- Uncle Jimmy is integral to Sophie’s emotional
recovery. What does he do that helps her rebuild her confidence and find
happiness?
By helping Sophie through
her emotional recovery, Jimmy pushes Sophie to gain her back her confidence and
find happiness again. Everyone around Sophie is scared she is going to break so
they are always so cautious and careful around her, but Jimmy argues with her
and doesn't care if he over steps the boundaries because he is not afraid of
tip toeing around her. “You aunt is a bloody artist. You should be able to
paint or draw or do… something. Yeah,
I shot back at him, I should be able to dance like my mother and paint like my
aunt, play soccer like my brother and cut out cancer from people’s guts like
Dad! But I can’t do any of it. Sorry!”(p.236).
This quotation shows how Jimmy has pushed Sophie and tried to argue with her so
that she steps out of her comfort zone and says what she is really feeling,
which is what she does in this quotation. Jimmy is very important in Sophie’s
recovery period as he allows and pushes her to let her feelings out instead of
keeping them bundled in.
- Describe the character of Raymond and the dynamic
between him and Fran.
Raymond and Fran have a
very dynamic relationship because of the way that Raymond is portrayed. In the
novel, when you are first introduced to the character Raymond he is very rude
and bad mannered. But for some reason Fran is in a relation ship with him, this
makes you think Raymond might only be nice to Fran because he likes her but he
is rude to everyone else. “Do you have any idea how very talented your friend
is? He said loudly to Amy, then he turned to glare with narrowed eyes at
Geraldine. Your sister?”(p.182). This quotation highlights the rude and snarky
attitude Raymond has towards others, but his attitude changes to be much more
sweet and calm when he is talking to Fran. Fran and Raymond’s relationship is
dynamic because of the way that the character of Raymond interacts with Fran
and others.
2nd question: Savi, you have used the (TEC) structure really well. However you have not gone into Raymond and Frans relationship, you have more so gone into Raymond's relationship toward everyone else and how he is two faced. you have answered the question however maybe you could have made it a bit better by focusing more on Raymond's relationship with Fran and the dynamic (how it changes and works) showed in their relationship.
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