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June 07, 2008

my mother

my mother (3.XXXII.i).

Walcott's mother, Alix, is never named in the text, although his father, Warwick, is named three times: in 1.XII.i, where the Narrator converses with his father's ghost, first in Warwick’s his own words and later in words that might be Warwick's or the Narrator's, and again in 3.XXXII.i, in his mother's words.

Amanda Hopkins : 07 Jun 2008 10:11 |  Tags: Alix Walcott Autobiography Characters My Mother Narrators Mother Walcott The Narrator Warwick Walcott |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

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Marian Home

Marian Home (3.XXXII.i).

The name of the retirement home where Walcott-the-Narrator’s mother lives.

Amanda Hopkins : 07 Jun 2008 10:09 |  Tags: Alix Walcott Context Marian Home Narrators Mother Walcott The Narrator |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

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June 06, 2008

pharos

pharos (5.XXXVIII.i).

The Pharos of Alexandria is the lighthouse in Alexandria, Egypt. For a long time it was one of the largest man-made structures in the world and it was declared by Antipater of Sidion to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Its links with the themes of empires and slavery are clear. Its construction began under the rule of Alexander the Great but finished under Ptolemy's rule. Its designer, Sostrates of Knidos, was forbidden to put his name on it and instead was told to inscribe Ptolemy's name. However, he put the king's name on a layer of plaster, underneath which he inscribed his own name, so that over time the plaster was eroded revealing the designer's self-identifying inscription (Bib:26). The legend surrounding the lighthouse, that its beams could set fire to enemy ships before they got anywhere near the shore, emphasises the Narrator’s role as a defender of his island.

Amanda Hopkins : 06 Jun 2008 15:53 |  Tags: Alexandria Colonialism Context Europe Glossary History Identity & Naming Mytholody Pharos Places Walcott The Narrator |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

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Charing Cross

Charing Cross (1.XXXVIII.i).

Charing Cross is an interesting choice of underground station. For one, it is close to both Trafalgar Square (a symbol of England's old empire and its nationalism) and the National Gallery (which houses many great works of art from the history of the Western world), which the narrator goes on to visit. The underground system itself fits with the feeling of the chapter that London, whilst having a gorgeous, historical exterior, has a dirtier, polluted underbelly. Also, it means that the narrator must emerge into the light from underground which has many symbolic possibilities.

Amanda Hopkins : 06 Jun 2008 15:15 |  Tags: Characters Charing Cross Context Epic Tradition Europe Great Wanderings Historycolonialism London Odyssey Walcott The Narrator |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

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July 06, 2007

no Homeric shadow

no Homeric shadow (6.LIV.ii).

Here particularly, although it occurs elsewhere in the text, the image of the shadow represents for the Narrator both the influence of classical epic on the text and its effect on his life.

Amanda Hopkins : 06 Jul 2007 16:19 |  Tags: Characters Epic Tradition No Homeric Shadow Poetics Walcott The Narrator |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

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