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Discuss The Similarities And Differences Between 'Billy Cart Hill' And 'Remembering Aunt Marie', Focusing On Language, Narrative Structure And Content.
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Discuss The Similarities And Differences Between 'Billy Cart Hill' And 'Remembering Aunt Marie', Focusing On Language, Narrative Structure And Content. 'Unreliable Memoirs' (by Clive James) and 'Remembering Aunt Marie' (by Grace Nichols) are both popular autobiographies written by well-known authors. We were asked to compare two random autobiographical extracts from the books and discuss the language, narrative structure and content of each. Billy Cart Hill, from the book 'Unreliable Memoirs' is one of many of Clive James' memories of growing up in Australia and getting into trouble. Remembering Aunt Marie is more descriptive but is just as amusing. Remembering Aunt Marie is Grace Nichol's memory of how she almost got into trouble by stealing her Aunt Marie's rosary, but luckily escaped by playing on her Aunt's Catholic faithfulness. In Billy Cart Hill, there is a woman, Mrs Branthwaite, who has a perfect garden which James describes 'like the cover of...
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