Considering Structure

Many novels have events that give us a clue to events nearer the end of the novel. Commenting on structure in the
exam will raise your grade, so look for these. An example would be how the shooting of Candy’s dog in ‘Of Mice and
men’ foreshadows Lennie’s death at the end of the novel. Use the boxes below to explore the relationship between the
two events, then write a PEE paragraph to explain how the two events are connected and their effect on both the novel
and the reader.

The clue at the start of the The event at the end of the
novel is: novel is:

The significant points are: The significant points are:

Important quotations: Important quotations:

Vocabulary: Foreshadows mirrors events later in the novel…the structure of the

novel helps/has the effect…