Where the Crawdads Sing (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Delia Owens' profession
Delia Owens' profession
Trained zoologist
Interest in nature when novel written
Interest in nature when novel written
Environmental conservation
Interest in society when novel written
Interest in society when novel written
Social inequalities in rural, isolated communities
Where Owens worked that informed the novel
Where Owens worked that informed the novel
Remote areas of Africa
Time period of novel's setting
Time period of novel's setting
1950s and 1960s
Geographic region of novel's setting
Geographic region of novel's setting
American South
Social issues sharply pronounced in the setting
Social issues sharply pronounced in the setting
Racial and class divides
Who historically inhabited NC marshlands
Who historically inhabited NC marshlands
Mutinous sailors, castaways, debtors, fugitives
Theme: exclusion from society
Theme: exclusion from society
Social ostracism
Theme: discrimination based on class
Theme: discrimination based on class
Class prejudice
Theme: living in nature
Theme: living in nature
Survival in the wild
What the marsh symbolises (2 things)
What the marsh symbolises (2 things)
Sanctuary and isolation
Novel's social commentary focus
Novel's social commentary focus
Societal exclusion and prejudice