Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
• PART FOUR:
• Summarise events in part four:
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COMPARE EILIS’ CHARACTER
BEFORE AND AFTER AMERICA
Plain and not interested
in her looks
Glamorous and conscious
of her looks
EILIS HAS REPLACED ROSE. DISCUSS
THIS USING THE PEE CHAIN.
Social
life
Davis’s
Office
Glamorous
Mother
treats her
the way
she did
Rose
EILIS HAS REPLACED ROSE. DISCUSS THIS
USING THE PEE CHAIN.
• Eilis has slotted into her sister Rose’s life with ease,
even replacing her at work.
• I know this because Eilis’ mother tells her, ‘the big
news is that Davis’s office sent up for you.’
• The writer does this to suggest…
• That Eilis has changed from the girl who couldn’t
get a job to someone that is in demand. She has
matured into a young woman and taken on her
sister’s role.
EILIS HAS REPLACED ROSE. DISCUSS
THIS USING THE PEE CHAIN.
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WHO SHOULD EILIS BE WITH?
EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.
TONY
JIM
HAS EILIS MADE TO CORRECT DECISION IN
RETURNING TO AMERICA? DISCUSS.
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‘The main theme in the novel is growing up.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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