The Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific NorthwestThis lively and perceptive look at the literature of the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest explores the dynamics of the cross-border region using resonant quotations, poetry, song lyrics, and art to demonstrate and enhance Laurie Ricou's critical readings and ideas. |
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Page 73
... silence of Naomi's disappeared mother . Kogawa mentions silence on almost every page of the novel , as she plays variations on the theme that opens her lyrical " preface " : " There is a silence that cannot speak " ( ii ) . Although the ...
... silence of Naomi's disappeared mother . Kogawa mentions silence on almost every page of the novel , as she plays variations on the theme that opens her lyrical " preface " : " There is a silence that cannot speak " ( ii ) . Although the ...
Page 75
... silence is a sigh ( the si in silence ) , which is immediately redefined by oxymoron : " a wordless word . " The idea of tracing a wave of sound leads to a paragraph of more concrete metaphors . At first the silent mother's presence ...
... silence is a sigh ( the si in silence ) , which is immediately redefined by oxymoron : " a wordless word . " The idea of tracing a wave of sound leads to a paragraph of more concrete metaphors . At first the silent mother's presence ...
Page 76
... silence of the lost mother through a dream vision in which an intricate stream of images reify the wordless word . To the child whose favourite reading is fairy tale and fantasy ( not newspapers and political documents ) , sea and ...
... silence of the lost mother through a dream vision in which an intricate stream of images reify the wordless word . To the child whose favourite reading is fairy tale and fantasy ( not newspapers and political documents ) , sea and ...
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