HANGING

Question 1

2x ways to introduce text

Answer 1

Highly persuasive and emotive
Highly acclaimed and thought provoking

Question 2

Intro- the text…

Answer 2

Puts a spotlight on the astounding horrors of capital punishment

Question 3

After text intro…

Answer 3

Link to Q

Question 4

What does orwell do (after link to Q) intro

Answer 4

Powerful images and word choice are utilized throughout the text to haunt the reader, leaving them with a profound understanding of the wrongful nature that CP has on society.

Question 5

First line of conclusion

Answer 5

The success of the text lies in orwells ability to..

Question 6

The success of the text lies in orwells ability to..(conc)

Answer 6

force us to confront the harrowing reality that both the prisoners and bystanders face.

Question 7

We are left with (conclusion)

Answer 7

We are left with a sense of sorrow and horror that persuades us to demand change in CP laws.

Question 8

Where is link to Q in conclusion

Answer 8

Final sentence

Question 9

3 quotes conditions

Answer 9

-like small animal cages
-like men handling a fish
-stood quite unresisting

Question 10

3 quotes epiphany

Answer 10

-destroy a healthy conscious man
-the unspeakable wrongness
-bowels digesting food, skin renewing itself, nails growing

Question 11

3 quotes reactions

Answer 11

-Indians had gone grey like bad coffee
-stop that abominable noise
-everyone had changed colour

Question 12

3 quotes ending

Answer 12

-homely jolly scene
-enormous relief
-the dead man was a hundred yards away

Question 13

Analyse -like small animal cages 4

Answer 13

-Evokes unease from the reader.
-The prisoners are compared to animals which emphasises how much they are being dehumanised.
-This further stresses their suffering.
-The word choice of ‘small’ unveils the prisoners suffering as the conditions are so tight and cramped they are subjected to physical pain.

Question 14

Analyse -like men handling a fish 3

Answer 14

-The imagery here is extremely powerful and gives us tremendous insight into his thinking and forces us to contemplate the morality of what we are about to witness.
-Just as a fish belongs in water and it is unnatural for man to hold it, we are at least being asked to consider how unnatural it is for us to kill someone.
-The power the guards hold over the prisoner is unnatural and it makes that clear that we as humanity should not have the power to make the decision to end someone’s life.

Question 15

Analyse -stood quite unresisting 2

Answer 15

-After the guards treat the prisoner roughly and violently we are already aware that the guards are harsh and we should judge them negatively. However, once we learn that the prisoner was ‘quite unresisting’ and not fighting back we realise just how unnecessary and cruel their treatment of him was.
-This leaves us in no doubt that their conduct was avoidable and excessive

Question 16

Analyse -destroy a healthy conscious man 4

Answer 16

-The word choice of ‘destroy’ is extremely powerful and has connotations of being purposeful, disastrous and wounding.
-This demonstrates his horror and unwavering doubt that capital punishment is not justifiable.
-After Orwell’s epiphany has forced him to understand that taking another human’s life is an unforgivable act.
-This drives us to believe that capital punishment is wrong.

Question 17

Analyse -the unspeakable wrongness 3

Answer 17

-The word choice of ‘unspeakable’ clearly demonstrates his horror and unwavering doubt that capital punishment can no longer be justified.
-This is a very blunt way that Orwell underlines that capital punishment is unforgivable and morally incorrect. T
-This underlines to the reader that capital punishment is greatly flawed.

Question 18

Analyse-Indians had gone grey like bad coffee 3

Answer 18

-This emphasises the difficult nature of the death as grey is a very unnatural colour which mirrors the unnatural qualities of capital punishment.
-To compare their colour to ‘bad coffee’ is effective as it alludes to the fact that the death leaves a sour taste in their mouths much like the coffee would.
-By highlighting the guards physical pain, Orwell makes it clear that the guards find the death difficult.

Question 19

Analyse -stop that abominable noise 2

Answer 19

-The noise sounds monstrous because their deed is unjustifiable and abhorrent and so the guards are exposed to guilt and pain with every cry.
-This underlines that the guards find the hanging difficult.

Question 20

Analyse -homely jolly scene 4

Answer 20

-This appears wrong and perverse given the nature of what has just taken place.
-Clearly the scene can’t be that warm or joyous after the hanging and yet the atmosphere is lighter.
-The comment actually underlines the vulgar nature of the death just witnessed and so almost anything now seems to appear heavenly by comparison.
-The happy scene unfolding underlines that everyone is tense due to the hanging and longing for distraction.

Question 21

Analyse -the dead man was a hundred yards away 4

Answer 21

-This is a particularly powerful ending as by reminding us of the dead man’s proximity, we are forced to recall the memories of the hanging and the dead prisoner.
-This showcases to the reader that the memories of the hanging will always remain with Orwell and he is traumatised by the gruesome events that unfolded before him.
-The short sentence emphasises the brutal truth that capital punishment is morally unjustifiable and does not sit right with Orwell and by the end of the text the reader agrees with this statement and now understands the horrors of taking the life from another.
-By underlining how close the prisoner is to Orwell in distance and effectively unveiling how close the memories lie to him mentally, Orwell is traumatised by what happened.

Question 22

Evaluation main points for conditions

Answer 22

-Profound sense of sorrow urges us to q the point of killing as punished enough
-Commences with conditions as unlikely to be controversial
-Predisposed to agree with views

Question 23

Evaluation main points for epiphany

Answer 23

-Skill is proven as slowed pace of text to appreciate what he is saying
-Anecdote conveys how uneasy
-Complex body suggests miracle of life is destoyed = despicable
-Intensifies impact of the hanging and makes us focus on CPs impact

Question 24

Evaluation main points for end

Answer 24

-Overall, Orwell explores the horror of the impact that capital punishment has on bystanders through techniques such as powerful imagery and word choice.
-This helps us to agree with his views as we are exposed to the abhorrent suffering within the guards.
-It helps us appreciate the ramifications caused by capital punishment and we are left unable to justify this act of punishment.

Question 25

Ways to introduce your first quote x3

Answer 25

The thought provoking image
The powerful description
The emotive image

Question 26

Ways to introduce 2nd quote x4

Answer 26

The sense of wrongfulness if furthered with the emotive image
Our sense of understanding is reinforced
The harrowing use of word choice strengthens our understanding
Our understanding of the hatred of the hanging is furthered

Question 27

Ways to introduce final quote x3

Answer 27

Orwell solidifies our painful feelings toward the sorrowful prisoner through word choice
Cementing our understanding further, orwell utilises sentence structure
The abhorrent immorality is finalised through the emotive final sentence