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Ericka's main ideas

ben, her, his, line, she

By C.B.

Fifth extract of The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing): Pbq: Why can we say that Ben's birth will have a deep impact on the Lovatt's family life? Main ideas: Pregnancy denial: " And as she walked, strode, ran along the country lanes, she fantasised that she...

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Claire's main ideas about extract 5

ben, harriet, her, sees, she

By C.B.

Here is the very keen and excellent study of extract 5 by Claire! Thanks Claire for sharing it with us! Extract n°5 Problematic : How does the birth of Ben show us the hidden part of Harriet's personality ? Main ideas : Ben = a poisoned gift : Punishment...

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Cover by Claire & Ateekah (Marx Dormoy)

because, ben, her, she, this

By C.B.

Cover by Claire & Ateekah. I’m going to describe and analyze the cover of the fifth child that I created. At the top of this cover we can see the title of the book written in bold and distorted letters which give an information about the atmosphere in...

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Kafa's campaign project: TFC

her, his, she, with, work

By C.B.

I'd like to congratulate Loïs for the important participation to the blog. I really appreciate. Actually I thank every pupil from Lycée Lacroix ;) Loïs sent me her work. She was inspired by the Kafa's campaign. I just let you enjoy the really excellent...

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Russian doll: TFC

dorothy, familly, her, she, that

By C.B.

Dorothy's dolls. > This matriochka doll is about the grandmother Dorothy, that's why I chose a smily old woman at first. > Then, we can see Tinker Bell. I think that Dorothy is like her because it's like she's got a "magical power", when she's here, everything...

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Russian doll: TFC

harriet, her, his, she, strong

By C.B.

Harriet's Russian doll. This document is a photomontage, it is like a Russian doll. First, We can say that Harriet is a strong woman. We studied in the first extract that Harriet's physical appearance is strong, and in the beginning of the book, she wanted...

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Russian doll: TFC

character, fact, harriet, her, she

By C.B.

The first character is Harriet. She's a dreamy woman, full of ambition. The second character represents her « old fashion » face. In fact, it seems she's living in a time which is not hers. In the book The Fifth Child , Doris Lessing said that Harriet...

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Russian dolls: TFC

amy, cat, little, see, she

By C.B.

Ben and Amy Those documents are two photomontages which represent Amy and Ben’s true selves. It is based on the matryoshka doll’s principle. Ben: On the first doll we can see a photo of a “normal” angry boy. Ben looks like a real little boy at first sight....

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The Russian doll: TFC

because, ben, harriet, his, she

By C.B.

For our Russian doll, we decided to choose Harriet. So, first, we represented her with a child and a smiling woman because during the entire book, Harriet will try to be happy every time and it is her dream to have a large and happy family. So we took...

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TFC with another point of view

baby, her, she, that, this

By C.B.

Well, I've just received Loïs work and it's just awesome! She decided to tell The Fifth Child story with a different point of view. The scene describes a dialogue between Dr Brett and the nurses. They are talking about David & Harriet. You'll find below...

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