‘ON HER KNEES’ by TIM WINTON

‘ON HER KNEES’ by TIM WINTON - TASK SHEET TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE STORY ‘ON HER KNEES’, WHICH WE READ IN CLASS SOME TIME AGO. THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1/ WHAT IS SUGGESTIVE ABOUT THE TITLE? IS THERE MORE THAN ONE MEANING TO THE PHRASE ‘ON HER KNEES’…. 2/ WHAT ARE SIX CHARACTER TRAITS OF THE MOTHER? FIND EXAMPLES OF THE VARIOUS TRAITS THAT YOU DISCOVER. 3/ HOW DO THE DIFFERENT SETTINGS IN THE STORY CONTRIBUTE TO OUR EMPATHY FOR THE CHARACTERS? 4/ WHAT ARE THREE THEMES THAT THE STORY EXPLORES? 5/ HOW ARE VICTOR AND HIS MOTHER MORE WELL-ROUNDED AS CHARACTERS THAN THE LADY OF THE HOUSE? 6/ HOW DOES VICTOR’S POINT OF VIEW AND USE OF FLASHBACK AFFECT OUR PERCEPTION OF HIS MOTHER?