LITERATURE IN ENGLISH SSS1 FIRST TERM

WEEK TEN

Newspapers Symbol Analysis

CONTENT

REFERENCE

• Exam Reflection in Literature- in-English by Sunday OlatejuFaniyi.
• Exam Reflection in Literature-in-English (Prose and Drama) by Sunday OlatejuFaniyi. 
• Fences by August Wilson.
• Look Back in Anger by John Osborne.

Newspapers Symbol Analysis

Jimmy and Cliff read newspapers throughout Act 1 and Act 3, and they are a major visual feature in the apartment. Jimmy uses the newspaper as a symbol of his education. They are a way for him to mimic the habits of the upper class, university-educated elite. He repeatedly comments on what he is reading, sometimes using erudite vocabulary. He also uses newspaper articles as a way to belittle the intelligence of Cliff…