General Vision and Viewpoint Lies of Silence, Dancing at Lughnasa & Il Postino The general vision or viewpoint relates to the authors or directors outlook on life. This outlook affects our own perspective on the text and the world of the text. The author shows us his own outlook through the plot, characters, relationships, the [...]
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4 Feb
Comparative Study: Power of a Relationship
For this Comparative Study you have chosen the following: Dancing At Lughnasa (Play) by Brian Friel Il Postino (Film) by Michael Radford Lies Of Silence (Novel) by Brian Moore There is one common link that unites all three: Relationships. But it is not a simple “Love-Love” deal; we’re talking about the Power of a [...]
6 Sep
Comparative Studies
Comparative Texts – Leaving Cert The study of texts in a comparative manner is intended to encourage wider reading in different contexts and to introduce different ways of looking at texts. At both Higher and Ordinary Level, students are required to study three texts, one of which may be a film. To facilitate such analysis, [...]
Damien Gallagher
