Context and Authorial Purpose (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Author & pub. year of Cold Enough for Snow
Author & pub. year of Cold Enough for Snow
Jessica Au, 2022
How long did Au refine the novella?
How long did Au refine the novella?
Ten years/a decade
3 key themes explored in the text
3 key themes explored in the text
Migration, language, memory
Narrative style features (3)
Narrative style features (3)
Fragmented narrative, white space, understated emotional depth
Japan's symbolic function
Japan's symbolic function
Neutral territory with no personal history for characters
Key phrase about transience
Key phrase about transience
Pass through it, like smoke through the branches
Au's primary authorial purpose
Au's primary authorial purpose
Exploring emotional gaps in families shaped by migration
Fundamental question of text
Fundamental question of text
Can we truly know another's inner world?
3 awards won by the novella
3 awards won by the novella
Victorian Prize, PM's Literary Award, inaugural Novel Prize
Narrative technique for mother's words
Narrative technique for mother's words
Indirect speech ('She said...') not direct dialogue