Arthur and George by Julian Barnes Critcal Analysis. This extract recounts the experiences of a young boy named George. He is the main character, and the passage focuses on his perspective of the world.
Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
This extract recounts the experiences of a young boy named George. He is the main character, and the passage focuses on his perspective of the world. The first and main relationship is with his mother. George being very timid and naive turns to his mother who teaches him to understand the world around him, disciplines him into obeying and stating what boundaries he has.
The writer uses a third person narrator in this extract but the point of view is limited to “George’s world” and his understanding of it. This limited view lets the reader experience the naivety of George and how he reacts to the world around him; for instance when George started crying because of the “sudden hoarse bellow” the cow utters, the passage only describes the actions of his father and does not go into any other detail.