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Question 1

1. Topic Sentence

Answer 1

In the opening lines of ‘A Hanging’ Orwell makes effective utilisation of setting in order to establish his (ANSWER QUESTION)

Question 2

1. Reference to text

Answer 2

Through the introduction, Orwell makes use of pathetic fallacy in order to establish a somber and depressing mood in the prison

Question 3

1. Quote 1

Answer 3

“It was Burma, a sodden morning of the rains. A sickly light, like yellow tinfoil was slanting over the high walls into the jail yard”

Question 4

1. Analysis 1

Answer 4

• The miserable mood of the lines are fitting to the cruel and inhumane tasks and treatment
• This is not a story of joy; but rather a provokative piece on the harsh reality of capital punishment
• “sickly” makes us aware of not only the malnourished and ill conditions of the prisoners, but also the wrongful morals of the wardens

Question 5

1. Quote 2

Answer 5

“We were waiting outside the condemned cells, a row of sheds fronted with double bars like small animal cages.”

Question 6

1. Analysis 2

Answer 6

• The “condemned cells” and “double bars” conveys just how tight the prison is on security - a topic that will be covered later
• The inhumanity of the prison is reinforced by the “small animal cages”which conveys the wardens beliefs that the prisoners crimes strips them of their basic human rights

Question 7

1. Tie back to task

Answer 7

Therefore, Orwell’s macabre mood in the opening lines ANSWER QUESTION