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‘The way people of Eyam respond to the plague is just as disturbing and…
‘The way people of Eyam respond to the plague is just as disturbing and destructive as the impact of the plague itself.’ Discuss
how do people respond?
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cling to societal values
townspeople = attack one another, superstition
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Brooks highlights the disturbing characteristics of the plague albeit 'simply a thing in nature' which the townspeople have no control over
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'sweet smell of apples' to the 'stench of rotting fish' how quickly the plague causes not the world they once knew to turn upside down. Their environment reflecting the rotting of morale that the plague ensues
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as key members of the society such as the sexton pass away as a result of the plague, the social order begins to erode leaving gaps for people to fill
takes a physical toll on people = mompellion is 'broken' and 'exhausted' by his need to fulfil every role and remain at the bedside of those dieing
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Brings forth the 'ugly thoughts' and opportunistic values held by the townspeople since before the plague which are therefore more disturbing than the plague itself.
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Mompellion
learned and upper class, divine status allows him to convince villagers of his opinions and
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many of the women in eyam are able to rise above the institutionalised societal values and religious dogma that causes others to succumb to the destructive nature of the plague.
anna
continual return to cucklet delf, miners tavern and rectory reinforces the constraints of the 'wide green prison' and the impact of Anna's knowledge of the wider world, proves a challenge for her yet she is still able to rise above this
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elinor
despite being a woman of rank and learning grants Anna the gift and power of an education which is denied to so many women in 17th century society due to the institutionalised patriarchal values
along with this elinor chooses to 'mother those who weren't mothered enough in their own crowded crofts' transcending the social mores and barriers that restrict others from interacting with those raised upon a pedestal by the society
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