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Analysing the Characters in Step by Wicked Step

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Claudia Claudia is a gentle person. Listening to Richard's sad story, makes her weep. She is loyal to her mother. She tries not to sound too happy when speaking to her father because she does not want to hurt her mother's feeling. She rejects Stella and refuses to enjoy her time with her father out of loyalty to her mother. She knows that her parents break-up is serious even though her mother sounded cheerful. source: http://images.search.yahoo.com Claudia is a fair and sensible person. She does not blame Stella for her parents' break-up. At the dinner party, she thinks that the guests are rude for not appreciating Stella's hard work. She realizes that ignoring Stella would not help solving matters between her parents. Feeling sorry for Stella who is being ignored by the guests, she decides to help her get accepted by showing off the green pyjamas which Stella gave her.

Analysing the Characters in Step by Wicked Step

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Richard Harwick Richard is a loyal person. He is too loyal to his father that he becomes so angry with his mother for betraying his father's memory by marrying Coldstone. He hates his stepfather and calls him a black bat. He also thinks that his sister is disloyal for getting along with their stepfather. He refuses to listen to his sister's advice to make peace with their stepfather. http://images.search.yahoo.com Indulging too much in his own grief, Richard becomes an irresponsible and thoughtless person. Feeling that no one cares about his feelings, he runs off to the sea and explores the world. Disappearing without a word, Richard has caused his mother and sister much grief. He does not even realize the damage that he has done to these two people who really love him until it is too late.

Sample Answer (The Phantom of The Opera)

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Sample Question: Write about an incident that you think is important from the novel that you have learned at school. Give reasons to support your answer. source: www.google.com.my/search I choose The Phantom of The Opera written by Gaston Leroux. The incident that I think is important from this novel is when The Phantom kidnaps Christine in the middle of her performance at the Opera House. There are many reasons why I think it is important. First of all, this incident reveals the true nature of The Phantom. He loves Christine so much. He overheard the conversation between Raoul and Christine who plan to escape from the Opera House after the performance. Therefore, he kidnaps Christine so that he will not loose her to Raoul. Later, Christine's gentle kiss brings out the soft side of The Phantom. No woman has ever kissed him, not even his own mother and it is just because he has an ugly face. This is a turning point in his life, and he changes into a better person later on. ...

Sample Answer (The Phantom of The Opera)

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Sample Question: Choose a character that you like from a novel that you have learned at school. Give reasons to support your answer. source: http://www.google.com.my/search I choose The Phantom of The Opera written by Gaston Leroux . The character that I like is Raoul. There are many reasons why I like him. First of all, I like Raoul because he is a great lover. He loves Christine very much. Even though they were separated for four years, he is still in love with her. Therefore, when he gets the chance to be with Christine again he tries his best to prove his love towards her. Apart from that, I like Raoul because he is very protective. When he knows that The Phantom has threatened Christine, he vows that he would murder him. Then, he would take Christine away from the Opera House so that she could be safe and they could live happily together. Last but not least, I like Raoul very much because he is a brave man. He is willing to sacrifice his own life in order to save Christin...