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From this chapter presentation, I learned that paranoia was a key theme as Kipps became wary about his encounters with the woman in black, constantly looking behind him as he began to feel the presence of ghosts. Another character in this chapter is Keckwick, who came across as a caring man because he stayed up till midnight to bring Kipps back from Eel Marsh House.
Susan Hill uses some classic Victorian Gothic features, similar to dickens, in the novel such as detailed text, description and language to introduce key themes. Fear is shown as Kipps is scared hearing the sound of the young boy whilst Kipps also becomes confused when he believes Keckwick has come to fetch him but there is no sight of him, the weather also adds to the confusion as sea frets make Kipps feel trapped as his sight is blocked, as Hill used the senses very productively. I think it is this chapter when Kipps begins to believe in the supernatural, whereas previously he had rejected the idea, because he starts showing signs of fear. Susan Hill also used first person to allow the audience grow with Kipps and offer no escape or clues as to what would happen next because they knew the same as what Kipps knew.
I liked this presentation because it was clear, using bullet points and titles on each slide and was very detailed. Well done Katie and Benito.
Will anyone ever beat you, Mikey??????
Good point about Kipps restricting our knowledege.
Chapter 6: The sound of the pony and trap
As the title suggests, the sense of sound in key in this chapter. When Kipps is in the fog he cannot see at all, he is relaying completely on the sound of the pony and trap drowning into thw marshes with Keckwicks father and Nathaniel Drablow, the son of the woman in black, the reason for her rampage.
This is also the chapter in which Kipps realises that ghosts do exist and one is haunting him. We also see a careing side to Keckwick, who before seemed like he had the emotional equivalent of a pebble, when he comes back for Kipps instead of leaving him through the night. He says that he couldn’t do that to him (Kipps).
The themes that run through this chapter are fear, paranoia and confusion. These are represented through kipps’ time in the sea fret on the marshes, listaning to the dying screams of the Woman in black’s son. The fog which surrounds Kipps is a very good good use of pathetic fallacy.
The presentation was detailed and thorough… well done ben and katie.
great point about the chapter title
Chapter 6-The sound of the pony and trap
From the clear and concise presentation that Katie and Ben created we learned more about the characters Kipps and Keckwick. Firstly that Keckwick is caring as he didn’t want to leave kipps behind at the house all night because of everything that has happened and continues to happen there. We also learned that kipps was becoming paranoid by glimpses of the woman in black out of the corner of his eye; this is a regularly used effect in gothic novels in order to build up suspense and to cause the reader jump and be on edge. We also learned that onomatopoeia was used when describing the movement of the pony’s hooves “clip-clop”; this creates a better image in the readers mind.
Good:)
Chapter 6 has a main theme of fear as tension runs high. This is the first chapter that has Kipps on edge when he begins to hear the child screaming out on the marshes. Kipps also begins to believe in that the woman in black is a supernatural entity and so he also has the fear of her. The theme of paranoia runs alongside Kipps’ fear when he begins to look over his shoulder every time he hears something strange like the whistling of the wind or the breaking of a branch. Kipps also becomes confused when he hears the pony and trap but cannot see it through the sea frets. He believes that it is Keckwick but after a while does not see him. Another theme that is quite prevalent in this chapter is supernatural, this theme is used when the woman recreates the death of the little boy, her son, so that she can put Kipps through the pain of not being able to help or prevent the accident like she couldn’t.
In this chapter, Kipps sense of sight is cut off because of the sea frets leaving him blind to the world around him and disorientating him; this causes him to rely on sound to guide him through the terror that he is being put through.
In this chapter a different side to Keckwick is shown when he comes to Eel Marsh house to rescue Kipps in the middle of the night. Despite Kipps’ stubbornness towards Keckwick when he was dropped off, insisting that he would simply sleep at Eel Marsh house, Keckwick was sure that Kipps would not want to stay there. This shows that even though Keckwick is as silent as the rest of the town, he still shows a little compassion.
The chapter title doesn’t give much away, and doesn’t suggest that anything scary or terrifying will happen but it does indicate that Kipps will hear something, rather than see it because it is the ‘sound’ of the pony and trap.
