Comparing the victims in ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’
I can compare the victims of ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’.
Comparing the victims in ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’
I can compare the victims of ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Julia Stoner and Charles McCarthy are presented as very different victims.
- Stoner is presented more sympathetically than McCarthy.
- Contrasting connectives are important for comparative responses.
- Comparisons should always be justified by quotes and analysis.
- You should include a summary at the end of a comparative response.
Keywords
Compare - To compare is to estimate the similarities or differences between two things
Victim - A victim is a person harmed, injured or killed as a result of a crime.
Sympathetic - A sympathetic character is one that you feel pity or sorrow for.
Comparative connective - A comparative connective (e.g. however, but, similarly) expresses similarity or difference between two ideas.
Common misconception
All victim profiles are similar.
Conan Doyle manipulates his presentation of victims depending on how he wants the reader to view them.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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