Essential Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle English Notes
Leaving Cert & Junior Cycle English Revision Notes | Enda’s English Notes
Question: Name one text on your comparative course and identify a hero, heroine or villain you studied. Use one or more key moments to explain whether in your opinion, this character reacted positively or negatively when faced with a difficult situation. Support your answer with reference to the text. Small Things Like These Hero A … Read more
Key moments in Small Things Like These-Bill Furlong as a hero Bill’s generosity early in the text Early in the book we see how generous Bill is when he stops to give the Sinnot boy the change from his pocket as he found him scavenging for food along the road. Bill cannot afford to give … Read more
Villain: Warden Norton We first see how evil Norton is when we witness Hadley beating a prisoner to death on Andy’s first night in prison. Hadley suffers no consequences for his actions so it is clear that Norton allows Hadley to do whatever he likes to keep the prisoners in line. We see how corrupt … Read more
Moment One: When Mrs Johnstone agrees to give one of the twins to Mrs Lyons Mrs Johnstone has seven children and is pregnant when she gets a job with Mrs Lyons. She finds out that she is having twins and knows that she cannot afford to have two more children. Mrs Lyons asks her to … Read more
Cultural Context in Room, The Shawshank Redemption and Philadelphia Here I Come Toxic Masculinity In all three texts, toxic masculinity is evident as a means of asserting control and dominance. In Philadelphia Here I Come, Gar’s friends are referred to as ‘The Boys,’ despite the fact that they are twenty-five. However, their behaviour certainly backs … Read more
Sample Answer: A hero who Faces a Difficult Decision Notes on Hero/Villain Teaching Resources for the 40 Mark Question (O.L) Cultural Context in Shawshank, Philadelphia and Room Sample Answer: Comparing Role Models-Andy Dufresne v Bill Furlong
Question: Name one text on your comparative course and identify a hero, heroine or villain you studied. Use one or more key moments to explain whether in your opinion, this character reacted positively or negatively when faced with a difficult situation. Support your answer with reference to the text. The text I have studied is … Read more