The Crawfords are prospective clients for Will’s uncle- Philip Banks. They are wealthy and affluent people who lead a happily married life. They are from wealthy families and have never been through hard times before. They both were born with silver spoons in their mouths. They have the ideal life, are healthy, have a lot [...]
Archive for March, 2008
The Crawfords
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Hilary Banks
Posted in Hilary Banks on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hilary Banks is Will’s attractive, but dull-witted, eldest cousin, known for her notable lack of intelligence, her pretentious attitude, and for being spoilt. She is known for her snobbish outlook, is obsessed with shopping and money. However, despite her apparent shallow personality, she has a strong sense of integrity and shows obvious affection to her [...]
Ashley Banks
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Ashley Banks is Will’s younger cousin. Ashley was Vivian’s baby, and always loved being with her mommy. Philip was always trying to control Ashley’s life so she didn’t become anything like regular teenage girls. Will’s devil-may-care approach to life is an exciting alternative, which makes her generally more sympathetic and understanding towards him than other [...]
Philip Banks
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Philip Banks was raised on a farm. He went to Princeton University on a scholarship and later attended Harvard Law School. He is a lawyer with the firm of Firth, Wynn and Meyer. Philip is a somewhat strict and gruff man, but he does have a softer side. Nonetheless, his anger can get him into [...]
Vivian Banks
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Vivian Banks is a professor of Black History and Literature (Ph.D.) at UCLA. She has three sisters and her sister Vy’s son is Will. As Will’s aunty she cares for him very much. She is often seen as a buffer between Philip and Will as she chides her husband for scolding Will. When compared to [...]
Carlton Banks
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Carlton Banks is Will’s cousin and the second child to Mr and Mrs Banks. Although Carlton and Will often trade insults, Carlton obviously cares about Will. He dresses in a preppy style, has conservative political leanings, is obsessed with college and his future career, is fairly short, and does not enjoy the popular music of [...]
Will Smith
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Will Smith was born in West Philadelphia. His mother forced him to move to Bel-air after his fight incident with a gangster. In Bel-air, he is away from the streets, goes to a good school and lives with his uncle, aunty and cousins. Will is witty and is frequently seen hatching plots to get rich [...]
Plot and Structure
Posted in Plot and Strucutre on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
the sequential development of events in a text
Style
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the means by which a writer uses language to produce certain effects in a text.
Setting and atmosphere
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The important factors in the background to the text
