Spinning Heart Comparative Study Guide

A 182 page companion guide to The Spinning Heart for Comparative Study.

For use in the classroom or for focussed independent study.
Section 1

Outline summary for each chapter.

Notes and Questions on each mode for each chapter.

Modes include: Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain.









Section 2


Notes looking at each mode as a whole across the entire text.

Accompanying questions for each mode.





Section 3


Comparing your texts: Questions on each mode to compare Brooklyn and your other chosen Comparative Study texts.







This book is a companion guide for the Comparative Study of 'The Spinning Heart, by Donal Ryan. Ideally it accompanies a second, detailed viewing and study of the film.

Each chapter contains an outline summary, a brief note on Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain, and a set of questions on Cultural Context/Social Setting, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint, Relationships and Hero/Heroine/Villain. The brief note is intended as a starting point for students, to provide something concrete for each mode that can be developed and built on by exploring the relevant mode-based questions for each part.

Towards the back of the book, there are short notes looking at each mode as a whole, across the entire novel, and accompanying questions (please note, there may be some similarity with earlier questions to draw attention to key ideas).

Lastly, there is a section of questions on each mode, designed to prompt comparisons between 'The Spinning Heart' and other Comparative Study texts.