birdsong
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- Created on: 27-11-13 17:48
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- Birdsong Coursework
- LANGUAGE
- Symbolism
- Birdsong
- Birds = represent form of primitivism that Stephen can't control/repress
- Birdsong = usually represents innocence --> so horror is more unexpected/noticeable
- Birds = ill omens
- Sound of birds = registers end of events (death & sex)
- continuing song = life continues despite tragedy (of war etc)
- Religious imagery
- comfort & hope
- Burial
- Literal meaning in war + emotional supression
- Birdsong
- Part One = constant references to body --> desire and death (linked by motif)
- Symbolism
- Historical context
- Macarons d'Amiens, small round shaped biscuits, almond paste, fruit and honey
- 15th January 1910-Constant rain in Paris causes the Seine to overflow its banks
- 2nd July 1910-public demonstrations about French executions
- Setting = Amiens 1910--> Azarie ,
- Amiens lies on basin of River Somme where tributaries lead into it
- Selle and Avre
- 4 main types of Bourgeoisie in France:
- La petite
- La moyene
- La grande
- La haute
- Form
- Realism of narrative
- War & love story = 3rd person narrator
- Unobtrusive voice --> provides perspectives of several main characters
- Realist style
- THEMES
- Feminism
- Breaking traditional gender roles
- War
- isolation of men + lack of faith in future
- Love
- Passionate love
- Child & mothers love
- Men = comradship
- History + connection of past and present
- Feminism
- WORDS
- Paragon
- babel
- Rondo
- Multifarious
- disimpassioned
- LANGUAGE
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