Slaughter house 5
- "everythng was beautiful nd nithi ng hurt
:third person
:billy..Bombing of dressden-prisoner if war, taken in slaughterhouse five
Goes thru war, prisoner of war, awkward character
His wife is fat ndd dusgustiong, felt forced to marry her, felt sorry for her
Was blamed for killing anothrt guy
Imagines his own assination..
... Board demensions,,, crazy creatures.. Ppl see them as babies ndd othrts see them as old ndd practicaly dead.
Big motif," so it goes" big theme!
Does own illustration in novel
Metaphors are used a lot
"SO IT GOES"
Humorous/dark humor
Kafka on the Shore
Lit tech-
Scene in the library and picks a record that reads "Kafka on the shore" novels relates to music in some since...
Two plot lines
1) Kafka, 14/15 years old, running from home.. Mother/sister ran from home when he was 4 . Yearns to meet his mom/sister..
2) naturo casara- runs away and collects cats... Older man
-two plot lines begin to emerge together towards the end of the novel
When Kafka was a child. Father said, when you kill you'll run off and have sex w/ your mother
Cats play a big part..
Magical realism
Kafka murders Johnny walker.. Chapter before Kafka is in blood and doesn't know why,, then later it is scene that Kafka is murdering his father
Life of Pi
about a young man namrd pacine, aka pi
Is an odd boy, grows up in India, family owns a zoo. Similes being used EXTREMLY! Relating yo zoo
Wants to serve God, Hindu,
Kinda believes God, then goes to a Mosc , joins all three religions, all three men meet ndd he feels bad cause he just wants to serve God
- on a boat w/ a tiger moving to Canada, a tiger, hyena, monkey..to sell
Richard Parker-
Tiger symbolizes learning to over come something ..
Territorial dominance,
Circus ring master- symbolize dominance..
Humans/ animals love there territory. Need there space to function normally,
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