Humanities Essay Planning

Text-Abomination

Author- Robert Swindell

Breaches of HR article 1 in text

-Breach means to not have followed it or broken it.

Article 1= All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

-Means no one is born different from others-can't be born into slavery and kept in a cage.

-you have access to basic human rights-food,water, shelter.

Martha-born into a religious cult, has basic rights but no personal freedom. She is treated like a slave by her parents.*quotes-no friends because righteous, not allowed radio=Mother says they are raised in darkness like the heathens (pg7) The righteous believe the devil reaches young people through music (pg11), I know I seem weird to them but it's not me, inside I'm just like them (pg18). -Main story idea, makes us feel empathy/depressed sympathy for Martha, we forgive Martha for keeping the secret about Jim because she is also suffering. Yes-she went to live with her sister, gets new clothes, not treated like a slave or treated differently.

Abomination/Jim- born and kept in a cage, not allowed outside. Has basic rights. Lost rights to education, love, freedom, socialisation. No clothes! *quotes-kid in basement, Jim doesn't see his mum= "Abomination's a boy Scott. A little boy. He lives in the cellar in a cage"(pg143) "and she lets her kid live in a cage?....She doesn't know!"(pg146) Martha tells to Scott. Good story telling, build suspense + tension, to make you feel a certain way and feel sorry for Jim, feel angry at her parents, shows negative influence of bullying. Resolved- gets to socialise, sees his mum, clothes, freedom, privacy, love. Trauma- long term effect, not going to have a normal life, learning hard.