Butcher Bird

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• Leerjaar 5

Butcher Bird

By Tristan Zieltjens, River van Veen, Cas van Gils and Kerem Güler

Butcher Bird

By Tristan Zieltjens, River van Veen, Cas van Gils and Kerem Güler

Content

• The writer
• Characters
• Plot
• Setting
• Mood 
• Theme
• Narrator

The writer

• American novelist 
• The Dean of Western Writers
• US National Book Award

What is the narration of the story?

Plot

• New neighbours
• The present
• The argument 

How is the gun connected to the climax?

1. The boy uses it for fun
2. The boy uses it to kill predators
3. The dad throws the gun away
4. The dad uses it on a random animal.

Characters

• The boy
• The mother
• The father
• Mr Garfield
• Ms Garfield 

Who is the protagonist?

1. The dad
2. Mrs Garfield
3. The boy
4. Mr Garfield

Setting

• 1 day
• World War II
• Canada 

In which country does Butcher Bird take place?

1. Canada
2. England
3. United States
4. Scotland

In what time period does the story take place?

1. 1903
2. 1939
3. 1941
4. 1944

Mood

• Killing
• Hunting
• Angry 

Theme

• Delineation 
• Changes

What are the themes in the story?

Narrator

• Omniscient
• All-seeing
• Voice 

What is the narration in the story?

Study Questions

1. Why does the author not assign names to the characters in the story?

2. Describe the characters of the mother and the boy?

3. What are the differences between father and Mr. Garfield?

4. How does the setting affect the characters in this story?

5. Investigate the historical setting of the story (clue: use Mr. Garfield as your reference point.) Be prepared to share your findings in class.

6. This story is about a childhood loss of innocence.

THE END