Compare and contrast

[Virtual Presenter] Both texts present different ways of depicting how adults in a position of care can make life difficult for the children. Text one uses vivid description, pathos and assonance whereas text two employs flashbacks and background music. Despite the differences in how these techniques are used, the writers have a shared purpose in conveying a message on how adults can be insensitive and make the lives of children miserable. Text one portrays how Aunt Pegg makes the children's life hard by giving them laborious tasks. The language used in this text invokes a negative sentiment in the reader towards Aunt Pegg. In contrast, text two portrays Miss Hunchball as a fierce and evil character with an instance of her throwing a child out of a window, creating an unfavorable impression of her in the reader. Both of these texts have a similar goal of demonstrating how adults can cause pain and suffering to children through their lack of sensitivity..

[Audio] It is clear that both texts are powerful and effective in conveying the message of how children's lives can turn miserable and deteriorate when left in the supervision of insensitive adults. Text 1 captures this sentiment through a nostalgic description of the children's longing for their parents. Meanwhile, Text 2 uses background music to create an eerie tension of Miss Hunchball walking towards the children and further engages the viewers. Thus, both of these techniques effectively convey the theme of the danger of those who do not care for children..