Third Man, The

Graham Greene’s classic short novel is the focus of this award winning film set in post Second World War Vienna and explores the issues of friendship, betrayal, love and corruption.

A Close Focus

A series of questions focus systematically on the text, usually chapter by chapter or scene by scene. The aim is to have the student come into a close examination of what is being said and how it is said.

Characters

The text relies on characters to develop its plot and story line. Carefully composed questions lead students to understand the developing and complex motivations of key characters.

Key scenes

Each text has a number of significant scenes which if closely explored reveal important information about plot, character and their development.

Questions and quotes tasks

Quotations from the text, the opinions of other readers, the key conflicts in the text and essay or discussion topics are provided to stretch students understanding and give them practice in formulating their views of the text.

Critical essays

In about 2000 words the text is critically assessed from a specific viewpoint – structure, character, theme.