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Title: Year of Wonders exam Prompt
Post by: manniet on October 30, 2011, 02:41:14 pm: What do you guys reckon it'll be this year? Last year it focused on fear and Anna's views of the world.
So perhaps it will focus on the Isolation in the Village, or something about Men being portrayed as Villains and Women being the Heroic figures.
There's a fair few themes in this novel.

Ideas?
Title: Re: Year of Wonders exam Prompt
Post by: funkyducky on October 30, 2011, 02:45:53 pm: change to characters/the community/effect of plague in someway upon something or other.
Title: Re: Year of Wonders exam Prompt
Post by: 99.96 on October 30, 2011, 03:32:18 pm: hopefully
from death and destruction comes rebirth
Title: Re: Year of Wonders exam Prompt
Post by: manniet on October 30, 2011, 03:42:36 pm: Quote from: 99.96 on October 30, 2011, 03:32:18 pm
hopefully
from death and destruction comes rebirth

I was just looking at that prompt! It's a good one, Coz you can mention the full circle in the novel and how Anna ends up naming her baby Aisha meaning "life"
Title: Re: Year of Wonders exam Prompt
Post by: Ematuro on October 30, 2011, 03:50:55 pm: Do you think it will be harder/easier this year?
Title: Re: Year of Wonders exam Prompt
Post by: Ematuro on October 30, 2011, 04:23:07 pm: Also do you guys think there will be a chance that a prompt relating to God/religion will pop up? If it does I'm so stuffed
Title: Re: Year of Wonders exam Prompt
Post by: manniet on October 30, 2011, 04:42:14 pm: Quote from: Ematuro on October 30, 2011, 04:23:07 pm
Also do you guys think there will be a chance that a prompt relating to God/religion will pop up? If it does I'm so stuffed

You'd think so. God vs Nature is a pretty dominant theme. It might be one of the two.

And in reply to your above question. I think It will be harder than last years. Especially because last year it talked more about a common feeling "fear" and a subjective change of perception from Anna. This year it might go for a more general " How have the Villagers blah blah blah"... And talk about how each person has dealt with their faith or something.

With those prompts I always end up talking about the plot a little too much, explaining everyone's individual situation -_-
Title: Re: Year of Wonders exam Prompt
Post by: Ematuro on October 30, 2011, 05:25:49 pm: Nature would be better. But seriously, I have like no quotes about God or anything like that so my fingers are crossed. LOL

Faith would be a good one though I don't mind that..
Title: Re: Year of Wonders exam Prompt
Post by: manniet on October 30, 2011, 05:31:36 pm: Quote from: Ematuro on October 30, 2011, 05:25:49 pm
Nature would be better. But seriously, I have like no quotes about God or anything like that so my fingers are crossed. LOL

Faith would be a good one though I don't mind that..

Haha I can only remember one. " Why was God so harsh" and I'm pretty sure that's not even it. craaap. haha
Title: Re: Year of Wonders exam Prompt
Post by: LuiAlefia28 on October 30, 2011, 09:41:52 pm: Does anyone have a solid essay that I can look at please??