Theme or Issue Examples (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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What does Theme or Issue explore in texts
What does Theme or Issue explore in texts
Central ideas like justice, identity, power, isolation, resilience
What drives justice system in The Crucible
What drives justice system in The Crucible
Fear, pride, and reputation—not truth
Danforth quote about fire in The Crucible
Danforth quote about fire in The Crucible
'We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment!'
How Kya is judged in Crawdads trial
How Kya is judged in Crawdads trial
By prejudice as 'Marsh Girl', not evidence
How justice arrives in Shawshank
How justice arrives in Shawshank
Through escape and personal retribution, not the system
Who becomes isolated in The Crucible
Who becomes isolated in The Crucible
Those who don't conform (Proctor, Giles, Elizabeth)
Where Kya finds belonging in Crawdads
Where Kya finds belonging in Crawdads
In nature and solitude, not human community
Red's quote about birds in Shawshank
Red's quote about birds in Shawshank
'Some birds aren't meant to be caged'
Proctor's choice at end of The Crucible
Proctor's choice at end of The Crucible
Death over signing false confession—honour over survival
Proctor's quote about his name
Proctor's quote about his name
'Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another!'
Andy's quote about living in Shawshank
Andy's quote about living in Shawshank
'Get busy living, or get busy dying'
Three key themes to compare across all texts
Three key themes to compare across all texts
Justice/injustice, isolation/belonging, strength/integrity
How Kya's strength is shown in Crawdads
How Kya's strength is shown in Crawdads
Surviving abandonment, building life in marsh independently
What Andy maintains despite imprisonment
What Andy maintains despite imprisonment
His dignity and hope over decades
Treatment of theme can be (3 types)
Treatment of theme can be (3 types)
Positive, negative, or ambiguous