Captain Corelli's Mandolin
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- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
- Form and Structure
- Epistolary form when letters are send to Mandras at the front.
- Creates a strong link between the two lovers but also shows how different they are.
- There is an intertwining narrative.
- Different characters stories are intertwined.
- The main two- Pelagia and the Captain.
- Different characters stories are intertwined.
- Switches between first and third person narrative.
- Creates the intimacy with the readers and the characters with the 1st person narrative.
- Shows a neutral sided view on the war and the characters.
- We see a sad and weaker side to Mandras in chapter 22 where Madras is seduced in 'Pelagia's' form by the witch.
- Chapter 11 is where the readers are shown the differnces between Pelagia and Mandras
- Pelagia really over-thinks and worries, yet shows more signs of intelligence then madras does.
- She asks more questions than Mandras, always wanting to know the answers, for example, 'why do clouds travel more slowly than the wind that drives them?
- Mandras' thoughts are relatively simple. Thoughts of the fish and the ocean.
- Mandras is more calm and simple. 'let me catch a bream for my mother, and a seabass and a fine big octopus'
- Maybe there will be a smile for me amongst the numberless smiles of waves
- Pelagia really over-thinks and worries, yet shows more signs of intelligence then madras does.
- Epistolary form when letters are send to Mandras at the front.
- About the book itself
- de Bernieres is a modern writer, yet his novel is based on WW2
- Greeks on the island said 'it distorts our history'.
- Greeks offended because they felt they had more of an impact and gave more of a fight.
- Greeks on the island said 'it distorts our history'.
- The author visited the island himself to gain inspiration.
- de Bernieres is a modern writer, yet his novel is based on WW2
- Critics and readings of the novel
- Marxism
- The chapter 'The Good Nazi' connotes that Naiz's can have views that are seen as wrong yet some of their actions can be right.
- Some say that de Bernieres doesn't take a specific viewpoint.
- Historicism
- The historical context plays a massive part in the novel. both at the beginning and the end of the novel the history of the island is mentioned.
- Marxism
- Themes and Language
- Love
- Heterosexual
- Pelagia and Captain Antonio.
- 'Their idea of making love was to kiss in the dark
- Mandras and Pelagia.
- Ianis and his late wife
- Pelagia and Captain Antonio.
- Homosexal
- Carlo and Francesco
- 'Love will make men dare to die for their beloved- Love alone.'
- Carlo's love for the Captain
- Carlo and Francesco
- Comrades
- They love one another, die for one another and die with each other.
- 'Regardless of the matters of sex, soldiers grow to love each other'
- They love one another, die for one another and die with each other.
- Parental
- Iannis' love for his daughter.
- Drosoula's love fades for Mandras the more he is away from her.
- Heterosexual
- Music
- Something that connects people together.
- The Captain's singing and playing of Antonia captivates Pelagia
- Antonia is what draws the Captain to find Pelagia again.
- Something that connects people together.
- Key Quotations
- 'Every day, all the time, I was thinking of you, talking to you... I fought for you more than I fought for Greece.' -Mandras. Page 157
- I'll love you, I'll love you forever, after the war' -
- 'Stupefied by an act of love incomprehenceable and ineffable' -page 400
- When the door was suddenly kicked open just as it was getting dark, Pelagia's first thought was that it was the Germans. She knew all the Italians were dead.' -page 407
- 'He strode up to her and struck her across the face' page 449
- Love
- Form and Structure
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