Question 1: The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Marks: 100)
Using the extract from the Fowl (1991) reading below as context, answer all four questions that
follow (Q.1.1 – Q.1.4):

“When one considers a tale as part of The Bloody Chamber collection – a structural consideration
– the tale mixes and meshes with the other tales in Carter’s book, drawing upon the collection’s shared reservoir of signs. When one considers the tale as part of a three‐century‐old fairy tale tradition (and older folk tale, oral traditions), one sees the tale transformed again. Lastly, the fairy tale mode mixes with other fantasy modes (gothic, romantic). The importance of this technique – the mixing of modes – ultimately relates to what associations are exposed in the process. For instance, reviewers have commented on how the codes of pornography are made explicit and challenged, how particular sexual fears are dissolved or how traditional fairy tales comply with a repressive dominant ideology.”
(Fowl, 1991: 71)

Q.1.1 Write two paragraphs (300 – 400 words) analysing the themes and motifs in Carter’s The Bloody Chamber story.

To support your argument, refer to relevant evidence from The Bloody Chamber story, as well as from at least one of your LU2 prescribed readings – Fowl (1991), Makinen (1992), and/or Kaiser (1994). (25)

Q.1.2 Write two paragraphs (300 – 400 words) evaluating the continued relevance and significance of Carter’s Puss‐in‐Boots story for contemporary 21st Century society.

To support your argument, refer to relevant evidence from the Puss‐in‐Boots story,
as well as from at least one of your LU2 prescribed readings – Fowl (1991), Makinen (1992), and/or Kaiser (1994). (25)
Q.1.3 Write two paragraphs (300 – 400 words) analysing the use and effect of imagery and voice in Carter’s The Lady of the House of Love story.

To support your argument, refer to relevant evidence from The Lady of the House of Love story, as well as from at least one of your LU2 prescribed readings – Fowl (1991), Makinen (1992), and/or Kaiser (1994). (25)

Q.1.4 Write two paragraphs (300 – 400 words) critically discussing the relationship between The Company of Wolves and its original fairy tale counterpart, Little Red Cap.

To support your argument, refer to relevant evidence from The Company of Wolves story, as well as from at least one of your LU2 prescribed readings – Fowl
(1991), Makinen (1992), and/or Kaiser (1994). (25)

Question 2 – Resistance Poetry (Marks: 100)
When choosing this option, please respond to both Q.2.1 and Q.2.2.

Q.2.1 Write a poem (minimum 14 lines) engaging with the form, imagery and themes that capture the spirit of resistance poetry as a powerful means of authentic social, political, and cultural expression and commentary.

The subject matter of the poem is up to you – there is no time like the present to protest injustices in our society. Select a current issue that is important to you and speak your mind through poetry.

The form, style and structure of the poem are also up to you. Use the LU3 prescribed resistance poems from the Moffett (2013) anthology as inspiration to convey your subject matter. Ensure that your choice of form, style and structure are maintained consistently throughout your poem.

Marks will be awarded both for creativity and for employing appropriate poetic devices to enhance your poem’s message and effect on the reader. (45)

Q.2.2 Write an essay (1000 – 1250 words) critically reflecting on the thematic and stylistic choices you made in the creation of your poem.

To do this, you will need to explain and justify how and why your poem’s form, style, structure, and subject matter were influenced by a current injustice in South Africa and/or internationally, as well as by one or more of the prescribed poems in LU3.

In addition, to support your reflection you must refer to relevant evidence from the De Medeiros (2013) LU3 prescribed reading, and at least one additional credible source. (55)

Answers to Above Questions on English Studies

Answer 1: In “The Bloody Chamber,” a tale by Angela Carter from her wider collection of reinvented fairy tales, the author deftly combines themes and motifs to create a narrative that is both multi-layered and thought-provoking. Exploring sexuality and desire is a major theme in this story, as it is in many of her works.

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