THE LOVELY BONES - basics Flashcards
What are the 9 techniques to look out for in The Lovely Bones?
- Homodiegetic (first person) narrative.
- Representation of speech/thought
- Lexis (esp verb processes and imagery)
- Gramma (esp sentence types and functions)
- Foregrounding (deviation/repetition)
- Deixis (temporal, spacial, personal)
- Modality
- Storyworld
- Korte’s theory of body language
What are the main sections in The Lovely Bones?
- Loss
- Grief
- The after life
- Family
- Coming of age
- Crime
- Love
- Gender roles
- Sexuality
- Redemption
LIst the characters?
Susie Salmon Lindsey Salmon Jack Salmon Abigail Salmon Grandma Lynn Len Fenerman George Harvey Ruth Connors Ray Singh Samuel Heckler
Who is Susie Salmon?
Narrator. Murder in Chapter One. Narrator the story from heaven. Novel follows the process of coming to terms with her own death and letting her family go.
Who is Lindsey Salmon?
Susie’s Salmon. Her process of coming to terms with her sister’s death is an important focus of the novel.
Who is Jack Salmon?
Susie’s father. He is closest to Susie and is very aware of her presence. Has to learn how to let Susie go.
Who is Abigail Salmon?
Susie’s mother. Grief and guilt cause her to leave the family and go away to California, but she returns to rebuild the family.
Who is Grandma Lynn?
Abigails mother. Brash and not conventionally maternal, but she keeps the family together when it is falling apart.
Who is Len Fenerman?
The detective in charge of Susie’s case. His wife previously committed suicide so he is also coming to terms with the loss and grief. He has an affair with Susie’s mother.
Who is George Harvey?
Next door neighbour to the Salmons. Susie’s killer. He is obsessive, cold and calculating - a psychopath serial killer of girls and women.
Who is Ruth Connors?
A contemporary of Susie’s from school. They became connected through Ruth’s supernatural abilities.
WHo is Ray Singh?
Susie’s first boyfriend; an outsider who becomes a suspect. His mother Ruana has brief but significant interactions with Jack and Abigail.
Who is Samuel Heckler?
Loves Lindsey and helps to keep the family together. He and his brother Hal support them, especially Buckley.
What are the five contexts found throughout The Lovely Bones?
Fantasy, Biographical, Social/historical context of production (200-1), Literary, The 1970s setting.
