Call It Sleep – Writer’s Techniques (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of 'Call It Sleep'
Author of 'Call It Sleep'
Henry Roth
Protagonist of 'Call It Sleep'
Protagonist of 'Call It Sleep'
David Schearl, 6-year-old Jewish immigrant
Narrative technique Roth adapted from Joyce
Narrative technique Roth adapted from Joyce
Stream-of-consciousness
Synaesthesia quote showing merged senses
Synaesthesia quote showing merged senses
'Words were like eyes, they saw'
How Yiddish appears in the novel
How Yiddish appears in the novel
Formal, elevated English (Biblical style)
How street English appears in novel
How street English appears in novel
Phonetically distorted
Effect of linguistic inversion on readers
Effect of linguistic inversion on readers
Experience immigrant linguistic alienation
Symbolic framework for light vs darkness
Symbolic framework for light vs darkness
Jewish Kabbalah (mystical tradition)
Kabbalistic idea in light/dark symbolism
Kabbalistic idea in light/dark symbolism
Illumination emerges from deepest darkness
Function of dialect variations
Function of dialect variations
Ethnic cartography - mapping identity through speech