Compare Passage A, which is a transcript in which a women working in a

Compare Passage A, which is a transcript in which a women working in a

pub, talks about the different managers she has worked under, and passage

B, which is an extract from, Odour of Chrysanthemums, a short story by

D H Lawrence.

Upon reading both passages I can clearly view numerous comparisons and

differences. Initially, the subject, (meaning of the text) is

extremely different in both extracts. Passage A is a transcript in

which a women working in a pub, talks about the different managers she

has worked under. Whereas passage B, is an extract from, "Odour of

Chrysanthemums", a short story by D H Lawrence, set in the midlands.

The passage describes how Elizabeth Bates seeks help from her

neighbors one evening, when her husband fails to return home after

work.

The purpose of the two passages are also extremely diverse, passage A

is a transcript, and basically she is informing a group of people or a

fellow colleague about her previous managers in comparison to the

manager she works under now. For instance she informs the other by

telling her how she can get away with things while under her temporary

manager, 'were all walking around with four lighted cigarettes in our

hand and having a drink off everyone that gives us one. The second

passage is there to entertain a particular group of people interested

in D H Lawrence's writing. The use of descriptive writing engages the

audience brains, in-order for them to carry on reading, 'He stood

perplexed'.

The audience in passage A is very informal, I believe that she is

having a general chat with a fellow worker, because the level of

speech is quite informal, 'that's the main thing like isn't it you

know', I feel that it is interpersonal, the speaker and listener are

in close proximity. While extract B, in my opinion will have an

endless audience, because it can be seen over thousands of miles and

thousands of years. I believe that the audience will benefit a

particular age group, quite elderly people, who understand the

particular dialect used.

The genre itself is very different as well; principally passage A is a

simple review of past and present mangers in which the worker has come

across. Whereas on the other hand passage B is a suspenseful story,

basically a thriller. You can identify this because of the language

used throughout the text. "I don't like leaving the children in bed,

and nobody in the house," she said. From this you notice that

something eventful has occurred in which has permitted her to leave

her children at home by them selves.