The Cutting Season: Context & Writers Techniques (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Attica Locke's birth year
Attica Locke's birth year
1974
Publication year of The Cutting Season
Publication year of The Cutting Season
2012
Award Locke won for legal fiction
Award Locke won for legal fiction
Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
Narrative perspective in The Cutting Season
Narrative perspective in The Cutting Season
Third-person limited (focusing on Caren Grey)
Timeline structure of the novel
Timeline structure of the novel
Dual: present-day & 19th century flashbacks
Natural disaster context for novel's setting
Natural disaster context for novel's setting
Hurricane Katrina
Central symbol in the novel
Central symbol in the novel
Belle Vie plantation
Symbolism of cane fields
Symbolism of cane fields
Agricultural economy of slavery & hidden secrets
Three main themes in Locke's novels
Three main themes in Locke's novels
Race, history, and justice
Locke's writing style characteristics
Locke's writing style characteristics
Tight plotting and vivid descriptions