English Language Paper 2 Q2 Exemplar Answer

Firstly Martin no longer is in the employment of

 

the prison service. He has been “dismissed”. He

 

 lost his job for his act of kindness which was

 

against the rules, whereas the prison guards

 

at Medway have not been fired, they are simply

 

“suspended” after their terrible acts against child

 

 prisoners. This shows that Martin is not

protected by his employers (and shows Martin in

a better light than his employers as his act was an

act of kindness), whereas the Medway prison

 guards are better protected by their employers

and do not face immediate harsh consequences

 for their disturbing behaviour.

Martin is shown to have empathy and caring

 towards his charges, as he gave “biscuits to a

 little hungry child”. Whereas the G4S officers do

 not have empathy and are cruel to their charges

 as they used “unnecessary force” and “foul

 language”. This shows a big difference in how

 Martin sees and treats the child prisoners

compared with the G4S guards.Martin is shown to

 be human and caring, whereas the G4S officers

 are shown in a negative light – they are bullies.

Martin acted alone as he solely gave the child a

biscuit, whereas the G4S officers – there were

“seven”. Martin is brave and not afraid to go

against what is the norm whereas the G4S officers

 act as a pack and perhaps lead each other on,

 they are not portrayed positively and we see

them as a gang.