Racism

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issue of racial discrimination and marginalisation through the construction of Ester, the outsider, and the group of characters which bully her, positioning me to strongly reject their values. The characters of Lorraine Best, Vivienne Cater and their friends are constructed as monstrous and malicious children who ‘caught her by the arm and pinned her in a bear hug and squeezed her so hard that Ester felt her insides red and burning’ and showed no remorse for their actions ‘ the coldness in her eyes and in heart’. The construction of the ‘cold’ and violent characters that represent the issue of racial discrimination positions me to strongly reject them. The impact of these characters of Ester who ‘started to run, stumbling in her fear, terrified of same nameless hurt’ as she was terrified of what the consequences would be if she stood up to them whilst in turn knowing what they were saying about her was incorrect ‘Ester knew these words were silly, she didn’t have a flat face, she ...

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in her pain.

Question One

Trying to fit into a new culture and country after moving from another country can be very difficult. The experience can be filled with conflict and emotional turmoil. Susan Midalia’s text, ‘Fitting In’ focuses on the experience of a foreign girl –Ester Sloshki and the racist experiences that she is subjected to. Midalia has used an array of literary techniques including characterisation, language (description, colloquial and imagery) as well as third person point of view (POV) within her text. These techniques have positioned me to sympathise with Ester and reject the racist characters of Vivienne and Lorraine.
Characterisation was a powerful ...

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