Humanities Essay Planning

 Text: Abomination

Author: Robert Swindells

Brainstorm

Article 1: Breaches of HR/Human Rights Article in text - Breach means to not have followed it or broken it.

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 and shelter.

Martha - Born into religious cult, has basic rights but no personal freedom. 

- Martha is treated like a slave by her parents.

* Quotes - No friends because righteous.

I know I seem weird to then, but its not me, inside I'm just like them. Page 18

- Not allowed radio.  

The Righteous believe the devil reaches young people through pop music.  Page 11

- 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.

Do you think the issue was resolve in a way that was fair to the Human Rights.

Yes - She went to live with her sister gets new clothes not treated line slaved or different.

Abomination/Jim - Born and kept in a cage not allowed outside.

- Has basic human rights.

- Lost rights to education, love, freedom, socialisation. 

- No clothes.

- Quotes - Kid in the Basement, Martha to Scott.

Abomination's a boy, Scott. A little boy. He lives in the cellar in a cage. Page 143

- Quotes - Jim doesn't see his mum.

And she let her kid live in a cage?... She doesn't know!. Page 146

- Why do you think the author included this?

Good story telling.

- Builds suspense and tension.

- Feel sorry for Jim, feel angry at her parents.

- Shows negative influence of bullying.

Abomination: Resolved - gets socialise, see his mum, clothes, freedom, privacy, love.

Trauma -  Not gonna have a normal life.