Creating your own study guide The Road Creating your own study guide

Your Task Create a handout for your section of the novel, picking out: Key words and their meanings (glossary) The key themes of the novel for our coursework titles Use the handout I’ve created for section 1 (pages 1-10) to help you. I also have various print offs of study guides and resources available for you to use, but these must be adapted, not copied!

Key Themes The past as a different world to the present The significance and meaning of the ending Tragedy and despair vs hope (especially at the end of the novel) ‘Goodness’ and evil: the ethical nature of the individual (what is good in this landscape?) The setting of the novel and its importance (setting = time and place)

Example 1. Glossary 2. Key Themes: The past (as a different world to the future) Tragedy and despair vs hope Goodness: the ethical nature of the individual Setting and its importance