Tom Browns Schooldays

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Tom Browns Schooldays

• Sarah van Wely

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Important themes

• The technical development of games
• The changing social relationships
• The values being reinforced as part of the
  character building ethic of late 19th century
  Public Schools.

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1. The Football Match

Technical Development?
Values?
Social Relationships?
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2. Hare and Hounds
The Barby Run - 9 miles Young Tom, East and
Tadpole sneak in. Tadpole gets stuck in
brook. Arrive home late and dripping wet
Technical Development?
Well, we did our best anyway!
Values?
Social Relationships?
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3a. Country Pursuits
Technical Development?
Social Relationships?
Values?
the School-house boys as a protest against the
tyranny of cutting short their lawful amusements,
took to fishing in all ways, and especially by
means of night-lines..
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3band swimming
Technical Development?
Values?
The Avon a capital river for bathing stretch
rented by Trustees. Sleaths where new boys
proved themselves to the bathing men Planks..
Ansteys..Wratisloaws.Swifts.(for Sixth
formers)
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4. The Fight
Tom (on Arthurs behalf) v Slogger Williams
Technical Development?
Social Relationships?
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5. The Cricket Match
Technical Development?
Values?
Social Relationships?