1. Exploring Relationships
What do you mean by relationships?
Looking at relationships in the novel
Words we can use to describe relationships

2. Relationships in Literature…
Asking you to EXAMINE and ANALYSE a character’s ‘relationship with another character’s.

3. In a text how we tell a relationship between characters are by looking at:
Dialogue/Words exchanged
Description of body language
Description of facial expression

4. Examples…
She sighed as soon as she saw him enter the room. He walked towards her and she tensed, bracing herself for his harsh words.

5. Another example…
She laughed loudly at her joke, putting her arms around Susan’s shoulders.

6. Do you get it now?
Some vocabulary you can use to describe relationships…
Supportive, encouraging, hostile, cold, distant, encouraging, discouraging, close, personal, formal, informal

7. Now..let’s apply… What is Jimmy’s relationship with Mum like?
What is Jimmy’s relationship with Aunt Pol like?
What is Jimmy’s relationship with GI Joe like?

8. Jimmy & Mum
Loving
Personal (?)
Close

9. Jimmy and Aunt Pol
Close
Personal
Informal??
Loving
Intimate

10. Jimmy & GI Joe
Cold, distant and impersonal Does this change????????

11. Jimmy and GI Joe
Close
Intimate
Friendly
Personal
Informal

12. In conclusion…
You need to think about whether these relationships changed.
WHY did they change?
WHAT was the turning point in the relationship/s?