Reading & Responding - Unit 1
By Jane Harrison
Practice Essay Prompts PROMPT #1 Jimmy and Ruby are the most obvious victims in Stolen. To what extent do you agree?
PROMPT #2 Shirley rejects the idea that "time heals" all. How does Jane Harrison’s play support or refute this view?
PROMPT #3 In order to maintain mental health, people need to be clear about where they come from. Referencing Jane Harrison’s ‘Stolen”, Discuss.
PROMPT #4 "Stolen deals with each characters struggle to be reunited with their cultural identity" Are they successful?
PROMPT #5 “Maybe we’ll be like strangers.” How does the play show the broken bonds between the children and their families?
PROMPT #6 “I have a daughter and a grand daughter … that’s all that matters.” In Stolen, the most important relationships are those between mothers and their children.’ Do you agree?
VCE ENGLISH UNIT 1&2
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Reading & Responding - Unit 1
PROMPT #7 “This is a nightmare!” The most nightmarish aspects of Stolen are the ways in which the characters lose control over their own lives.’ Discuss.
PROMPT #8 How are stage directions and ‘special effects’ (lighting, sounds and so on) used to represent the children’s feelings and circumstances of being stolen?
PROMPT #9 How are stage directions and ‘special effects’ (lighting, sounds and so on) used to represent the children’s feelings and circumstances of being stolen?
PROMPT #10 “I wanna go home.” In Stolen, what is really stolen from the children is any chance of having a home. Discuss.
PROMPT #11 “I don’t know where I belong anymore.” ‘Stolen shows how identity and belonging depend above all on family.’ Discuss.
PROMPT #12 “I promised not to tell.” ‘Stolen shows that the telling of lies invariably conceals an unpleasant reality.’ Discuss.
VCE ENGLISH UNIT 1&2
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