![]() ![]() The story of Achilles, Hector and Priam and Troy date back to 70 BC. The character of Somax is Malouf’s own creation. Malouf takes some of the generic features from the classical epic and re-makes them in a less formal novel. A novel that uses the final section, Book 24 of Homer’s The Iliad an epic poem, to tell the tale of Hector’s slaughter and Priam’s subsequent visit to Achilles to plead for his son’s body. When reading texts to construct meaning, readers increase their understanding by recognising the craftsmanship of the writing and the choices the author made to portray the topic in a certain way. ![]() Construction of Meaning and Structure of Texts The resource will be useful for both studies. This Resource is for students studying ‘Ransom’ as a single text in the Victorian VCE Curriculum OR for Year 12 students studying the comparative texts of ‘Ransom’ with ‘The Queen’. ![]()
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