Students were asked to consider the question: How do you respond to the view that it is very difficult for readers to feel anything other than contempt for Tom Buchanan?
The key to answering this question is that Tom is a symbolic character and is used by Fitzgerald to help shape the ideas that he is offering the reader. In many ways, Tom is quite an admirable example of characterisation as he allows Fitzgerald to use character as a vehicle to amplify some of the key ideas in the novel. Tom's emotional stasis could be compared to Carraway's character development and how this allows Fitzgerald to express key ideas. Tom's villainous and cruel lack of empathy could also be compared to Gatsby and his idealistic refusal to accept the death of his dream. It could be possible to refer to Tom's villainous character as being a device to amplify Gatsby's more heroic qualities.
The second section of the opening session involved a consideration of how Coleridge presents the Natural World in the first two sections of TROTAM. Chimpnimsky suffered a moment of spelling amnesia and failed his own Vanilla Slice Challenge. Very poor. ONOMATOPOEIA!! The class produced some excellent notes when considering the differing representations in Section One and Two. The Mariner work has been very impressive so far. KEEP IT UP.
The final section of today's carnival of literature involved a consideration of Act Two of Othello. Students need to familiarise themselves with this Act. The resources are still available on the previous Year 12 blog entry. Click on link below:
HOMEWORK: Complete the Fitzgerald symbolism essay. Furthermore, students should familiarise themselves with the CRUCIAL AND MAGNIFICENT ACT THREE of OTHELLO. This is the most significant section of the play. Click on links below to access resources that will allow all students to consider the drama being offered in Act Three. Act Three Scene Three is the pivotal scene and probably the most significant scene in the whole play.
Oliver Parker's filmic interpretation of Act Three Scene Three:
1989 Royal Shakespeare Company's OTHELLO with Willard White as Othello and Ian McKellan as Iago. This version was directed by Trevor Nunn. Act Three Scene Three:
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE MAGNIFICENT DOCUMENTARY SERIES: THE ROMANTICS. THE FIRST EPISODE IS A MUST WATCH IF STUDENTS ARE TO DEVELOP A KEEN UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEXT. ALL THREE EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE HERE:
I would advise students to digest the first episode: LIBERTY.
READ TROTAM.
Students must also attempt to use the word NITHERED in a conversation when referring to the cold weather. Please don't let this word die. If a resident of Hull or East Yorkshire suggests that the cold weather has 'been nithering' or has left them 'feeling nithered', this word suggests the cold weather has had an extreme and profound effect upon body temperature. An individual experiencing a dip in body temperature may exclaim..'I'm nithered me...put another log on the fire!' This is a great word. LET IT LIVE!
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