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By Vivien Alcock
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The Author:Vivien Alcock
Bestselling author of mystery and fantasy fiction for young
adults.
Born: 23 September 1924 in Worthing, England
Died: 11 October 2003 in London, England
Writing was only secondary to art.
Attended the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts from
1940
Vivien worked as a commercial artist and it was only whenLeons success began to wane that she produced her first novel.
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The story is about Lucy Beck A young, small and earlyoverlocked girl with a lonely O level. She graduates atthe bottom of the class from Belmont SecretarialCollege.
Lucy comes from a poor family. She lives with her hot-tempered mother and her uncle who is a heavy drinker.
Lucy was offered a job as a secretary at Ross andBannisters.
As Lucy work alone in the office, she encounters strangeincidents. No matter what she tries to type the wordQWERTYUIOP keeps popping on the letter and then
threaten her frighten her. Lucy discovers the existence of Miss Broome who claims
to be the rightful secretary of the office.
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Lucy gets to know from Harry Darke that Miss Broomewas a former secretary of the late Mr Bannister who wasforced to retire after forty three years of service.
Lucy sympathies with Miss Broomes situation but she isdetermined to keep her job. She tells Miss Broome aboutMr Bannisters passing and persuades her that herservices are needed more where he is now. Finally the
spirit gives in and Lucy bids her goodbye.
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Setting:
Lucys houseLucy lives in a poor neighbourhood.
She lives with her mother and Uncle Bert.
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The office of Ross and Bannisters
Ross and Bannisters is a small firm which is over thirty yearsold.
It has a factory just outside the town that makes cushions andduvets.
It has a office in the High Street.
The office is small but airy and bright with a view of the streetbelow.
There are only two other people in the office, Mr Ross, Lucysboss and Mr Harry Drake who does all the odd jobs.
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Main Character: Lucy BeckCharacteristics
Plain looking
A low achieverPoor
Suffers from low esteem
Determined
Sympathetic
Brave
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Caring
Insightful
Quick-learner
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Main Character: The ghost of Miss Broome
Characteristics
PersistentBad Tempered
Vengeful
Loyal and dedicatedLonely
Feels unappreciated
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Minor Character: Harry Darke
Characteristics
Helpful
Judgemental
Concerned
Supportive and encouraging
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Minor Character: Lucys Mother
Characteristics
PatientDoes not expect Lucy to get a job
Compassionate
Minor Character: Uncle Bert
Characteristics
An alcoholic
Low self esteem
Caring
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Minor Character: Mr Ross
Characteristics
Lucy boss
Accommodating
Concerned
Minor Character: Mrs Price
Characteristicssympathetic
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lot1. At Belmont secretarial Collage
The students at Belmont Secretarial
Collage have completed their secretarialcourse.
Among them is Lucy Beck who is theweakest student in the class.
She has only obtained one O level passhas a very slow typing speed.
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2. Lucy want a job badly
-Lucy lives with her mother and uncle.-If she has a job, she can get away from heralcoholic uncle.
-Lucy wants a jobs because she is tired of beingpoor.
-She is tired of eating macaroni cheese and bakedbeans.
-She is sick of wearing second-hand clothes.
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3.Lucy gets a job at Ross andBannisters
-Lucy attends her first interview at Ross and
Bannisters.
-Ross and Bannisters is a small firm with a factoryjust outside the town making cushions and
duvets.
-Lucy is too excited to notice the sudden doubtinhis voice or the hint of anxietybehind Mr Rossssmile.
-Lucy mother is astonished that Lucy can get a jobso quickly.
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4. Lucys first day at work
-Lucy arrives early on her first day at work.-Lucy reports for work enthusiastically.
-She meets Harry Darke, the odd-job man who hasworked for the company for thirty-years.
-Harry hints to Lucy that her predecessors did notlast long in the position.
-He is also cautious and does not reveal too muchinformation.
-He tells Lucy that the electric typewriter in the
office is not an ordinary one.-He also gives Lucy a big bottle of correction fluidin anticipation of problems with the typewriter.
-He then leaves her alone as he has errands to do.
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5. Lucys first terrifying encounter withthe typewriter
-Mr Ross has left Lucy instructions on the taperecorder to type a letter to a client.
-The moment Lucy starts typing she feels
something is wrong.
-The word QWERTYUIOPis repeated many times.
-The typewriter then starts typing funny messagesbut it is unless.
-Lucy uses the liquid paper to erase the messagesbut it is useless.
