Mister+Pip+Novel

//Ok. so why have I given you "Mister Pip" to read?//

Well, it is a novel which uses "the greatest novel of the 19th Century" as inspiration and we can link it with the changing face of the novel in the 20th Century through our study of "The Great Gatsby" for the externals.

Ryan and Nathaniel - you can choose to use this novel for a Section B genre essay or use it as part of your discussion on Section C essay.

Ryan - You've just finished the first reading of "The Great Gatsby" and as you first read "Mister Pip" you should be looking for the following links: Nathaniel - you should read "The Kite Runner" first and then look for the following links:
 * Time (Jay Gatsby and Matilda)
 * Setting (Alienation)
 * Unreliable narrators (Nick and Matilda)
 * Use of Flashback
 * Feminist perspectives
 * Symbolism - linen suits, place, religion, books
 * Fathers
 * Mothers
 * Faith
 * Images of masculinity - what it means to be a gentleman
 * Use of Flashback
 * Lack of female point of view
 * Fathers
 * Images of masculinity - what it means to forgive, bond with other males in a healthy way
 * Setting (alienation
 * Religous symbolism

//Where and When is it set?// Bougainville Island, PNG Attempts at proclaiming the independence of Bougainville ([|Republic of North Solomons]) have occurred twice, once in 1975 and the other in 1990. The 1990s is when Lloyd Jones sets this novel. The government of [|Papua New Guinea] moved to put down what became a secessionist movement led by [|Francis Ona], a former surveyor for BCL. The PNG army received [|military aid] from [|Australia] and enlisted the support of [|Sandline International], a [|private military company]. An embargo was enforced to weaken the people's resistance. However, they proved much more resilient than expected, designing their own weapons and fueling engines with [|vegetable oil]. Peace talks brokered by [|New Zealand] began in 1997, leading to autonomy for the island. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainville_Island#History)