Essential Unit Question
- What does it mean to be in an in-between world?
- How does Vassanji convey the notion of being in in-between worlds in the novel?
For this unit the following Assessment Criteria will be utilised:
- Oral Component
- Paper One
"Tone" is the author's attitude toward a subject , audience, or character. Active reading of the text will enable the reader to recognize the is the tonal shifts of the author. One must be able to make inferences by recognising the stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her attitude(s) in a work of literature.
Find a quotation from the novel for the list of the tone words that you have been assigned, Explain by which stylistic means the author has conveyed his attitude. Your post should be completed by February 19 2011
- Tadge and Anjiya : satirical, critical
- Aleesha and Farhan: wistful, nostalgic, sentimental
- Marion and Fatema: ironic, sardonic, sarcastic mocking
- Khadija and Amreen: afraid, fearful, terrified, panicked
- Lora and Farrah: strident, harsh, angry, outraged
- Shifa and Soraya: sympathetic, pitiful
- Zainab and Michelle: sad, upset, depressed, melancholy, despairing
