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Extract 13 (Chapter 26, pp 181-183)

Activity 1

  1. How are the villagers’ preconceptions of strangers confirmed in this extract? Refer to the language and tone.
  2. Discuss how the issues of The power of attachment and The outsider versus social order are highlighted in this extract.
  3. “Et puis il n’est pas mort puisqu’il est parti.”
    How does this statement foreshadow what is to come?
  4. What techniques does Pagnol use to create tension and humour in this extract?

Activity 2

  1. «C’est un monsieur de la ville qui veut faire le paysan.» (Ext 13 – P181)

    Write a letter of approximately 200 words from Jean Cadoret to his friend in town about his new life in Les Romarins. Explain how he lives, what he does and what his plans are.

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