A.
PHYSICAL SETTING
1.
London, the capital city of England.
In
this country the three children live with their parents in a warm house in the
city before their father is being taken away by two men mysteriously.
2.
The house in the country
They
live in a white house near a railway line. The children always sit on the
wooden fence and wave to the passengers in the trains that pass by.
3.
The railway station
It
has platform. The children make friend with Perks who works as a porter at the
railway station.
4.
The tunnel
Some
boys from Maidbridge’s school run
through this long tunnel in the paper-chase. The children, then, help a boy in
a red T-shirt named Jim who suffered a broken leg while participating in the
activity.
B.
SOCIAL SETTING
The
story tells about a middle-class family living in England in the 20th
century. The period is between 1900 and 1920 in England. They lead a happy life
until their father is taken away mysteriously one night. They move to the
country side and live in a white house near the railway line. They children
wander around and meet kind and friendly workers at the railway station and
make new friends with the villagers. The children save a train and are given a
gold watch each.
Their mother is not pleased at her children acts at first but realizes they are doing great living and making friends in the country side.
Their mother is not pleased at her children acts at first but realizes they are doing great living and making friends in the country side.
They received the medicine, delicious food and twelve red roses from their new friend the old gentleman. |
They receive a present of gold watch each from their friend the old gentleman |
The children collected presents for Perks' for his birthday |
CHARACTERS
1. The
three children have some common character traits.
Loving,obedient,thoughtful,kind,helpful,hardworking,brave,clever,imaginative,loyal,polite,
well-mannered, independent, adventurous and unsure of what is wrong and right.
i.
Roberta @ Bobbie
She is the eldest child in the family
and she is twelve years old. She is portrait as responsible, brave, determined, devoted,
loving, understanding and sensitive.
ii.
Peter
He is the only boy in the family and the
second child. He is 10 years old. His ambition is to become an engineer. Peter
is a proud boy, brave, clever, resourceful and generous.
iii.
Phyliss
Being the youngest in the family she
always tries to be good. She is a loving daughter and get upset easily.
2. Mother
No name is mention in the story. She has
to take care of the family after her husband was taken away. She loves reading
books to her children and she writes stories to provide for her family. She is
a loving and devoted mother. She is also a protective, brave, patience and
strong lady. She is describe as comforting, positive, kind, proud and dignified
too.
3. The
Old Gentleman
This gentleman rides on the 9.15 train
every morning. He has white hair and looks kind. He knows the government
people. He is Jim’s grandfather. He has the
character of a friendly, kind, polite, helpful and generous old man.
MINOR CHARACTERS
1. Father
He is a tall man and white-faced. He
works with the government. He is a wonderful father that never gets angry and
are always ready to play with his children. Sadly, he was accused of being
a spy and was arrested and jailed.
2. Perks
Perks works as a porter at the railway
station. He is a nice and friendly man. He is kind and polite but he dislikes
being pitied by others. He is good at doing his job.
3. The
Station Master
He is a kind and friendly man too. He
agrees to let Peter go after he arrested him for stealing the coal.
4. Jim
He is the boy with the red t-shirt that
broke his leg during the paper-chase. Jim is the old gentleman’s grandson. The
children mother nurses him to health after the incident.
They help Bobbie when she gets stuck on
their train and help her mend Peter’s broken toy engine.
6. The
villagers and other people
Dr Forest : the village doctor, Mrs
Viney: the family helper, Mrs Perks:
Perks’ wife and Ruth the family maid in London.
THEMES
1. The
importance of family love and loyalty
2. Taking
challenges with courage
3. Facing
challenges in life
4. Growing
up to be a well-mannered child
5. The
importance of friends
6. The
importance of community
MORAL
VALUES
1. Family
love and loyalty
2. Kindness
and compassion
3. Bravery
4. Selfless
acts
MESSAGES
1. Family
members must love and protect each other
2. Community
support is vital
3. Facing
challenges in life
POINT
OF VIEW
The
story is from the third person point of view
LANGUAGE
AND STYLE
The
writer uses simple and direct language to tell this story. Here are some of the
examples:
1. Direct
speech
‘Wake up!’ she said. ‘We’re in the new
house, don’t you remember?’ – page 8
2. Simple
description
There was a large kitchen with a stone
floor, but there was no fire, and the room was cold.
3. Simile
…it was like a terrible dream (page 40)
4. Personification
‘ I wonder if the railway misses us’
5. Contrast
The tunnel was dark after the sunshine outside…(page 46)
6. Symbolism
The railway is a symbol of hope : The
railway brings their father back to them in the end (page 57)
7. Red
is a symbol of danger
The children make flags from red
petticoats to warn the train of danger ( page 29)
8. Repetition
for emphasis
Well, I won’t know, I won’t know’ ( page 24)
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DeleteAssalamualaikum teacher . hi im here to ask you for the permission to use all these ( theme, synopsis , summary, moral values && all of them )as my revision bcs im gonna face english exam tomorrow in shaa Allah . thanks for ur hardwork and wish me luck . thankyou teacher .
ReplyDeleteAssalamualaikum teacher . hi im here to ask you for the permission to use all these ( theme, synopsis , summary, moral values && all of them )as my revision bcs im gonna face english exam tomorrow in shaa Allah . thanks for ur hardwork and wish me luck . thankyou teacher .
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ReplyDeleteHello there, I'm looking for other figurative devices in the novel like onomatopoeia, metaphor, alliteration. kindly indicate in which para of the novel I could find all.
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