-Finally a threat is issued: NO ONE LIKES YOU. GOAWAY BEFORE
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6. Lucy remembers Darkes warnings-Lucy suddenly remembers all that Darke has said
to her.-Lucy realises she is dealing with the supernatural.
-She gets up and flees to the door.
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7. Lucy confronts the typewriter-Lucy may be young and shy but she is not acoward.
-She refuses to leave her job, so she faces herfears.
-She returns to finish her letter.
-Lucy discovers that the messages are comingfrom Miss Broome, a Former secretary to the lateMr Bannister.
-The ghost of Miss Broome makes the typewriterscream and shake, snapping its keys likecastanets; it is very determined to shop Lucy fromcontinuing her work.
-Lucy is adamant that she finishes her letters andimmediate deletes any unwanted messages the
minute they appear.
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8. Darke tells Lucy about Miss Broome
-Miss Broome was old Mr Bannisters secretary.
-She was forced to retire after 43 years of service.-She didnt have a family and the office was herhome.
-The jobs was all she lived for.
-She became very depressed and died soon after.
-She has since been haunting the typewriter andforcing all the secretaries to quit.
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9. Lucy types a goodbye note to MissBroome
-Lucy decides to type a letter to Miss Broome and
informs her that
Her services are still needed by Mr Bannister
who passed away three years ago at the age ofeighty-six
Mr Bannister was always saying how much hemissed her (Miss Broome)
None of the new girls were any good-Lucys kindness and compassion help the ghost ofMiss Broome to finally find peace and stophaunting the typewriter.
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10. All ends well for Lucy
-Mr Ross is delighted with his new secretary.-Mr Darke admires Lucy for her bravery in facingthe ghost.
-Lucy is proud to be a secretary.
-It is a job she likes to do and can do well.
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Themes
Compassion and kindness
Determination to succeed
Vengeance
Ghostly encounters
Loneliness and rejection
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Moral Values
Do not judge a book by its cover
Perseverance is the key to success
Do not give up easily when we arefaced with problems
We must go the extra mile to help
others
Protect what is rightfully ours
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Po int o f View
The story is told in the third person
point of view and we only knows
what Lucy knows, thinks and feels
as the events unfold around her.
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Language Style and DictionThe story is told in simple language. Direct
speech is used a lot and the dialogues make
the story interesting. The use of literarydevices such as simile, metaphor,
personification, alliteration and symbol
helps create the right mood and atmosphere
for the story.
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Diction: Good expressions used in
the story
Jobs dont grow on
trees
A hint of anxietybehind his smile
No need to look
like a frightened
mouse
No one breathing
down her neck
Sunlight streamedthrough the window
goose pimples
shivering her flesh
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Literary Devices
ComparisonA typing speed that would make a tortoise
laugh
His collapsing face seemed held togetherin a scarlet net of broken veins
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Simile
Shot off like a scalded cat
No need to look like a frightened mouse
Its keys clicking like badly fitting false teeth
Shaking and snapping its keys like castanetsEvery letter she stared in the face like it was acriminal and she the judge
MetaphorYou are the new broom
Youre a right little lion
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Personification
The typewriter was silent
lucka stranger coming late to the door#
Visual Imageit crouched like a squat ugly monster
staring at her with alphabetical eyes
fingers flying over the keys like white butterflies
The typewriter rocked as if with laughter
keys hitting her fingers from below, leaping up anddown like mad children at playtime
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Sound Images
He wasjinglinga bunch of keysWas the typewriter really hummingin tune?
Its keys clicking
Symbolthe rough sea of life is a symbol of the trialsof life
Come into the parlour, said the spider to thefly is a symbol of Lucy being a prey
Brass clock is a symbol of Miss Broomes timebeing up
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IdiomPunctuality is the courtesy of Kings
Get the chop
Alliteration
Judge and jury creates a special sound
effect .
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MoodTo depict a chilling and suitable atmosphere for a ghost
story, the writer evokes the following images:
Mr Drake (note the association of the name with dark)is portrayed as an elderly man with small darkeyes likecurrants.
Lucy is left alonein the office
The spring breeze makes the roomchilly
The unnaturalscreaming and snapping of thehysterical typewriter
The ominous hintsdropped by Harry with the lastgirl leaving so quick. Left the same day she cameShotoff like a scalded cat and Lets hope you stay longerthan the other ones.
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Presented / Created by :
Chang Jian Cong Lee Zhi Xian
Richard Lainier Bertus Low Kim Xiang
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THE END