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From: Angela Reynolds <angelar>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 09:38:46 -0800
What struck me about Crispin is the incredible description. Some of our librarians were disgusted by these descriptions, especially the hanging man
(pp. 55V). I thought it was just very descriptive, and quite representative of the times-- often Medieval life in England is romanticized, but Avi reminds us that it wasn't so pretty. The language is full of appropriate images-- "the mist seemed to ensnare my body like a sticky shroud" -- this image comes right after Cripsin has seen the hanging body.
What I am still trying to reconcile is the fact that in the first chapters of the book, I knew that Crispin was the son of Lord Furnival. Since this is one of the big "tensions" in the story, I am wondering why the author chose to make that so obvious -- anyone have opinions?
Angela J. Reynolds, Youth Services Librarian Washington County Cooperative Library Services 111 NE Lincoln MS58A Hillsboro, OR 97124 503F694 fax: 503a5f01 angelar at wccls.lib.or.us www.WILInet.wccls.lib.or.us
Received on Thu 13 Feb 2003 11:38:46 AM CST
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 09:38:46 -0800
What struck me about Crispin is the incredible description. Some of our librarians were disgusted by these descriptions, especially the hanging man
(pp. 55V). I thought it was just very descriptive, and quite representative of the times-- often Medieval life in England is romanticized, but Avi reminds us that it wasn't so pretty. The language is full of appropriate images-- "the mist seemed to ensnare my body like a sticky shroud" -- this image comes right after Cripsin has seen the hanging body.
What I am still trying to reconcile is the fact that in the first chapters of the book, I knew that Crispin was the son of Lord Furnival. Since this is one of the big "tensions" in the story, I am wondering why the author chose to make that so obvious -- anyone have opinions?
Angela J. Reynolds, Youth Services Librarian Washington County Cooperative Library Services 111 NE Lincoln MS58A Hillsboro, OR 97124 503F694 fax: 503a5f01 angelar at wccls.lib.or.us www.WILInet.wccls.lib.or.us
Received on Thu 13 Feb 2003 11:38:46 AM CST
