Answer based on ONE of the topic choices from Page 2 of your worksheet. Please identify which question you are answering first, before your paragraph. A good answer will range from 150 to 200 words and use one or two short quotations. It will be easier if you relate your answer to the overall "gist" of the story (how the element you discuss fits within the story in other words).
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What effect does the author's point of view have on us and the way we view the work? (from Questions about Point of View; Page 3 of the story)
At this point in the story, “Homework,” we begin to understand the mother’s character better both through her thoughts and her conversation with her son, George. The story is told in the first person, which allows us insights into her traits. After she tells George that his great grandmother was “found as a newborn baby wrapped in a flour sack on the church steps,” she thinks to herself that it is a good thing she lives in the modern era where a woman has more choices and does not need to stay with a man who “broke your jaw.” We already know that she “works from home” (on page one) and, later on in the story, we are now prepared to better understand her wish to be free that perhaps leads to her suggestion that George write about a divorced family. Her unhappiness shows us an internal conflict, one that George is largely unaware of since most of this information is only known to readers through the first person narration.—170 words
NOTE: The question answered was not on your sheet; I have answered it to guide you a bit in your reading and to provide a model answer.
Homework
The story is about a teenaged boy named George who wants to do his homework.
He discusses with the writer, he talks about his English teacher that his mother says that it,s not Mr. Mottram,s business .He should only be interested in your work, and George loves football.He discusses with the writer and his Mom says him "Why do you leave your homework to the last minute?"
or writ about films like Car chases,Explosion,and sharks.He talks about English teacher. George says what if he asks me about if the work is his mother,s and the mother answers"He only wants to know, is it a good piece of writing? Is it convincing?", or "He is an English teacher and not a Psychotherapist".,or the mother says, it,s April now-people are planning their Summer holidays. Mr. Mottram will buy that.And finally George loves Football.He says" last night,s games was amazing Mum,Rooney scared this goal in the ninety first minute, and I couldn,t believe it."
I like the Homework story. It is about a boy who discusses with his mother about homework, he and his mother talk about English teacher, and he loves football.
Discuss an example of an important internal conflict.
Reading on about the story "Homework", I believe to have found an example of Internal conflict with the son George. George is now set on writing about his mother's past and family issues. As his mother helps, you notice that its all very depressing. Now george doesn't seem to care about that fact. He is asking all the questions. When he asks "Why did Auntie Sharon get divorced?" That's when things really stir up, they mention domestic violence, jealousy, and wealth. All of this seems to be a bit much for a Thirteen year old. George continues with conversation rather jumpy, with lots of "Why's?" He keeps interupting his mother. This Conflict plays an important role in the whole of the story, it shows how the rest of the conversation will lead. I'm sure the eagerness within George will continue, and his questions will be answered.
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What is an important internal conflict? (Page 7 of the story)
The mother decides to help son, George, fabricate a story about his parents’ divorce. The conflict is that George worried both about the divorce – his parents aren’t divorced – and also about turning in something that isn’t true. George said “What if he asks me?”. The mother convinces him that it’s okay and she even told him” if he did ask you he’d just be being nosy”; Therefore, they made a credible but false tale for his homework. When we do something we are not sure it is right or not in our heart, we will scare the truth been find out. To be a reader, I thought George’s concerned was human’s nature.
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Discuss an important conflict and comment on how (or whether) it is resolved. In what way is this conflict important to the story as a whole? (Question answered for page 4)
The one important conflict in the story “Homework” on page four is that George’s mother suggests he write about his parents’ divorce for his English assignment. His mother told him to write about this topic, because it would fit all three pages of paper. This is a conflict because George’s parents are not really divorced and he is worried his teacher will “think it’s really true.” The best way to resolve this issue is mentioned on page five, when George asks his mother if he is allowed to write a make believe story. George’s mother says yes because by writing about his parents’ divorce George is “being creative.” This conflict is important to the whole story because it’s related to the main problem which is, George has to write about a true life changing event and the event about his parents’ divorce is false. In conclusion, George writing about his parents’ fictional divorce is an important conflict.
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Since I started reading the "Homework ", step by step I got plunged into the atmosphere of a
typical English family. This is a small family. Each member of the family is steeped in it’s own
problems. There is no doubt that social environment in which they live affects their
relationships. Mother Helen is loaded with her work and barely has time for doing housework.
This is a typical lifestyle for a family English woman who has a career. Her son, George, a
thirteen year old teenager is quite an independent guy because most of the time he is by
himself and he does not get much attention from his parents anymore. He understands that
his parents are very busy. On the other hand, Helen and George are free of any conventions in
their relationship. They have no taboo subjects for discussion. Helen involves her son into her
fantasies to help him write his homework "Write About an Event That Change Your Life." Also
they live in a multicultural society. Their outlook has no borders, so George dreams easily
about a holiday on the China Sea coast or in Japan. At finally, as any English, they both go
crazy about football. All their businesses should be finished or interrupted halfway at the
moment when a football match starts.
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What do you know about a character based on their relationship with others? (from Questions about Character; Page 2 of the story)
After reading the story “Homework” several times and observing the relationship between Mum and George, I found that Mum was a caring mother. She expressed her care to George, her son by asking him questions. When she didn’t understand what and why her son’s saying, she asked more questions to dig deeper what was his problem. She did it because she wanted to understand him; she cared for him. Although she tried to encourage her son, she was also not hesitated to rebuke him for not to leave the homework to the last minute. Mum also wanted to help him, “Sit up and tell me what it is. You never know, I might be able to help.” She knew that the “Event That Changed Your Life” homework was not relevant for her thirteen-year-old child. So, even though she was very busy with her own work, she offered her son a helping hand. She was a loving mother who always tried to understand and to help her child.
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What do you know about a character based of their relationships with others? (from Questions about character; Page 5 of the story)
Throughout the story, “Home Work,” mother and her thirteen year old son, George, shows their typical relationship in terms of the roles as a mother toward her son. Like most other mothers, she cares about her child’s academic matters; consequently, she is involved to help her son’s homework. She emphasize to motivate her son, "being creative,” “Inventive,” that how to make up a story (which is also a good advice for me as an English student). In addition, writer portrays her affection of her son, “I couldn’t resist giving him a hug, the roaring dewdrop baby,” even though George is already a teenager with wide shoulder, she seems to treat him as a primary child. Her character as a mother in this page is literally caring, supportive, wise and patient.
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