SAC 2 English : Reading and Comparing Texts

For VCE English Unit 4 comparing the texts 'The Dressmaker' and 'The Crucible.'

The Dressmaker Author

* Rosalie Ham

The Crucible Author

* Arthur Miller

The Dressmaker Key Details

* Dungatar
* Small Country Town
* Tilly is the main Protagonist of the novel.
* Set in the 1950’s

The Crucible Key Details

* Salem, Massachusetts.
* Small rural town, surrounding by dense bushland
* Abigail is the main protagonist in the play.
* Set in the 1690’s
* Historical Relevance (Witchcraft Trials)

The Dressmaker Key Moments

* Tilly returning to Dungatar
* Teddy McSwineys’ Death
* The Play (Hamlet) by the Dungatar Social Committee)
* Evan Pettymans Death
* The inspector arriving into Dungatar after numerous deaths
* Tilly Burns down the town and flees.

The Crucible Key Moments

* Parris finding the girls in the bush
* Reverend Hale coming to town to investigate witchcraft..
* Abigail blames people of witchcraft

Big Idea: Physical and Social Setting

The Dressmaker:

* Rural town
* Dry climate
* Small community town
* Not religious no church

The Crucible:

* Rural community
* Luscious green community
* Based on the coast
* Puritan Society, the church rules the community

Big Idea: Social Status

The Dressmaker:

* Evan Pettyman being the councillor
* Tilly being an outsider
* Molly being an outsider
* Males taking control over females.

The Crucible:

* All reverends were male
* Abigail blamed Tituba for witchery
* Tituba was of different ethnicity and was a slave in the community.
* Females were not listened to.

Big Idea: Violence

The Dressmaker:

* Tilly destroys the town
* Stuart Pettyman Ramming Tilly like a bull
* The teacher bullying Tilly

The Crucible:

* A Christian community committing hangings ‘Thy shall not kill’
* Males whipping females
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