Genesis & Catastrophe

Genesis & Catastrophe
Literature
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Genesis & Catastrophe
Literature

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Let's read the text together
While reading think of the following:
Describe Graham. (paragraph 1)
What is wrong with Harry (paragraph 2)
Describe Niemand (paragraph 3)
How come Graham knows that Niemand knows what is wrong with Harry (paragraphs 3/4)
What is the ultimate weapon? (paragraph 5)
Why would Niemand suddenly want a drink (paragraph 6)
What could have happened in Harry's bedroom? (paragraph 7)

After you finished reading, answer the questions in your group.

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Let's continue
By answering the questions

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

What is the setting (place) of this story?

Slide 4 - Open vraag

What is the setting (time) of this story?

Slide 5 - Open vraag

Answer:
1889 in Braunau (Austria)

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Who is the main character and what is her 'problem'?
Class discussion

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Answer:
  • Frau Hitler / Klara Hitler
  • She has lost three children.

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

What does the word Genesis and Catastrophe mean?

Slide 9 - Woordweb

Answer:
  • Genesis = the origin of something
  • Catastrophe = a disaster

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Explain the title with help of these definitions.
Class discussion

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Answer:
It is the origin of Hitler. His survival as a baby can be seen as a disaster due to what he did in his later life.

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

Can you give some examples of irony in the text and explain why they are ironic?

Class discussion
Hint
Try to think about what Hitler did when he was older.

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Answer:
  • “You have a fine son” > Adolf was not such a nice man


  • “he has the most marvellous pair of lungs” > Hitler never stopped screaming, he was always screaming in his speeches


  • The fact that his mum is so happy with her son, when we know that the world wouldn’t be so happy with him at all at a later stage.

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

4. What does the gun symbolise in the story?

Slide 15 - Open vraag

Is the irony verbal or dramatic?
A
verbal
B
dramatic

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

Explain
Class discussion

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

Answer:
dramatic irony: we know more about Hitler than the people in the story.

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

Would your response to the story be the same if you didn't know a thing about 20th-century history?
Yes
No

Slide 19 - Poll

Why?
Class discussion

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

For what reason does the author disclose the identity of the baby in the middle of the story and not at the end?


Class discussion

Slide 21 - Tekstslide

Answer:
  • It brings more tension to the story.
  • You might wonder whether the author will let Adolf live or die, just like the other children.

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

The original title of the story was 'A Fine Son'. Which title is more ironic?
A
Genesis and Catastrophe
B
A Fine Son

Slide 23 - Quizvraag

Why?
Class discussion

Slide 24 - Tekstslide

Answer
  • A Fine Son, because Adolf wasn't a fine son after all.
  • Genesis and Catastrophe described what the story is about, without any irony.

Slide 25 - Tekstslide

Describe Herr Hitler and Frau Hitler, both their character and appearance.
Groups

Slide 26 - Tekstslide

Answer
  • Frau Hitler: pale, exhausted face. Depressed and anxious.
  • Herr Hitler: small man with hiskers. Arrogant and overbearing.

Slide 27 - Tekstslide

I think I understand this text well enough for the test.
Yes
No

Slide 28 - Poll

Continue
If you have answered yes, focus on your week task.

If you have answered no, please let me know what you do not understand (yet).

Slide 29 - Tekstslide