+ = quote
- = what the extracts tell me about (not necessarily in order): the type of novel it might be, the story, themes, characters and relationships, the way the story might be told.
+"this is my child, he said. I wash a dead mans brains out of his hair. That is my job."
-Links to zombies as to kill a zombie you get it's brains, the man is washing this out of his sons hair.
-Shows that this could be a horror story as it links to zombies.
-Themes are violence, horror and cleanliness.
-We learn that the son is afraid of/ traumitized because of the brains as he cannot clean himself and that the father must do this for him.
-This quote is from the fathers perspective.
+"Yes I am the one."
-The novel could be centerd around a single character and their continuing journey.
-Shows that it could be an adventure story with there being the hero, the one who could do something.
-The theme could be of singular belief as the speaker believes that they are the one.
-The child is speaking, so he could have just been reasured of something by the father.
-The story is told from the childs perspective.
+"Tomatoes, peaches, beans, apricots. Canned hams. Corned beef."
-The novel could be about the wonder of things long forgotten and left in the past, that people now dream of.
-Shows that it could be tradegy as something must have happend to make such normal things become wonders.
-Theme is of wonder at how a stash of food like this could have survived unknown for so long.
-The father is suprised and happy at their find, knowing that they were no longer goning to starve.
-The story is told slowly from the fathers perspective as he does not believe what he see's.
+"Are we still the good guys, he said."
-Could be a simple novel with clearly definded good and bad guys, where the characters do something which makes them forget whether they are good or bad.
-Shows that the story could be a tradegy with the good guys fading into bad.
-Theme of good and bad and of confusion.
-The son losing hope and needing reassurance rom his father.
-Story is told from the fathers recolection as he states things in past tense.
+"We should go, papa, he said. Yes, the man said. But he didn't."
-Indicates that the novel is slow and contradictory.
-Shows that the story could be a horror.Because in all horror movies a character says that they should go, but they dont and something bad either happens or is seen.
-Themes could be time, moving on and searching.
-Shows that the father is dominant as he agrees with and yet ignores his sons speech.
-The story is tlod slowly and from the viewpoint of an unknown auditor.
+"The snow fell nor did it cease to fall."
-Indicates that the novel is constant, never finishing and ongoing.
-Shows the story is devoid and ongoing, a road story.
-The theme could be continuity.
-No feeling shown towards the snow.
-Story could be told from various view points, tells of the ongoing lives of the father and the son.
+"Okay? Okay?"
-Could be a questioning novel, questining reason and existance.
-Shows the story wants to know its meaning, whats going on.
-Theme is questioning, whether things are okay.
-Father asking his son if he is okay and as there is repition shown he is worried.
-The story is told from the fathers perspective and is full of panic.
- = what the extracts tell me about (not necessarily in order): the type of novel it might be, the story, themes, characters and relationships, the way the story might be told.
+"this is my child, he said. I wash a dead mans brains out of his hair. That is my job."
-Links to zombies as to kill a zombie you get it's brains, the man is washing this out of his sons hair.
-Shows that this could be a horror story as it links to zombies.
-Themes are violence, horror and cleanliness.
-We learn that the son is afraid of/ traumitized because of the brains as he cannot clean himself and that the father must do this for him.
-This quote is from the fathers perspective.
+"Yes I am the one."
-The novel could be centerd around a single character and their continuing journey.
-Shows that it could be an adventure story with there being the hero, the one who could do something.
-The theme could be of singular belief as the speaker believes that they are the one.
-The child is speaking, so he could have just been reasured of something by the father.
-The story is told from the childs perspective.
+"Tomatoes, peaches, beans, apricots. Canned hams. Corned beef."
-The novel could be about the wonder of things long forgotten and left in the past, that people now dream of.
-Shows that it could be tradegy as something must have happend to make such normal things become wonders.
-Theme is of wonder at how a stash of food like this could have survived unknown for so long.
-The father is suprised and happy at their find, knowing that they were no longer goning to starve.
-The story is told slowly from the fathers perspective as he does not believe what he see's.
+"Are we still the good guys, he said."
-Could be a simple novel with clearly definded good and bad guys, where the characters do something which makes them forget whether they are good or bad.
-Shows that the story could be a tradegy with the good guys fading into bad.
-Theme of good and bad and of confusion.
-The son losing hope and needing reassurance rom his father.
-Story is told from the fathers recolection as he states things in past tense.
+"We should go, papa, he said. Yes, the man said. But he didn't."
-Indicates that the novel is slow and contradictory.
-Shows that the story could be a horror.Because in all horror movies a character says that they should go, but they dont and something bad either happens or is seen.
-Themes could be time, moving on and searching.
-Shows that the father is dominant as he agrees with and yet ignores his sons speech.
-The story is tlod slowly and from the viewpoint of an unknown auditor.
+"The snow fell nor did it cease to fall."
-Indicates that the novel is constant, never finishing and ongoing.
-Shows the story is devoid and ongoing, a road story.
-The theme could be continuity.
-No feeling shown towards the snow.
-Story could be told from various view points, tells of the ongoing lives of the father and the son.
+"Okay? Okay?"
-Could be a questioning novel, questining reason and existance.
-Shows the story wants to know its meaning, whats going on.
-Theme is questioning, whether things are okay.
-Father asking his son if he is okay and as there is repition shown he is worried.
-The story is told from the fathers perspective and is full of panic.
Liam, with the first quotation consider why he calls it a 'job'. What connotations does this have?
ReplyDeleteYour responses to being the one and the tinned food are much better and show a greater appreciation for the world McCarthy has created. I also like the connection you draw between the snow and the novels structure.
Well done.