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Compare how the authors of the comparative texts you have studied used the
unexpected in their texts. You may confine your answer to key moments in the text.
Plan
1. Define literary genre
2. Outline your texts and give a ‘snapshot’ of each text.
3. Outline the aspects which you will compare and contrast in this essay
4.
A Doll’s House The King’s Speech The Great Gatsby
Genre Realist Drama Historical Drama Fictional novel
1800s Based on the life of based on the ‘Jazz
Social realism that King George V Age’ and around
broke the Victorian Focus on a very real historical
mould. private and occurrences. Social
restricted life. realities of the
The film is 1920’s
essentially about Elludes to
the King’s delivery underground
of one vital speech. cultures.
Narrative Ibsen deliberately
Technique chose a colloquial
language style to
emphasize local
realism.
Characterisation Mrs Linde acts as a Contrast between
dramatic foil to Lional and Bertie
Nora
Setting
Structure Challenges the Takes place over a Opoening chapters
technical tradition number of years. are written entirely
of the socalled Helps the from Nick’s
wellmade play in audiences viewpoint. The
which the first act empathise with narrative from
offers an Bertie on this long Jordan comes as
journey. quite a surprise.
exposition, the
As the narration is The anecdotal
second a done by the camera account reveals a
situation, and the we the audience lot about Gatsby
third an become quite and Daisy.
unraveling. passive as we have
Everything takes no control over the
place over three pace of the drama.
A lack of time to
days creating a
process events can
heightened sense make some very
of tension. Nora unexpected.
is also confined
to one room with
the exception of
her departure
which is then
extremely
unexpected.
Language Tovald’s use of Language can Use of terms like
language around provide unexpected ‘old sport’. The
Nora. How it moments of comic clues that speech
changes. relief and dramatic give away about a
irony. Profanities person’s place in
(swearing) society.
Imagery/ The New Year and The fog and dark THe cars are an
symbolism all the prosperity it settings mimic the unexpected symbol
will bring. depression felt by as they represent
the characters. social class and the
The close up shots speed of the era.
that the camera ‘The roaring
takes is symbolic of twenties’.
the claustrophobia
Bertie feels.
Music
Title The title embodies Makes the ‘great’ Focus on the word
the central problem event very ordinary ‘Great’
in the play