General Vision and Viewpoint Examples (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards

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The Crucible, The Shawshank Redemption and Where the Crawdads Sing
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What does GVV explore?

Tone, mood, outlook of a text about life & world

GVV of The Crucible

Deeply pessimistic - society corrupted by fear

GVV of Shawshank Redemption

Shifts from despair to deep optimism

GVV of Where the Crawdads Sing

Reflective, melancholic, yet suggests resilience

The Crucible's closing scene

Proctor's execution, choosing death over dishonour

Shawshank's ending scene

Red reunites w/ Andy on beach - hope & redemption

Crawdads' ending reveal

After Kya's death, Tate discovers she killed Chase

Key relationships in The Crucible

Mostly destructive (Abigail & Proctor, Parris & Salem)

Key relationships in Shawshank

Andy & Red's supportive friendship central to hopeful tone

Hope vs Despair in The Crucible

Hope crushed by fear & mob rule

Hope vs Despair in Shawshank

Hope triumphs through perseverance & friendship

How Barkley Cove judges Kya

'Swamp trash' - ostracised due to background & isolation

Kya's connection to nature

'The marsh became her mother' - finds belonging in nature

Proctor's act of resistance

Refuses to sign false confession - dies with integrity

Setting of The Crucible

1690s Puritan Salem - repressive, theocratic, fear-fuelled

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