Yes – you’ve got it 🙂
Chapter Six- The Sound of a Pony and Trap
Desperate to go home, within Chapter 6 – ‘The Sound of a Pony and Trap’, the reader follows Kipps facing the first obvious experience of the supernatural. Walking home through the ‘impenetrable’ mist of the causeway, his vision is blurred and paranoia is an adamant theme. Hill once again uses pathetic fallacy to represent this, as the fog traps him, and confuses him, building tension, as the fear of the unknown becomes evident for both Kipps and the reader through the homodiegetic narrative.
As well as this, the first person narrative not only allows the reader to gain a first hand experience of the terror, but also represents the change and growth of Kipps throughout the chapter. When Kipps does hear the sound of the crashing pony and trap, and hears the ‘terrified sobbing’, which he later deciphers as a child. It is here, that we begin to see a change in Kipps’ naive younger personality, as fatherly instincts kick in, and he attempts to find and hopes to save the child.
Even the title initially suggests the supernatural, as even though it still holds a sense of elliptical mystery, it doesn’t specify what happens, but just ‘the sound’, appealing to the senses, and building tension as the reader is informed of hearing the sound, before Kipps has even started his journey home.
Including this heart wrenching scene in the book, opens another mystery to the reader, as in this sense the reader is as confused as Kipps is himself. They are also under the initial influence of believing the onomatopoeic ‘clip-clop’ of horses hooves are Keckwick, allowing the reader to fall into a false sense of security, to then be terrified of the screaming; mirroring Kipps experience exactly (helped by the first person narrative); heightening the tension.
Throughout this chapter, Hill continues to use gothic conventions, continuing to mimic Victorian styles of writing (such as Charles Dickens as Katie and Benito mentioned).
Katie and Benito presented confidently, and allowed me to understand that this chapters significance in the book is to allow Kipps, and the reader, to question their beliefs for the supernatural, as unexplainable events occur., and henceforth build tension for who the woman in black is; as the reader questions if she is in fact an apparition.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant:)
Chapter 6 – sound of a pony and trap
In this chapter Kipps is paranoid throughout as he thinks he can see the woman and keeps hearing things which makes him very edgy and keep looking behind him. Also shows his caring side as when he hears the sound of a small boy crying he tries to help as he runs down the causeway to investigate and gets upset when he can’t find him. Keckwick also shows his caring side as he refuses to leave Kipps at Eel marsh overnight on his own saying “ I wouldn’t have left you over night” he said at last “ wouldn’t have done that to you” this also makes Kipps wonder why and want to know the truth about Eel Marsh house. The 4 main themes are, fear, paranoia, confusion and supernatural. Fear when Kipps is scared for the young boys life; paranoia when he keeps getting glimpses of the woman in black and hearing what he thinks to be Keckwick. Confusion when he thinks Keckwick is there however he is not; Supernatural as woman in black is recreating the death of her child. The title of this chapter does not give much away to us only small hints as to what might happen. Susan hill uses senses to convey feelings such as sight when Kipps sight is impaired by the sea frets and sound when he hears the sound of a pony and trap. Also uses Onomatopoeia to tell us what noise Kipps can hear “clip-clop”
Good work, katie 🙂
Chapter 6 – Sound of the pony and trap
Ben and Katie began by talking about characterisation. They said that Kipps was starting to become paranoid as whenever he was out on the causeway he was looking over his shoulder, checking for the woman. This is the point when Kipps can no longer convince himself that she is not real. His father figure also comes out when he is trying to help and find the boy that drowned out on the marshes years ago. However in this chapter we can clearly see that his mental health starts to deteriorate.
Keckwick also shows a helpful side in this chapter as he comes back for Kipps in the middle of the night because he doesn’t want Kipps to have to stay the night at Eel marsh.
We were told that the main theme of this chapter was fear. Mainly when Kipps is out on the marshes and he hears the screaming child. He is both terrified and confused as to what it is and why he cannot see it. There are also themes of the supernatural with the ghost of Nathaniel and the woman appearing at random intervals.
The weather plays a very important role in this chapter as most of the time that he is out on the marshes it is thick fog and he can’t see anything, this adds to the sense of panic. It also has an effect on his mood as it seems that whenever it is bad weather, Kipps is either scared or upset.
