Question 1 - Revision 1
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In the story that takes place in the 16th century, we first see the
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Peter Browning is a son of a Cumberlandian farmer, he is on the run away from the law when he threw a large rock at the wealthy noble, Sir Philip. Peter, the son of a common farmer, is powerless compared to the noble, he chooses to run away and hide from the law, represented as Sir Philip, but is it better to run away from your troubles, or to face them?
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Running away or facing problems is a common method used in novels to represent the social differences between characters in novels, which in Cue for Treason is Peter Browning and Sir Philip. It
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Running away or facing problems, it depends what it is. Ordinary people would often face problems that they can handle, tackle and resolve. There are however some problems that is massive, and life-changing, problems that ordinary people like Peter Browning cannot handle it,
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Situations like common fights or conflicts would always be resolved immediately, however life-threatening or changing situations like
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It is unusual for the protagonist to be running away from the antagonist. Often in novels, the heroic protagonist would be standing up and fighting the antagonist, however in the novel Cue for Treason this does not seem to be the case. I believe that the author made the choice to show the social differences between the protagonist and antagonist in the novel, Peter and Sir Philip. Peter is a common farmer while Sir Philip is a wealthy noble. If caught by Sir Philip, Peter would be jailed and possibly hanged for treason. It is by rational choice that Peter would run away from this life-changing situation.
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The message that the author is trying to send is that it is sometimes better to run away from your troubles than to face them if they are too big to handle, if are life-threatening or changing.
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Let us take a tally of such situations when it is better to run away from troubles than to face them.
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In 1934, during the Chinese Civil War, Mao, and the People’s Liberation Army of the Communist Party is on the verge of defeat by the antagonistic Kuomintang (KMT). The communist forces then made a daring retreat, to escape from their troubles with the KMT, just like how Peter in “Cue For Treason” ran away from Sir Philip. The retreat caused hardship to the soldiers participating, like how Peter was reduced to the travelling poor in Elizabethan England. The Long March at the end was successful; the communist forces managed to gain strength and support from the farmers and at the end, defeated the KMT in the Chinese Civil War.
Mao Zedong and the Long March shows that sometimes running away can benefit in the long run, just like what Peter did in the novel, where he ran away from Sir Philip. If the communist forces stayed, they would have been annihilated by the KMT armies.
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The choice of running away by protagonist chosen to run away from the law, represented by Sir Philip.
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Peter’s choice of running away benefited him, he recuperated far away from the law, in London and gained enough power from theatre actors and the spymaster to fight back against Sir Philip later in the story.
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The author made the choice for Peter to run away as a representation of the common people in the 16th century as powerless people compared to wealthy nobles like Sir Philip.
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I believe that facing or running away from troubles depends on the situation, moral or personal choice. If either is favourable, then either would be done. Peter ran away from Cumberland and the law because if caught Sir Philip would torture him for the information about the farmers who participated in the collapse of his wall and later hang him. Peter had no power to retaliate against
Revision 1Peter Browning is a son of a Cumberlandian farmer, he is on the run away from the law when he threw a large rock at the wealthy noble, Sir Philip. Peter, the son of a common farmer, is powerless compared to the noble, he chooses to run away and hide from the law, represented as Sir Philip, but is it better to run away from your troubles, or to face them?
It is unusual at such early in the story for the protagonist having to cowardly run away from his problems, which is the law represented by Sir Philip, than to stand and face him.
However unusual for a beginning, running away than facing problems is a common method used in novels to represent the social differences between characters in novels, which in Cue for Treason is Peter Browning and Sir Philip.
The author made Peter run away to show that he is powerless and unable to retaliate against Sir Philip. Peter is a common farmer while Sir Philip is a wealthy noble. If caught, Sir Philip would torture him for the information about the farmers who participated in the collapse of his wall and later hang him. This gives Peter a situation where running away is more favourable than torture and death.
Running away or facing your problems is debatable, however it purely rest on the situation. Common minor problems or conflicts would be resolved immediately, such as quarrels or arguments. Larger conflicts that may have a life-changing result (Peter’s situation), may be unresolvable by the protagonist and it may be more favourable to run away from your troubles than to face. Large conflicts could be running away from the law, away from death, fear or uncertainty.
Let us take a tally of such situations when it is better to run away from troubles than to face them.
In 1934, during the Chinese Civil War, Mao, and the People’s Liberation Army of the Communist Party is on the verge of defeat by the antagonistic Kuomintang (KMT). The communist forces then made a daring retreat, to escape from their troubles with the KMT, just like how Peter in “Cue For Treason” ran away from Sir Philip. The retreat caused hardship to the soldiers participating, like how Peter was reduced to the travelling poor in Elizabethan England. The Long March at the end was successful; the communist forces managed to gain strength and support from the farmers and at the end, defeated the KMT in the Chinese Civil War.
Mao Zedong and the Long March shows that sometimes running away can benefit in the long run, just like what Peter did in the novel, where he ran away from Sir Philip. If the communist forces stayed, they would have been annihilated by the KMT armies.
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