Vision and Viewpoint

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Leaving Cert English (Higher Level) - Comparative Study General Vision and Viewpoint from Draft Guidelines: Compare texts from the standpoint of the view they offer on life. Is it optimistic or pessimistic? What aspects of life do they concentrate on and why? Evaluate the coherence of the viewpoints as presented in the texts. from Teaching English Support Service Newsletter (Feb 2002) Students are not required to make a distinction between vision and viewpoint. The focus of attention is on the overall impact the text makes upon the reader and how the text communicates this. Students may identify the general vision and viewpoint of a text as: Compassionate or dispassionate Optimistic or pessimistic Moral i.e. supportive or condemning of certain values/actions/characters Grappling with complexities and so, in a sense, ambivalent/unresolved Reflecting its author’s habitual views on life/issues Primarily aesthetic, involving the reader in the nuances of language and feeling Reflecting the time in which it was created There are no doubt other possibilities. General Vision and Viewpoint: Questions from Past Papers 2010 “The general vision and viewpoint of a text can be determined by the success or failure of a central character in his/her efforts to achieve fulfilment.” In the light of the above statement, compare the general vision and viewpoint in at least two texts you have studied in your comparative course. (70) OR (a) How did you come to your understanding of the general vision and viewpoint in any one of the texts you read as part of your comparative course? (30) (b) Write a comparison between two other texts on your course in the light of your understanding of the general vision and viewpoint in those texts. 2007 “A reader’s understanding of the general vision and viewpoint is influenced by key

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