Waterland by Graham Swift (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Author & publication year of Waterland
Author & publication year of Waterland
Graham Swift, 1983
Narrator of Waterland
Narrator of Waterland
Tom Crick, middle-aged history teacher
Main geographical setting of Waterland
Main geographical setting of Waterland
East Anglian Fens
Year of Tom's present-day crisis
Year of Tom's present-day crisis
1974
Mary's shocking act in 1974
Mary's shocking act in 1974
Snatches baby from supermarket, claims God told her
Consequence of Mary's 1943 abortion
Consequence of Mary's 1943 abortion
Becomes unable to have children (permanently infertile)
Freddie Parr's fate in 1943
Freddie Parr's fate in 1943
Drowns in River Lode
Dick Crick's fate
Dick Crick's fate
Commits suicide by drowning in Ouse sluice
Tom's metaphor for time/history
Tom's metaphor for time/history
'A great waterwheel, turning and turning' (cyclical)
Waterland's narrative structure
Waterland's narrative structure
Non-linear, mimics meandering Fens waterways