The patriot is consider to be a hero (a war time 'hero.') At the start the Patriot is cheered off by people in the street 'roses, roses, all the way' showing how the man was cheered of in a celebration, being a hero having this as he walks down the road. However some may consider him not to be a hero when he returns but he is a villain, this is told in many way throughout this dramatic monologue. The main way Browning suggest that the man (The Patriot) is a villain is that the man is being pushed through the streets with is hands tied behind his back, ' A rope cuts both my wrists behind' adding to the idea that the man is a villain as it suggests that he is very dangerous as he has to be restrained. But he can be considered to be not bad as he works for someone in the army and he was only doing as he was told, and that he is still a hero, as well he will be reward in heaven 'Tis god shall repay,' this shows that he believe he is still a hero.
The Pied Piper is similar as to start he is consider a hero, because he get rid of the rats 'Ringing the bells till they rocked the steeple' this suggest that the Pied Piper is a hero as the saved the towns people, but when they refuse to pay him he does become a villain as he chooses to take the children away from the family. Also he was the one who murdered the rats and left one to live to warn the others, 'wherein all plunged and perished' as he could control them he could have made the rats just go home, he didn't have to murder them, as he did then he must not be a hero.
I agree that The patriot is still a hero as he didn't choose to do what he did however the pied piper choose to do what he did and kill the rats, as well as kidnapping the children.
How do writers use repetition to create meanings in their texts? In your answer, refer to the work of the three writers you have studied. (42 marks)
In the text The Great Gatsby there is the repeated idea of the green light to help create the meaning throughout with the idea of hope, as Gatsby is always looking to it hoping for Daisy, and eventually this light burns out showing that the dream he looked for has died, and that the American dream isn't as realistic as it may seem. He also uses the repetition of cars to help show the meaning of the consumerism throughout the upper class and how they don't care about the poor, shown in the murder of Myrtle.
The Road uses the repetition of the Road to create the meaning of never endingness, and helps with the journey of the characters as the travel across America.It also has the repetition of the boy being nice to every one they meet sowing the boys kindness and caring, as well as helping to the meaning of never really giving up as the boy is the symbol of a flame, heat in the darkness and the idea of hope in the worst place possible.
The Road uses the repetition of the Road to create the meaning of never endingness, and helps with the journey of the characters as the travel across America.It also has the repetition of the boy being nice to every one they meet sowing the boys kindness and caring, as well as helping to the meaning of never really giving up as the boy is the symbol of a flame, heat in the darkness and the idea of hope in the worst place possible.
The Rime Of The Ancient mariner has the strong repetition of the Albatross, which creates the main meaning of the Ballard that you should love and respect nature as it is god made. It also has the recurring idea of a cross which links to the meaning of Christianity and everything is god made, as well it link to the idea of the sun and the moon being the new and old gods again linking back to the Christian meaning.
