Which
2 characters in the novel show similar qualities and have a common goal?
Discuss with evidence from the text.
The novel I have studied is Step By Wicked Step written by Anne Fine. In the novel, five schoolchildren read the journal of Richard Clayton Harwick which detailed his sad story of family life with a stepfather. The five schoolchildren who came from broken homes were prompted to relate their own family life story. Claudia and Pixie are two characters that shown similar qualities and have a common goal.
Firstly, Claudia and Pixie both confess to their own rotten behavior in the story. Claudia admits that she dislike Stella in the first place because Claudia would feel disloyal to her mum whenever she has a good time with her father and his new girlfriend. "... I'd be as much to blame as him for all the horrid changes I never wanted". However, in the end, Claudia realises her rudeness and she comes out of her closet by wearing the green pyjamas given by Stella. "These are the pyjamas you bought me. Aren't they beautiful?".
Pixie confesses that she hated Sophie and Henrietta (Hetty) Payne at first. When Hetty moved into Pixie's room, Pixie tried to get rid of her by first telling her ghost stories and later giving her the semi-silent treatment. " ... The story I heard was that the spirit of Henrietta Forbes would only walk again when someone with the same name lays their bed, uninvited, in her place" . At the end of the story, Lucy and Pixie had a huge row but eventually they cleared up their misunderstandings. From then on, everyone got along better.
Claudia and Pixie also have a common goal where they try to reconcile and make up to their respective stepmothers. Claudia's hatred towards Stella has been reduces. Claudia does not ignore Stella anymore. Furthermore, Stella now teaches her how to quilt, read maps, change electric bulbs and skate. " Stella's been teaching me how to quilt... ",
On the other hand, Pixie and Lucy come to terms with their situation. Lucy agrees and accepts Pixie's suggestion of Hetty moving back to Sophie's room. Moreover, Lucy has also stopped calling Pixie as 'Priscilla'.
In retrospect, Claudia and Pixie both show similar qualities and have a common goal.
Saturday, 28 July 2012
Step by Wicked Step Q12
Compare
and contrast 2 characters in the novel you have studied. Discuss with close
reference to the text.
The novel I have studied is Step By Wicked Step written by Anne Fine. In the novel, five schoolchildren read the journal of Richard Clayton Harwick which detailed his sad story of family life with a stepfather. The five schoolchildren who came from broken homes were prompted to relate their own family life story. Claudia and Colin are the two characters I have chosen to compare and contrast.
Although Claudia and Colin are two differing characters, they also have some similarities. Both Colin and Claudia come from broken or separated families. They both have step parents.
Colin and his mother left his father when he was a few weeks' old. His mother takes up with a person whom he thinks of as his father when Colin was just eight months old. This stepfather really cared for Colin. "... you can talk to him. And he remembers what you say. He'd know the names of all my friends,...". However, his immature mother also leaves this stepfather after a while because he does not have a proper job.
Now he misses him so badly that it hurts him so much."...I'd hum our favourite song...".
Jack is the only 'father' figure Colin ever knows. However, Colin's mother leaves Jack after a while. This causes him to miss Jack so badly.
On the other hand, Claudia's father has left her mother for another woman, Stella. Claudia feels disloyal to her mum whenever she has a good time with her father and his new girlfriend. "... I'd be as much to blame as him for all the horrid changes I never wanted". Even though Stella tries her best to be accepted by Claudia and her daddy's friends, she is being ignored.
Finally, Claudia realises her rudeness and she comes out of her closet by wearing the green pyjamas given by Stella. "These are the pyjamas you bought me. Aren't they beautiful?". Both Colin and Claudia really want their parents to reconcile as they pine for how it used to be when they were happy.
In retrospect, Colin and Claudia both faced similar and contrasting problems in their lives.
The novel I have studied is Step By Wicked Step written by Anne Fine. In the novel, five schoolchildren read the journal of Richard Clayton Harwick which detailed his sad story of family life with a stepfather. The five schoolchildren who came from broken homes were prompted to relate their own family life story. Claudia and Colin are the two characters I have chosen to compare and contrast.
Although Claudia and Colin are two differing characters, they also have some similarities. Both Colin and Claudia come from broken or separated families. They both have step parents.
Colin and his mother left his father when he was a few weeks' old. His mother takes up with a person whom he thinks of as his father when Colin was just eight months old. This stepfather really cared for Colin. "... you can talk to him. And he remembers what you say. He'd know the names of all my friends,...". However, his immature mother also leaves this stepfather after a while because he does not have a proper job.
Now he misses him so badly that it hurts him so much."...I'd hum our favourite song...".
Jack is the only 'father' figure Colin ever knows. However, Colin's mother leaves Jack after a while. This causes him to miss Jack so badly.
On the other hand, Claudia's father has left her mother for another woman, Stella. Claudia feels disloyal to her mum whenever she has a good time with her father and his new girlfriend. "... I'd be as much to blame as him for all the horrid changes I never wanted". Even though Stella tries her best to be accepted by Claudia and her daddy's friends, she is being ignored.