The use of senses is also important. This chapter uses predominately sound as the sea frets prevent Kipps from seeing anything out on the causeway, so the sound of the pony trap is the main thing in this chapter.
Ben and Katie had a well put together presentation that taught me lots of things I did not know about their chapter and also how important the use of weather is when reviewing the book.
Fizzy sweets 😀
An order? An exclamation? Code?
We see an older, father like figure when Kipps hears the ‘sound of the pony trap’ as he, at first, is happy to hear the pony thinking its Keckwick but when the traumatic screams of the young boy cry confusion is created but also the helplessness. Hill has made the ‘Woman in Black’ similar to the style of Victorian gothic that Dickens used, to create this they used similar characteristics and feelings. The use of senses is used from the beginning, in the title ‘sound’ is used as all sight has been demolished by the fog, heightening the terror.
Heightening. Lovely
Chapter six: The sound of a Pony and Trap:
The chapter can be seen as the calm before the storm as tension builds up at the end of this chapter, beginning with the rapid descending of the sea mist.
Pathetic fallacy is woven in to the pages of this chapter, without the incoming tides and sea frets, Kipps would be able to come and go as pleases. However, now he’s at the mercy of the woman in black, as the fog clearly indicates the manifestation of the woman in black… but who said that has to be in the form of a woman?
Gradually the number of people being enigmatic increases, the landlord, Mr Jerome, then the farmer and finally Keckwick.
Mr Keckwick, is a quiet mysterious man, someone who appears to be distant and unfriendly to Kipps and this is explained through the conspiracy of silence. However, clearly he does fear for Mr Kipps as he waits until the early hours of the morning just to save Kipps having to spend the entire night at Eel Marsh House. Perhaps this is because he knows the extent of what the woman in black is capable of; furthermore he is the only one that visits Eel Marsh House, which prompts the question: why doesn’t the woman in black torment Keckwick? One possible answer is that Keckwick senior died alongside Nathaniel Pierston (the woman in black’s son) and therefore have both shared in a loss of the same event.
Foreshadowing. It hasn’t finished with us yet! When Kipps hears the drowning child he feels he must try and help, almost feeling a paternal instinct but he can’t find the source of the cries, but wait… what happens in chapter twelve again? He will have no choice but to watch the death of his own son.
Onomatopoeia is used to its full effect, and creates terror for kipps, the mist takes away the sense of sight until all that remains useful to Kipps is his hearing.
Is that right? Imaginary hat-tip!
Chapter 6 – Sound of the Pony and Trap
In this chapter, we see the fatherly sign of Kipps as he hears the distressed child drowning in the marshes, or at least what he thinks to be a child. We also learn that Keckwick is a caring man as he comes back for Kipps (yes I said that in the last blog on chapter 4, I’m sorry I got them mixed up).
The main themes in this chapter are fear, paranoia, confusion and supernatural. Kipps is scared of the woman in black and the boys screams. The woman in black also makes him paranoid. He is confused when he thinks Keckwick has come back for him but realises the noises from the pony and trap are going from the house and out into the marshes, shortly followed by the boys screams. The supernatural is involved when the woman in back makes the reenactment of her sons death happen every night.
Hill uses sympathetic background to show Kipps’ feelings of fear, paranoia and confusion using the sea frets. Kipps says the weather affects his mood and the sea frets cause these emotions. and they also make Kipps feel isolated. Like all other chapters, chapter 6 is told through homodiegetic narrative to put is into Kipps’ shoes. Hill also uses the sense of sight and sound to reinforce the emotions felt by Kipps. The sense of sound is presented through onomatopoeia. Similes and metaphors are used to describe the weather and so is Imagery.
Ben and Katie did a really good job and taught me a lot not only about this chapter but also about the characters, so than you Ben and Katie.
Aaahhh a new character – the woman in back – northern lass, stops in the kitchen? Just making myself laugh now!!
