ABOUT THE AUTHOR

her, lessing, moved, she, then

By aks

Doris Lessing is a British writer. She was born in Persia (Iran nowadays) in 1919 and moved to Southern Rhodesia when she was 5. She left her family when she was still very young. She moved to Britain in 1949 and has lived there ever since. She is the...

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Anticipation

document, groupe, mise, roman, what

By aks

Étude de document iconographique : la couverture du roman au rétroprojecteur. En groupes, identification du type de document, description rapide en se concentrant sur les couleurs dominantes et le style.Mise en commun des observations faites en groupe....

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Describing a painting

general, give, painting, portrait, that

By aks

When describing a painting, proceed in the following steps : - Identify the painting : portrait, self-portrait, landscape, still life - describe the painting : elements which compose the painting, colours, shapes, textures, lines and vanishing point......

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passage 8 on the list

ben, family, harriet, passage, this

By aks

Passage 8 p94 “And where was Ben?” to p96 “The pressure of those inhuman eyes of his had entered her sleep and woken her.” In this passage, Harriet sees Ben outside his home for the first time after taking him home from the institution and it changes...

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passage 7 : not on the list

ben, harriet, his, not, that

By aks

Passage 7 pages 53 to 55"The adults, Harriet and David, Dorothy and Alice, were around the big table, the children having gone up to bed..." to "Well, let me know how you get on." Facts :The passage falls into 2 parts :- the scene in the kitchen- the...

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Passage 9 : passage 5 on the list

ben, but, him, passage, this

By aks

Passage 9 I know, this little terrier is really cute and it's difficult to imagine strangling it... but not for Ben ! pages 62, 63 and 64 "Towards the end of the holidays..." to " 'Everything has gone a long way beyond. Period.' Said Dorothy." Facts :...

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Passage 8 : passage 4 on the list

ben, her, his, that

By aks

Passage 8 pages 58 and 59 "Then something bad happened." to "They would have to make sure that he was in his room at mealtimes and when the children were downstairs with the adults. Family times, in short." Facts : Ben isn't 6 months old yet. The scene...

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Quotations about the characters

her, his, not, she, with

By aks

Quotations about the characters : James Lovatt “ His parents had divorced when he was seven.” “ James Lovatt was a boat builder.” “ His real father married one of his kind: she was a noisy, kind, competent woman, with the cynical good humour of the rich.”...

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the Lovatt' s family tree

children, david, family, lovatt, sarah

By aks

David's family : Parents Brothers & sisters Step-parents Other members mentioned James Lovatt & Molly Deborah Jessica (married to James) Frederick Burke (married to Molly) Bridget (a schoolgirl, cousin of David's) Alice (a widow, cousin of Frederick'...

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Passage 6 : passage 3 on the list

harriet, her, she, that, this

By aks

Passage 6 From page 43 "Happiness had returned and sat at the table with them" to page 45 "She could not believe that David did not see it." Where in the novel : This passage is situated towards the end of Harriet 's fifth pregnancy which has been extremely...

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