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OWLS DO CRY

OWLS DO CRY. Janet Frame’s novel. Impressionist painter in words. Poetic Imagistic allusive. Themes. Where the bee sucks, there suck I In a cowslip‘ bell There I couch when owls do cry No, this does not suggest the book sucks Treasure Society’s effects Time Language.

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OWLS DO CRY

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  1. OWLS DO CRY Janet Frame’s novel

  2. Impressionist painter in words • Poetic • Imagistic • allusive

  3. Themes • Where the bee sucks, there suck I In a cowslip‘ bell There I couch when owls do cry • No, this does not suggest the book sucks • Treasure • Society’s effects • Time • Language

  4. True and false treasure • Innocence corruption • Imagination conformity • Poetry simple vocab • Love appearances

  5. Society • Is hierarchical - Exerts pressure to conform –“like the marbles in the fun alley…they drop into one of the little painted holes, their niche…”p12 • “you bathe carefully, as you live, between the flags.” p10 • Is judgemental – “the Withers haven’t a weekend bach nor do they live on the South Hill nor have they got a vacuum cleaner…”p13 • Is punitive – “the lady doctor…the grey nurse shark…took the dirty children to look at them and whisper at them…”p4 • Is corrupt and corrupting – values material wealth

  6. Time • brings monthly bills • corrupts • brings age and death • “yet the clock is time, and time is lost, is bankrupt before it begins.” P17 • Eg Christmas ?

  7. TECHNIQUES Structure Point of view Style Plot - non-linear/ is there a plot?? Characterisation Settings - symbolic Symbols

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