English Literature

"it glistened like wet weather"

• A distasteful image that stays in our mind for the rest of the book

"Oily brown skin"

• The use of diction plays an image in the readers mind

"Living martian... strange horror of its appearance"

• This leads us to think it is improbable and that it shouldn't be living

" They seemed amazingly busy"

• The word amazingly contradicts words previous to the text, this shows a confused state of mind.

"But I judged it improbable that it contained any living creature"

• And arrogant view as we face something that we haven't before.

"And strangest of all is to hold my wife's hand again"

• This shows that the disaster didn't play on the narrators feelings and emotions, making him strong and wise.

" energetically helping, children excited... highly delighted"

• The slight disdain clouding people's judgements as we think everything is going to be okay.

"And ungovernable terror gripped me"
-Impossible to rule govern and restrain

"Mourning me already as a dead man"

• Feel like it's the only way, to accept the worse

"A kind of fascination paralysed my actions"

• A mans curiosity

"We're scrutinised and studied... as narrowly as a man with a microscope"

• Irony

"Hysterical, fearful and depressed"

• Apocalyptic disaster

"The head of the thing"
-Oxymoronic as we contradict the object has human features

"Problematic object"

• An interruption into a perfect man's life almost minimalising his ego

"And this thing I saw"

• Unfamiliar threatening object

"Inhuman, crippled and monstrous"

• The broken up fluency allows us to picture a less than grotesque picture

"An ironclad or a steam engine would seem to an intelligent lower animal"
-This makes us feel that we are not at the top of the food chain, we could be defeated by something that is inhuman

"The whole creature heaved and pulsated convulsively"

• We see the Martians as a predator who is after their prey

"monstrous tripod"

• The size of the object is impractical

"inevitable suggestion of a head looking about"

• Unable to be avoided escaped or evaded

"Our microscope allies began to work their overthrow"

• ironic

"Mr hectors stuff's not meant for the exam, sir"

• this shows hectors approach to education and exams as a whole

"Get me scholarships" Headmaster
-This shows the headmasters selfish approach to his job, he doesn't have the same feelings towards the boys as Hector and Irwin does and only cares about his own reputation.

"Next week? you can **** me off" Dakin
-This shows Irwin is easily readable, Dakin knows he will not be rejected by Irwin showing the relationship that they had throughout the play.

"You will be up against girls and boys who have been taught is better than you" -Irwin
-This shows Irwins tough love approach and almost higher class attitude towards the school.

"You are very young, grown a moustache" Headmaster

• The headmaster knows Irwin will not gain any respect if he loos his age as the boys will not take him seriously.

"The gobbets you have taught" Irwin

• The use of diction by using the word Gobbets shows disrespect to hectors work with the boys.

"Dakin's a good looking boy although somehow sad" Hector
-This shows how much Hector notices Dakin, immediately giving away who his favourite is.

" You should treat us with more respect. We're scholarship candidates." Dakin
-This shows how egocentric the boys have become as they use their intelligence by trying to intimidate Irwin.

"Do you have a life, are we it?" Dakin
-Lack of respect in the classroom

"Irwin. Though he hates me" Dakin
-Damon's feelings towards Irwin shows how insecure he really is

" Think Renaissance man" Headmaster

• narcissistic

"Sir! Is that the coded reference to the medical dangers of self abuse?"

• puerile and flippant

"Storytelling so much of it, which is what men do naturally" Mrs Lintott

• a view into gender roles

" wrong with Hector as a teacher. It isn't that he doesn't produce good results." Headmaster

• contemptuous

"Not...anything enough really." Irwin
-He feels belittled and almost defeated by the boys

"What made me **** my life away in this godforsaken place?" Hector

• The fact that Hector was miserable this whole time maybe explains why he messed around and fooled around with the boys.

"It's to make us more rounded human beings" Timms

• this is Hector's approach to education

"You've got **** handwriting, Sir"
-Contempt attitude

" Bristol welcome you with open arms" Irwin

• The boys egos can be knocked down if Irwin uses this approach with the boys.

"Yes, yes. I know that" Headmaster

• ignorance

"What ever I do in this room is a token of my trust" Hector

• relationship between Hector and the boys

"I count examinations... the enemy of education." Hector
-This means Hector completely disagrees with the school system in which he works in.

"Pretty dismal if you are. Because these are as dreary as ever." Irwin

• confidence

"Where would you like to learn this afternoon?"

• casual and informal