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How does Elizabeth Gaskell elicit sympathy for Helen, Gregory and even William Preston in the short story ’The Half-Brothers’? ...
Elizabeth Gaskell wrote ‘The Half-Brothers’ in the 19th-century. It is a short story about a boy called Gregory, his mother Helen, and his younger half brother-the narrator. ... After the birth of Gregory (the old half-brother) Helen begins feel human emotions and cries non-stop for a long time “and she cried day and night, day and night” this is repeated to add effect and to show how long she cried for. ... Helen soon gives birth to the younger half-brother and then dies. ... Before Gregory dies he holds his brothers hand, this is symbolic because when his brother was born, he held his hand. ...
Elizabeth Gaskell puts a lot of emotion into the story, ‘The Half-Brothers’.
Approximate Word count = 1841
Approximate Pages = 7.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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