PAPER 2

1. PAPER 2 Anya and Lana

2. With regards at least two literary works, explain how the setting both influences the characters and reflects the authors own context

3. First identify key terms. • Setting • Characters • Reflects • Authors own context

4. Compare, both texts settings.

5. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE • Two contrasting settings

6. The Reader

8. List the main characters of the texts.

9. The reader

11. The merchant of Venice

12. Authors own context

13. Example introduction The Reader (1997) and The Merchant of Venice (1597) are both texts that reflect the authors own context, through setting and characterization. The Reader is set in post World War II and explores love affair between two central characters Hanna and Michael. As the novel is set in Germany, it is able to reflect Bernard Schlink’s own context, which is to explore the repercussions of the Holocaust and the shared guilt that German society faces. On the other hand, The Merchant of Venice, delves into the idea of the segregation and clash between two religious groups, the Christians and the Jews. In the Elizabethan Era, Jews were a marginalized group and Shakespeare portrays this through the protagonist of Shylock. Three points to talk about: Setting – symbolism Characters – stylistic techniques Authors Context

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