5 school children went on a fieldtrip to Old Harwick Hall
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
They discovered an old diary belonging to Richard Clayton Harwick who live there a 100 years ago GENERAL INTRODUCTION
They read his diary and share their individual stories. EXAM STYLE QUESTION SBP 2010 :
Choose a theme from the novel you have studied. Show how the theme is portrayed in the novel. Support your answer with reference to the text.
[15 marks]
* Answer can be more than ONE character Themes FAMILY LOVE RICHARD Richards father died for a high fever when he was a young boy.
Richard was very sad as he loved his father very much.
Then, his mother remarried.
His stepfather was cruel to Richard.
He felt his mother and sister were happy. Only he was unhappy.
So, he decided to run away from home as he wanted his family to be happy.
He sacrificed his comfort and happiness for his mother and sister.
This shows family love. CHARLOTTE (RICHARDS SISTER) Charlotte showed her love too through her devotion.
She kept searching for her beloved brother, Richard, after her mothers death.
However she faced trouble as she had no money of her own.
Because of her strong family love, she married a rich man she did not love as he promised to help her find Richard.
She was willing to sacrifice due to her immense devotion to her brother.
She managed to reveal her selfless characteristic through her quest for her brother. COLIN In Colin story, his mother took him away from his stepfather.
Colin loved him very much.
He started to save money to look for his stepfather when he grew up.
He also kept his fathers tobacco tin as memory and went to the skating rink
to listen to their favourite song, The bluebird of Happiness.
All these show how much he love his family member.
Themes LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY Example 1 : Claudias dad and Pixies dad did nothing to help their new families get along better with each other.
Example 2 : Colins mother did not bother about her sons feelings and focused on herself.
Example 3 : Ralphs dad flitted from one woman to another and expected his son to adapt accordingly
Example 4 : Richards mother did not try hard enough to protect him from stepfather