dul mar bhí ar leaid amháin fanacht chun a rá le Tom go raibh dhá mhuc eile ar an mbád.

Bhí díomá ar na buachaillí. Ba mhaith leis an triúr acu dul ach chuir siad ar chrannaibh é. Thóg Pádraig trí tráithnín. Phioc na buachaillé eile tráithnín. Ba é an scéalaí Pádraig a roghnaigh an ceann ab fhaide. Mar sin, ní raibh sé ábalta dul leis na buachaillí ar an mbád.

Bhí díoma an domhain ar Phádraig. Chuaigh na buachaillí eile amach agus d'fhan sé taobh thiar. Bhí Pádraig cráite (tormented) leis seo. Chuaigh an bád amach san fharraige.

Nuair a shroich sé baile fuair sé amach gur bádh gach duine a bhí ar bhád Thoim Bhig. Thuig Pádraig go raibh an t-ádh leis. Choiméad sé tráithnín an áidh ina dhiadh sin.

Anyone have a sample answer for Ailliliu Bop Siuaidi? Cant find one anywhere...

Is cuimhin liom go maith é. Lár an tsamhraidh a bhí ann. Uair an mhéanlae a bhí ann, a bhí mé i m'aonar sa teach. Bhí mo thuismitheorí imithe go cóisir i dteach éigín. Céard a rinne mé? Chuaigh mé sa tseans agus ghoid mé carr mo mháthair.

Lá breá brothallach a bhí ann. Bhían ghrian ag scoilteadh na gcloch agus ní raibh oireadh is puth gaoithe ann. Ach ní raibh mise ag smaoineamh ar an aimsir. As go brách liom síos an bóthar, gan cíos, cás, ná cáthú orm. Bhí an bóthar tréigthe agus thóg mé go deas bog é. Gan choinne, chonaic mé veain ag teacht i mo threo ar an taobh micheart den bhóthar. Bhí mé i gruachas ceart. Chas mé an roth stiúrtha agus bhrúigh mé mo chos ar na coscáin, ach bhí sé ró-dhéanach.

Ní cuimhin liom aon rud a tharla ina dhiaidh sin go dtí gur dhúisigh mé san ospidéal.Ní raibh mé gortaithe do dona - Buíochas le Dia. Bhí mo thuismitheorí ina suí ag taobh na leapa agus cuma an-bhuartha orthu. Bhí mo mháthair ag gol go fuíoch nuair a d'oscail mé mo shúile.

Nuair a tháinig mé abhaile, ní mó ná sásta a bhí mo thuismitheorí liom. Níor thug siad airgead póca dom go ceann miosa ina dhiadh sin. Bhí ar mo mháthair ioc as an damaiste a rinneadh don veain agus dá carr.

Ní dheanfaidh mé dearmad go deo ar an lá sin. Is minic a dhúisim i marbhan na hóiche, baite le hallas, ag smaoineamh ar an lá a ghoid mé carr mo mháthair.

Anyone have any notes on the first question in the last section on the HL history paper? Like the renaissance, reformation, etc.?

Some stuff for Romeo and Juliet and To Kill a Mockingbird that I found:

http://litcharts.com/files/pdf/printer/tokillamockingbird-LitChart.pdf

http://litcharts.com/files/pdf/printer/romeoandjuliet-LitChart.pdf

Colin2198 wrote: »

Irish paper 1&2 tomorrow

Anyone have a list on approx how long to spend and how much to write on each section?

Could anybody please give a sample answer on the question 'why did this town locate here' for geography. It's greatly appreciated

Bluestrike wrote: »

This is done myself and not corrected but hope it helps...

JC 2009 Q5 C (Give 3 reasons why Wicklow developed at this location)

One reason Wicklow developed was for Ecclesiastical reasons.
At T314 941 there is a named antiquity which is a church. This shows that the church has been there a long time, possibly since the origin of the town, leading me to believe this town was set up with an ecclesiastical function. Also, the town is centred around the boxes of T31 94 and T31 93. Both of these boxes are beside the church and have churches at T314 938 and T314 944

Another reason Wicklow might have devolped here was because of Transport/Port as the mouth of the River Vartry opens to the sea at T321 941. The River Vartry then leaves the map extract at T260 974. This means goods could have been transported inland to such towns as Ashford at T271 975. Wicklow is the only town in the map extract which is on the coast, making it an ideal port for travellers at sea. This is why it could have been set up with a transport and port function.

A final reason Wicklow might have developed here was for a defence function. There is castle at T324 941. This settlement might have been a promontory fort as it backs onto the sea and is on a headland. This is an easily defended spot as there are hills also covering it. This means when the town came under attack, its residents could have taken shelter in this castle. For these reasons, Wicklow might have been set up as a defence function.

Hope it helps even if it is only done by me and not corrected

Well answered but generally the main points the examiner is looking for are:
Route Focus
Bridging Point
Service Centre
Low Lying Land

spurious wrote: »

Guideline or not, it is marked according to the SRSs in it.
Only 8 SRSs are needed for a full mark answer.

I have seen answers 12 lines long that got full marks.

That's really helpful, thanks spurious !!

Do you have any tips on dictation for music? Finding it really hard and i can never seem to get it right. Not too bad at music overall but this is bringing my Grade down. I only got 12/40 in my mock on this question. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.