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Explore the memories of childhood presented in “In Mrs Tilscher’s class” by Carol Ann Duffy and “Childhood” by John Clare
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Explore the memories of childhood presented in "In Mrs Tilscher's class" by Carol Ann Duffy and "Childhood" by John Clare The memories of childhood presented in the two poems "In Mrs Tilscher's class" by Carol Ann Duffy and "Childhood" by John Clare are explored in many different ways. One of the ways Duffy explores the memories of childhood is by remembering the happiness of being a child and creating a happy tone. "Sugar paper. Coloured shapes. Brady and Hindley faded, like the faint, uneasy smudge of a mistake." This quotation shows that Duffy explores her memories of childhood to be happy by describing a horrendous crime to have disappeared in Mrs Tilscher's classroom. "Uneasy smudge of a mistake" suggests the horrific incidents to have been rubbed away because it is so happy and peaceful when you are in Mrs Tilscher's class room. Brady and Hindley's horrifying antics also suggest the dangers of the adult...
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