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The Terrible SecretThe railway childrenChapter 7

Synopsis

Bobbie discovers the reason for her fathers disappearance when she reads the newspaper article. Deeply upset, she refuses to believe that he is a spy and is imprisoned. Her mother attempts to explain that her father has been falsely accused for selling government secrets to another country. Bobbie believes in her fathers innocence and decides to write to the old gentleman to clear his name.

characterCharacters in a novel are the vehicles by which the author conveys to us his or her view of the world.Keys points to note:We learn about individual characters from their own words and actions , from what other characters say about them and the way others act towards them.Characters help to advance the plot.Believable characters must grow and change in response to their experiences in the novel.

CharactersRoberta(Bobbie)

DeterminedShe did not give up in finding a way to help secure her fathers release from prison. She was persistent even when her mother had given up.CleverShe secretly wrote a letter to her friend, the old gentleman asking his help to clear her fathers name.

Perks(A railway porter)

FriendlyHe gave a heap of newspapers that passengers left at the railway station for Bobbie.

Mother

Thinking positivelyShe never give up to clear his husband name even though it was hard

FatherHe was wrongly accused of being a Russian spy and was sentenced to 5 years in prison.Settings

The setting of a novel encompasses a number of different, but linked elements:time-day or night, summer or winter, the historical period(an actual date)Place-inside or outside , country or city , specific town and country , real or fictionalSocial-the minor characters who take little part in advancing the plot , but whose presence contributes to the realism of the novelMood and atmosphere-eerie,dangerous,menacing,tense,threatening,relaxing,nostaligic,happy,light_hearted etc.Settings

Place--The Railway Station and The White house

Social--Edwardian type of clothes

VocabularySpysomeone whose job is to find out secret information about a country or an organizationTerribleused for emphasizing the degree to which something bad is trueWaiting rooma room where people wait for a trainTea-timethe time in the late afternoon or early evening when you have tea and a light meal in the UK.

Start to 1st question .Mother told Roberta the whole story. What is the story about?Two men came to catch Father. They found some letter in his desk. They said he was a spy. Father was sent to jail for 5 years.What does the phase and it was like a terrible dream mean? It means Bobbie learns that her father was a spy and will be prison for 5 years.

Where did the magazines came from?The magazines came from the people who left on trains or in the waiting room. What is the meaning of waiting room? The meaning of waiting room is a room where people wait for a train.What was the content of a letter that Bobbie wrote?Bobbie asked the old gentleman to help her for find out the name of the real spy.

Why Bobbie does not tell Peter and Phyllis the worrying truth about their father?Bobbie does not tell Peter and Phyllis the worrying truth about their father because Bobbie is responsible and dont want them to be sad and worry.He is good and honest and hes done nothing wrong ? Which character said this? Mother said .Where does Bobbie see the news about her father.Bobbie see the news on the cover of an old newspaper from the heap.

Which literary devices is use in below sentences? The words seemed to jump at herPersonificationBobbie writes a letter to who for help to clear her fathers name?The old gentleman

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