Chapter 6- Sound of the pony and trap
The title relates to the death of the woman in blacks child. Kipps becomes paranoid and begins to feel scared after seeing the woman in black, and shows a caring side after he hears the sound of the pony and trap crashing and the boy’s cries. We also learn that Keckwick is caring when he comes back for Kipps at midnight. It is themed on paranoia and he keeps looking over his shoulder, confusion when he hears the sound of the boy dying and thinks it’s real when it isn’t and supernatural also when he hears the sound of the recreation of the pony and trap crash. It’s a gothic chapter and uses common conventions from horror that the author took from/based of other novels. Weather and senses are important in this chapter the sea frets shows being trapped and isolation and the mood is set by the weather when it changes for different occasions. The senses are uses well as his sight is blocked and sound when he hears the pony and trap making sound the main theme.
Or technique? Themes are more the main ideas in a chapter. what does anyone else think?
Katie and Benito kicked off their presentation by explaining the importance of senses in this chapter. Previously Kipps is a very visual man, he describes the tangible in much detail, from the grand descriptions of the marshes to the woman in black herself, so, as the sea mist descends, his sight is impaired meaning he must focus on his other senses (the sea frets also represent Kipps’ confusion as it literally fogs his vision).
The woman in black manipulates the weather so that Kipps must focus on the ‘Sound of (the) Pony and Trap’ but as he can’t see, his attempts at saving the drowning boy are futile (this could be a foreshadowing of chapter twelve when Kipps is rendered helpless as his son is killed by the woman in black).
Personification of the fog – ‘millions of live fingers that crept over me’ – adds the sense of touch and makes it seem as if even the weather is against him. Furthermore, onomatopoeia is used in the sound of a horse – ‘clip-clop’ – in order to make the reader feel as if they can hear the happenings for themselves; this increases the tension of the chapter.
Kipps states at the start of the chapter that ‘(he) glanced over (his) shoulder, half expecting to catch sight of the black figure of the woman’. The woman in black has already affected him this deeply and we are only half way through the book thus the reader is able to see the unravelling of the young, arrogant Kipps to the broken man we meet in chapter one.
We now realise that the woman in black’s apparitions are not just limited to a visible form but also to the sound of a child drowning and her manifestations in his sleep. As lack of sleep causes madness, it blurs the line between what is real and what isn’t, making Kipps’ ordeals more terrifying as he cannot escape, (in short, he’s got no hope).
manifestations, blurring the lines. All highly sophisticated stuff. Worth so much more than a teeny tiny bag of haribos!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 6: The sound of the pony and trap
This chapter has a slightly different dynamic from some of the other previous chapters. As opposed to the previous chapters the theme of this chapter is not dark and supernatural but the key to this chapter is paranoia. Arthur begins to hear the sound of a mysterious pony and trap but when he goes out to the marshes he cannot see it. As well as this he starts to hear a distant cry from a young child, but again Arthur cannot see him. Arthur begins to question his senses and his sanity.
However this chapter Arthur finally makes a break through, realizing that he is not going insane and he finally realizes that something sinister and ghostly is happening at Eel marsh house. Sound is also a very important sense that runs throughout this chapter. The amount of sounds Arthur hears throughout the chapter also relate back to the name of the chapter which gives you a sense of what this chapter is about.
This was another great presentation, this time by Ben and Katie. It was obvious from the way that they presented that a lot of thought had gone into this presentation so well done Ben and Katie.
Use of sound- well toted. Key technique in this chapter. Well done.
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Katie and Benito’s presentation of “The sound of the pony and trap” went into great depth. We learn that Kipps is starting to become paranoid, as he keeps looking over his shoulder in case the woman makes another appearance; this indicates that Kipps is starting to believe in her, and perhaps he thinks that there are more pressing issues at presence than the task he has been assigned. This new view contrasts from his professional stance in the previous chapters.
This chapter also inadvertently brings out the local’s understanding of the woman and eel Marsh house, since they are seen to care for Kipps and his exploits in the house. They want him to leave, which suggests they know what will happen next. This sense of mystery and gloom truly bring out the chapters gothic style.
The theme of fear is really for fronted when Kipps hears the child’s screams in the marshes, and fears for his life. The sound of the pony and trap is later confused for Keckwick arriving at the house to collect him, adding to the confusion in Kipps’ mind.
