Setting
– Yorkshire? North of England.
– Their accents/ vocabulary.
– Mid-60s to early-70s.
– Panda cars/ “queer” now has a different meaning/ police constables/ no walkie-talkies.
Voyage to Valhalla is set…
We can tell this by…
Characters
Protagonist?
Antagonist?
Tell us about each. What happens to them?
Point of View
First person: “I”, “Me”
Second person: “You”
Third person: “He”, “She”, “It”
What is the effect of using this point of view?
Genre
– Mystery
– Horror
– Fantasy/ Magical
– Adventure
– Thriller
– Romance
– Comedy
What is the genre?
What do we expect to find in a story from this genre?
Give examples of parts of the story that fit the genre well.
Themes
The main ideas and concerns of the book.
– Love
– Death
– Birth
– The past
– The future
– Murder
– Honour
– Shame
– Dreams
What would you say are the main themes of the story?
What bits of the story show these themes?