Grandpa the friendly giant

Year 12 Senior English Task 2 – Biographical Narrative

Grandpa: The Gentle Giant of My Childhood

Grandpa is a conservative and traditional person. He exists in a typical working class world, still using methods of the past to keep him on top of his tough workload. An example of this sense of tradition is,
“Pile of manure was regarded as lowering the tone of an increasingly prissy neighbourhood.” This shows that he is working class and very much indulged in working the way that his ancestors worked all those years ago. It also means that he and his work are an impression of disgust and it’s as if his work degrades the rest of the community, where as traditional methods to him are like what he’s been used to all along. Another example of this is,
“A simple plough, not a jot different from the implement used to turn the earth for millennia.” This shows that his masters of work haven’t changed over the years he’s been working and living on the land.

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