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The Grandfather's Ideas About Alice

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The old man (Grandfather): - Alice 's grandfather - Likes to play with his favourite pigeon, - Angry/sad of Alice 's marriage with Steven, - Steven brought the grandfather a new pigeon, - He no longer gets angry, decided to let go of Alice, - He released his favourite pigeon free. Thesis: This essay will examine how important the main theme of the story which is discovering how to let go is being seen and explored in the grandfather 's point of view about Alice. Body Paragraph 1: Topic Sentence: Through the narrator 's voice, the reader comes to an understanding of why the old man is scared of losing his granddaughter, Alice. Quotes, Who says it?, What 's happening in the text? " Sad - the house will be empty and quiet - without his granddaughters …show more content…

Body Paragraph 2: Topic Sentence: Furthermore, Lessing displays how the grandfather is angry about Alice getting married, in which the action is showing that the grandfather is reluctant to let go of Alice. Quotes, Who says it?, What 's happening in the text? " Angry - Alice thinks the grandfather - old-fashioned o 'The girl tossed her head at the old-fashioned phrase and sulked, 'Oh, Grandad! ' ' (page 2) o 'Misery went to his head and he shouted angrily: 'I 'll tell your mother! ' ' (page 2) " Disagree on Alice 's marriage - she is too young o 'She 's eighteen. Eighteen! ' (page 3) " Angry - daughter 's decision o 'She 'll marry next month ' (page 4) o 'You 've said they can marry? ' he said incredulously ' (page 4) " Disagree with reality - youngest granddaughter - he cried o 'She 's the last, ' he mourned. Can 't we keep her a bit longer ' (page 4) o 'from charming petulant spoiled children into serious young matrons ' (page 4) o 'His eyes stung ' (page 4) o 'Wet spread over his chin and he took out a handkerchief and mopped his whole face ' (page

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