Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender

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Distinctive Voices Practice Essay“Distinctive Voices enable us to think about significant issues in theworld”.Do you agree? In your response refer to your prescribed text and TWOpieces of related material. Remember the BASICS. Use the terms of the question, write topic sentences and paragraphs, use quotes and explain them and most importantly, answer the question. This is a very simple plan for a response. You do not have to follow this plan. If you feel that you wish to answer the question in a different way, or more comprehensively, then you are free to do so.When you use a quote make sure you explain what it shows.IntroductionComposers use distinctive voices in their texts to enable us to think aboutsignificant issues in the world. Marele Day, in her novel “The Life andCrimes of Harry Lavender” (LACOHL), uses the literary form ofdetective fiction to challenge our perceptions of the roles of men andwomen in society and presents us with characters who use distinctivevoices in different situations revealing much about themselves and theirrelationships with others. These significant issues are also explored in_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Each of the composers of these texts effectivelyuse distinctive voices to present their ideas and allow us to think aboutsignificant issues in the world.The Female Voice and Detective GenreStart each paragraph with a topic sentence.Why has Day chosen the detective fiction genre? How is the female voiceused in the novel? How are the features of the detective genre’sdistinctive voice challenged? What significant issue in society isaddressed by the use of this distinctive voice?Finish each paragraph with a concluding remark. 2. The Voice of Social CriticismStart each paragraph with a topic sentence.What significant issues
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