The most detail went into style. Firstly, they thought that the title was effective, since it only gave a hint of what was to follow. Also, the weather (sea frets) was described to create a sense of isolation and confusion, since Kipps is unable to see anything but the house. The fact that he can only hear what is coming grants the woman power over him; she recreates the child’s screams in the marshes to scare him and to make him feel forced to stay.
Good presentation on the whole, well informed and well prepared.
Excellent feedback and commentary on the woman in black’s behaviour in this chapter 🙂
Kipps’ helplessness in this chapter is exposed through the woman in black’s power and control over him as he feels as if he is being stalked or, considering the possibility of the supernatural, haunted by her; ‘expecting to catch a sight of the black figure,’ he is wary of her presence during his walk along the marshes. Feeling ‘alone,’ ‘small and insignificant,’ the woman’s influence on Kipps is further presented as, being a character of which we originally perceive as a confident non-believer in the paranormal, we would not expect Arthur to be fazed or belittled by the poor weather within the ‘greyness ahead,’ and so this must be the effect of the woman in black, even if Arthur doesn’t realise this himself. The fog blinds Kipps as the woman in black disables all but one of Arthur’s senses so that he becomes oblivious to what surrounds him and can only hear ‘the whinnying of a horse in panic,’ and ‘a cry, a shout, a terrified sobbing,’ of which he soon comes to realise is a child. Arthur is powerless, paralysed by his own agony and terror as a potion of fear, confusion, and desperation poisons both his mind and body, entirely taking over. Determined to help the sufferers Kipps’ caring fatherly nature enables him to scream and run until he realises that there is nothing he can do. Arthur had given up, a rarity for his character and all due to the dominance of the woman in black. This event plays on Arthur’s mind for the remainder of the chapter, and struggling to come to terms with it he remains in distress and terror as he feels an ‘upsurge of horror,’ remembering what he had experienced. Suddenly the world seems normal, as if nothing unusual had occurred and as an unharmed Keckwick greets Kipps the next morning, Arthur is confused as he had thought Keckwick to be involved and at least wounded by the incident and then questions what had happened and who had been aboard the crashing and, now sunken in quicksand, pony and trap. Arriving to save and comfort Arthur at 2am Keckwick presents his thoughtful and kind personality and we gain an insight into his character.
This chapter is the point of which Arthur is changed and is able to admit it himself, the woman in black has convinced him to believe in the supernatural, illustrating the extensibility and capability of her power as she becomes real, and not only believed but known in certainty of her existence as a ghost to Arthur, and her wickedness and strength continues to control Kipps as he struggles to forget what he had heard and experiences it repeatedly in a re-occurring nightmare.
A level standard. Most impressive.
Kipps is becoming paranoid in this chapter, he is starting to believe in the supernatural unable to uphold his earlier stubbornness due to the insight she had given him. The beginning of the chapter is very calm, we are worried about kipps straying from his path but see no other dangers, until he hears the sound of the pony and trap feeling relieved that Keckwick had come to fetch him. Then he hears the child scream and we see another side to kipps, one with fatherly concern wanting to save the child in the marshes. During this time kipps’ sight has been nullified, heightening his other senses making the sounds he hears more terrifying than they are.
in this chapter semi colon:)
x uphold,x maintain
Chapter 6: “The Sound of a Pony and Trap”
Katie and Ben’s presentation on chapter six was insightful, and gave information on the style, title, themes and characterisation. “The Sound of a Pony and Trap” is the chapter where the superficial and subconscious begin to acquire reasons of the supernatural, as the homodigetic narrative builds on the tension and doubt that Kipps, a now aging man is displaying. The fear of the unknown, the fear that every human is born with alongside the fear of falling; the unknown is one of the main themes in this chapter; thus emphasizing on the human emotional state connecting the reader. Everyone knows, and most poignantly can relate to the feeling of entering a world of confusion, losing your way, your vision; your mind indoctrinated with reasoning you sought to be true and then everything you knew to be flipped. This very emotion is highlighted in Kipps as everything he believed is challenged; the supernatural which he so scarcely dismissed in pervious chapters is brought to life.