Finally, Claudia realises her rudeness and she comes out of her closet by wearing the green pyjamas given by Stella. "These are the pyjamas you bought me. Aren't they beautiful?". Both Colin and Claudia really want their parents to reconcile as they pine for how it used to be when they were happy.
In retrospect, Colin and Claudia both faced similar and contrasting problems in their lives.
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Discrimination
Discrimination is a sociological term referring to the treatment taken toward or againsta person of a certain group in consideration based solely on class or category.Discrimination is the actual behavior towards another group. It involves excluding or restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to other groups.Discriminatory behaviors take many forms, but they all involve some form of exclusion or rejection.
Though gender discrimination and sexism refers to beliefs and attitudes in relation to the gender of a person, such beliefs and attitudes are of a social nature and do not,normally, carry any legal consequences.Sex discrimination, on the other hand, may have legal consequences. Discrimination based on sex is defined as adverse action against another person, that would not have occurred had the person been of another sex. This is considered a form of prejudiceand is illegal in certain enumerated circumstances in most countries. Sexual discrimination can arise in different contexts. For instance an employee may be discriminated against by being asked discriminatory questions during a job interview, or because an employer did not hire, promote or wrongfully terminated an employee based on his or her gender, or employers pay unequally based on gender.
Age discrimination is discrimination on the grounds of age. Although theoretically the word can refer to the discrimination against any age group. Age discrimination usually comes in one of three forms: discrimination against youth,discrimination against those 40 years old or older, and discrimination against elderly people. In many countries, companies more or less openly refuse to hire people above a certain age despite the increasing life spans and average age of the population. The reasons for this range from vague feelings younger people are more "dynamic" and create a positive image for the company, to more concrete concerns about regulations granting older employees higher salaries or other benefits without these expenses being fully justified by an older employees' greater experience.
Racial discrimination differentiates between individuals on the basis of real and perceived racial differences, and has been official government policy in several countries, such as South African and the USA.
In theUnited States, racial profiling of minorities by law enforcement officials has been called racial discrimination. As early as 1865, the Civil Rights Act provided a remedy for intentional race discrimination in employment by private employers and state and local public employers. The Civil Rights Act of 1871 applies to public employment or employment involving state action prohibiting deprivation of rights secured by the federal constitution or federal laws through action under color of law.
In retrospect, Discrimination is a serious issue that is unfortunately rampant across the globe. It can occur anywhere, on the road or even in office. Hence, gender equality, and the fight for it, is still very important today. It will help to level unequal playing fields. It will not only down in history as a revolution that caused old systems to fall, and new, stronger ones to rise, it will also display the full capacity of the human spirit, with both men and women, spanning the various races, jobs and social standing, joining in the biggest human rights movement of all time.
Discrimination is a sociological term referring to the treatment taken toward or againsta person of a certain group in consideration based solely on class or category.Discrimination is the actual behavior towards another group. It involves excluding or restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to other groups.Discriminatory behaviors take many forms, but they all involve some form of exclusion or rejection.
Though gender discrimination and sexism refers to beliefs and attitudes in relation to the gender of a person, such beliefs and attitudes are of a social nature and do not,normally, carry any legal consequences.Sex discrimination, on the other hand, may have legal consequences. Discrimination based on sex is defined as adverse action against another person, that would not have occurred had the person been of another sex. This is considered a form of prejudiceand is illegal in certain enumerated circumstances in most countries. Sexual discrimination can arise in different contexts. For instance an employee may be discriminated against by being asked discriminatory questions during a job interview, or because an employer did not hire, promote or wrongfully terminated an employee based on his or her gender, or employers pay unequally based on gender.
Age discrimination is discrimination on the grounds of age. Although theoretically the word can refer to the discrimination against any age group. Age discrimination usually comes in one of three forms: discrimination against youth,discrimination against those 40 years old or older, and discrimination against elderly people. In many countries, companies more or less openly refuse to hire people above a certain age despite the increasing life spans and average age of the population. The reasons for this range from vague feelings younger people are more "dynamic" and create a positive image for the company, to more concrete concerns about regulations granting older employees higher salaries or other benefits without these expenses being fully justified by an older employees' greater experience.
Racial discrimination differentiates between individuals on the basis of real and perceived racial differences, and has been official government policy in several countries, such as South African and the USA.
In theUnited States, racial profiling of minorities by law enforcement officials has been called racial discrimination. As early as 1865, the Civil Rights Act provided a remedy for intentional race discrimination in employment by private employers and state and local public employers. The Civil Rights Act of 1871 applies to public employment or employment involving state action prohibiting deprivation of rights secured by the federal constitution or federal laws through action under color of law.
In retrospect, Discrimination is a serious issue that is unfortunately rampant across the globe. It can occur anywhere, on the road or even in office. Hence, gender equality, and the fight for it, is still very important today. It will help to level unequal playing fields. It will not only down in history as a revolution that caused old systems to fall, and new, stronger ones to rise, it will also display the full capacity of the human spirit, with both men and women, spanning the various races, jobs and social standing, joining in the biggest human rights movement of all time.
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