Narrative Conventions Of The Graveyard Book

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Theme

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A statement that expresses the central idea of a text.

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Setting

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The surroundings of a text including time, place, community, culture and atmosphere.

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Structure

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Is the way the text set out. eg. if story is in chronological order, in flashbacks, told beginning to end or end to beginning.

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Characters

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The subjects (eg. people, animals, supernatural and mythical creatures) in which are involved in the text, and help to tell the story.

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Plot

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What the text is about.

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Imagery

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Use of figurative language to make ideas come to life in our imagination.

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Theme from the Graveyard Book

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-The memories and moments in your life make you who you are.
-It doesn't just take an individual to raise a child, it takes a whole community.
-Everyone has a darkness inside them, meaning everyone has the ability to be good or evil.

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Graveyard Book Plot

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After the murder of a toddler's family, he journeys to a graveyard, escaping from the murderer, and is taken in by the ghosts and supernatural creature of the graveyard, who bring him up as one of their own. Each chapter represents a different stage in his life until he is ready to leave the graveyard.

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Graveyard Setting

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The graveyard is the home of a boy called Nobody Owens, in a modern town. We know this because there is recent technology used by characters in the book. The graveyard has a dark undertone, as in the good of the graveyard, there is also a balance of evil.

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Genre

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The style/form of a text which is particular to the target audience.

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Graveyard Book Genre

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Style of text is gothic. Therefore supernatural beings and abnormal powers are incorporated in the novel. This creates a darker mood, as with the gothic style comes good and evil.

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Language Conventions

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How language is used in the text.
e.g. descriptive language, imagery, symbolism, persuasive, poetic, similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopeia.

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Language Conventions used in Graveyard Book

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Use of descriptive language, imagery and personification have played a big role in the novel.
e.g. the knife used to kill Bod's family was personified to give the act a darker, more sinister feel.

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Graveyard Book Characters

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Supernatural beings (good and evil) such as Silas, Liza Hempstock, Mr and Mrs Owens, the ghosts of the graveyard, The Ghouls, The Jack of All Trades, The Man Jack, Mrs Lupescue, and human characters such as Nobody Owens, Charlotte, the shop keeper.

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Graveyard Book Structure

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Each chapter is a period in Bod's life, from when he first comes to the graveyard as an infant to when he is ready to leave the graveyard and go out into the world. It is in chronilogical order.