The Signalman mind map
- Created by: Brodie Ash
- Created on: 02-11-12 10:29
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- The Signalman
- The one about a man meeting a railway signalman who sees a spectre before death occurs
- The story's climax is the signalman's untimely death
- We are invited learn about the signalman's life, which helps create sympathy for the character
- However, we are told nothing about the narrator himself
- Focus on the 1st person narrative
- Allows Dickens to manipulate the reader's feelings
- explores the classic gothic themes of mystery and suspense
- Allows a link to be created between the beginning and the ending of the story
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