Kipps has always had his mind in the right place, obtained from years of sceptical views on unexplained or incoherent events that have emerged. However, as is denoted in Kipps he becomes paranoid, which is not a common trait that we have often seen or yet more powerfully felt before form Kipps. Previously Kipps naive character would discard certain behaviours as nothing more as local intelligence, typical local inhibitor behaviour. He takes on paranoia as his vision, enveloped; shrouded, swathed is taken from him by the gathering “sea-frets” as they are”impenetrable” across the Causeway. This is the jolt of Kipps’ mental deterioration as events begin to become very real indeed.
Kipps is haunted by the taunting noise of the woman in black recreating the death of her child across the marsh land. The use of onomatopoeia “clip-clop” of horses hooves draw on the realness of events unfolding before Kipps, the first recognition to the sounds being Keckwick arriving to save Kipps from the treacherous house. Hill allows the reader to absorb a sensation of comfort and liberation for Kipps as his rescuer is arriving. However, as is soon revealed, the false enveloping reprieve that kipps is feeling is soon altered as a blood curdling scream is heard. Hill purposely sets the reader up for a change in feeling, from a comforting sense to dread as you realise that Keckwick is not the source of the noise, and Kipps is alone. The horror mirrors kipps experience especially through the homodigetic narrative.
Katie and Ben’s presentation was thoughtful and well-presented which, most importantly has highlighted aspects of the text that typically are over looked, as I done. Great level of detail! 🙂
Soooo much to love and admire here, Lucy. Favourite bit? Everyone knows, and most poignantly can relate to the feeling of entering a world of confusion, losing your way, your vision;
Chapter 6: “The Sound of a Pony and Trap”
Benito and Miss Guy Clark started off their presentation by delving into the importance of senses in this chapter.Going on to explain how Kipps is a very visual man, he describes the tangible in much detail, from the precise descriptions of the marshes to the deep powerful description of the woman in black herself. This is crucial, as when the sea mist descends, his sight is impaired meaning he must focus on his other senses ,the sea frets(fog) represents Kipps’ confusion as it literally fogs his vision.This inevitably results in what we see to be a far more paranoid edgy , nervous kipps.
The mafia boss then wont on to point out the caring , helpless side that kipps expresses as he cannot do anything to help what he believes to be a helpless boy sinking in the pony and trap.His mental state truly begins to deteriorate towards the end of the chapter and we see a change in the tides of power the woman in black now holds him firmly under her grasp his senses and his mind totally out of their comfort zones and almost turned upon themselves.
The Italian stalian then jumped into the chapters key language techniques. Starting with the personification of the fog ‘millions of live fingers that crept over me’ this cleverly adds the sense of touch and makes it seem as if even the weather is finding a way to fight him and his senses. Next, onomatopoeia is utilized with the sound of the horse ‘clip-clop’ making the reader feel as if they can hear and experience what Mr Kipps is engulfed in for themselves; increasing the tension of the chapter.
The beautiful Benitio ( <…ahh yeah alliteration)pointed out how Kipps states at the start of the chapter that (he) glanced over (his) shoulder, half expecting to catch sight of the black figure of the woman’. Which clearly shows that the woman in black has already only half way through the novel affected him so deeply the reader has already begun to see the rapid unravelling of the young confident Kipps to the cautious,afraid and effected man we meet in the first chapter.
oh yh an susan hill makes it very similarly style to dickens's novels. POW < hope you like my text speak
STIR FRY
PEACE
10/10 BENITO U GOD.
Shift in balance of power – beautifully observed.
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As the title suggests, the sense of sound in key in this chapter. When Kipps is in the fog he is relaying completely on the sound of the pony and trap drowning into the marshes and the son of the woman in black drowning in the mud. As well as this, the first person narrative not only allows the reader to gain a first hand experience of the terror, but also represents the change and growth of Kipps throughout the chapter. When Kipps does hear the sound of the crashing pony and trap, and hears the ‘terrified sobbing’, which he later deciphers as a child. The woman in black manipulates the weather so that Kipps must focus on the ‘Sound of (the) Pony and Trap’ but as he can’t see, his attempts at saving the drowning boy are futile.
Katie and Ben’s presentation was thoughtful and well-presented which, most importantly has helped me remember the key points within this chapter! well done 🙂
Fabulous opening sentence.