english HoB presentation

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

The description the receptionist gives of the "occupied" part of town on page 196 is one of despair. Which phrase that she used to describe it, also transforms her description to one of danger and warning to not go there? How does that one phrase achieve that?

The image created by Lunde on pages 200 and 201 is a harsh one. What could be the message Lunde wants to bring across here? Explain your answer.

The swarming of the bees described by George on page 206 is an analogy. What is it an analogy of? Explain your answer.

Why would Rahm start talking about William and his beard of bees? What effect does it have on William?

On page 226 Charlotte wants her father to see what she's found out. Something special as he 'has' to see it, according to her. William doesn't want to because of his own shortcomings. How is this relationship like the one William has with Rahm?

William had denied what
Edmund had become. How was this foreshadowed?

personal questions

What does the conversation between William and Rahm - and William's recollections of his youth - tell us about William?

''But I couldn’t ask, I couldn’t cope with yet another of these stories''. What does Tao mean with 'another one of these stories'? How can this be seen as irony when looking at what happens next?

What do you as a reader think is the purpose of Tao entering the "empty" hospital?

class questions