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Roald Dahl Alcott L.M
 * Questions: || Classic – Title: Little women

-Author: Louisa May Alcott || Modern – Title: Matilda

-Author: Roald Dahl ||
 * 1. Describe the time and place in which

your novel is set. What clues within

the book tell us this? || 19 century, New England Little women describes the fashion they wore such as gloves corsets and hair nets, which is the fashion in the 19th century. The language used was very old fashion and it was based in the time of the US civil war. || Late twentieth century America In Matilda the language is more modern but there are some old sayings. Its an older book thats based in its own time so i cant be based in the twenty first century. In the book they discribed the clothes Matilda wore to school and it wasent a uniform so it is most likley to be based in America. ||
 * 2. Who are the main

characters in your book? List the names

and a short description of their personality traits. || Jo(Josephine) - She is the tomboy in the family she loves reading and writing and gets into accidents a lot. Jo is 15 at the beginning of the story and falls in love with her neighbor the Laurence boy when they get older laurie proposes but Jo refuses and moves to New York where she later on marries Fritz.

Meg(Margaret)- Meg is well mannered and is really girly she is posh and always well behaved. At 16 Meg is the oldest and takes care of the family when her mothers away.

Beth (Elizabeth) - Beth's pasion lies in music she loves piano, dolls and kittens she is the second youngest at 13 she loves doing charity work and helps her mother look after poor sick families but while looking after a sick family Beth develops scarlet fever and eventually dies.

Amy- Amy is the yougest at 12 and loves art she has a bad relationship with Jo as they fight a lot after Beth gets sick amy is sent to with her Aunt after the aunt grows fond of her she sends her on a European trip as she loves to travel But after seeing the art works of Michelangelo and Rapheal Amy gives up art as she thought she lacked talent. Shortly after Beth's death amy Marries Laurie. || Matilda- Matilda is an intelligent girl she loves to learn, she reads everyday and is fasinated by adventure. later on in the book matilda discovers her telekinesis powers and uses them to help miss Honey Matilda cares about her friends.

Miss Honey- Miss Honey is a sweet smart teacher she hates miss Trunchbull and adores children she defends her kids from the horrible things miss Truchbull says and does to them.

Wormwood family(excluding Matilda)- The wormwood famlily is a mean cheating lazy family they ignore and hate Matilda. Mr Wormwood ripes up Matildas books and yells at her for nothing. Mrs Wormwood leaves Matilda all alone and doesent take care of her when shes a baby. Matildas brother bullies her and is lazy. || relationships between the main characters. || The characters in this book are all sisters its about growing up and sisterhood they all have fights but love each other very much evryone is diffrent but similier they like dressing up and going to parties (exept Jo). they have diffrent intrests that make them more intresting they support each other all the time and there sisters come first. || The Wormwood family and Matilda are from two different planets they dont have a very good relashionship her family is mean to her and didnt raise her like they should have.
 * 3. Describe the significant

Matilda and Miss Honey have a nice friendly relashionship Miss Honey loves Matilda and ends up adopting her at the end. || and why? Or - Who is the character that you can most closely relate to and why? || I like Joe she is most relatable to everyone in modern times shes funny clumsy and loves books she has a great imagination and think thats really cool. She stands out compared to her sisters shes a tomboy and wishes to be off fighting in the war will her father. ||  || literary devices that the author uses.
 * 4. Who is your favourite character
 * 5. Describe the style of language and

a) Find examples of; colourful adjectives, similes, metaphor,  dramatic irony, etc..

b) Find a quote (with page number) for each example. || Little women uses old fashion proper language the novel consists of many different metaphors and old terms we don't use today e.g. frocks, corsets and ridicule.

a. vibrant, vivid, gay and motley

b. "Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them?" (142)

"As she spoke, Jo took off her bonnet, and a general outcry arose, for all her abundant hair was cut short." (161)

"Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life become a beautiful success, in spite of poverty." (118) ||  || of ‘classic’ or ‘modern’ literature? You must use evidence to back up your stance. For example; has your book stood the ‘test of time’? Are there theme’s that will transcend time? || Little women is a perfect example of classic literature it has been published many different times and has been popular over a number of years. It was first published in 1868 and is part of the puffins classic books. The themes in this book are relationships and hope these themes are very commonly used today in books, movies and everyday life. It has also been made into a movie which shows the popularity of the novel. ||  || short note to a friend describing the book. Include a description of the genre, setting and difficulty level. You need to also include the following information; What were the main themes in the book? What was the central conflict? How was it resolved?
 * 6. Is your book an example
 * 7. After reading the book, write a

Describe your feelings towards the novel.

Did you enjoy it, why or why not?

Did you find it easy to get into? Did you like it the more that you read it?

Would you read more books by the same author, or of a similar genre? || Little women is cute girly read its great for someone that likes dressing up and other girly things i loved it. The book starts of in a family living room close to christmas with four sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy complaining about being poor and not having enough money to afford presents after that they decide they are being selfish so they use the small amount of money they have to buy there lovely mother a present each. The book is set in the 19th century in New England, America and is about hope the whole family is hoping that there father will come back from the civil war and hoping to get there old life back and end poverty. It is a bit of a difficult book and can get confusing at times. ||  ||