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 * __Christmas Break Assignment __**- Choose any **two** questions, but be sure to include either **//Pride & Prejudice//** //or **Robinson Crusoe**// in your answers. It should be full length commentaries similar to your paper 2 responses. Each response is worth 25 marks, and will be graded according to the rubrics for paper 2.
 * **Although conflicts in texts are necessary to enhance the plot of a given text, their main role is to highlight them. Discuss the use of conflict in one or more texts you have read, explaining how this influences your understanding of theme. **
 * **Although it is unwise to think of real people in terms of stereotypes, they can be a useful way of representing people or ideas in texts. Discuss the use of stereotypes in one or more texts you have read. **
 * **Most texts make use of a central person or character to represent the values a reader would share or admire. Show how this occurred in at least two texts you have read **
 * = Underlying the creation of particular characters in texts are broader ideas about what defines femininity and masculinity. Discuss the ways in which assumptions inform the construction of male and female characters (or personas) in one or more texts. =