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- The Migration
- Author
- Gerald Durrell
- Born Jamshedpur 1925
- Founded Jersey Zoo 1959
- Wrote 37 books
- Characters
- Larry
- Eldest brother
- Literary and imperious
- Regal bearing
- Leslie
- Stocky and stoic
- Quietly belligerent
- Margo
- Dreamy
- Appearance conscious
- Mother
- Tiny and harassed
- Endlessly patient
- Roger the Dog
- Uncontrollable
- Agent of chaos
- Gerald
- Narrator
- Observer
- Larry
- Plot Events
- Arrive at Corfu harbour
- Roger drags Mother to lamp post
- Larry commands two cabs
- Roger hurled into cab
- Family collapses in heap
- Four dogs become twenty four
- Larry whips Leslie and hat
- Arrive at Pension Suisse
- Themes
- Family as Comedy
- Migration as Adventure
- Individual in the Group
- Natural World as Backdrop
- The Narrator Eye
- Literary Devices
- Simile missionary at stake
- Metaphor migration
- Slapstick humour
- Verbal humour
- Observational humour
- Tone
- Warm and affectionate
- Gently ironic
- Slapstick
- Never cruel
- Author
Chapter Overview — The Migration
The map in words
- The Migration
- Author
- Gerald Durrell
- British Naturalist
- Born 1925 Jamshedpur
- Founded Jersey Zoo
- 37 Books Written
- Characters
- Larry
- Eldest Brother
- Imperious and Literary
- Seizes the Whip
- Leslie
- Stocky and Quiet
- Hit by Whip
- Margo
- Dreamy Sister
- Always Distracted
- Mother
- Patient and Harassed
- Clings to Lamp-post
- Gerald
- Narrator
- Calm Observer
- Roger
- Large Energetic Dog
- Causes All Chaos
- Larry
- Themes
- Family as Comedy
- Migration as Adventure
- Individual vs Group
- Natural World as Backdrop
- Joy of New Beginnings
- Literary Devices
- Simile
- Missionary at Stake
- Medieval Tumblers
- Comic Escalation
- Four to Twenty-four Dogs
- Understatement
- Slapstick
- Irony
- Simile
- Key Events
- Arrival at Corfu Harbour
- Roger Drags Mother
- Cab Chaos
- Dogs Swarm the Cab
- Larry Misuses Whip
- Arrival at Hotel
- Author
Correct vs Incorrect Ways to Analyse Key Features of The Migration
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- Reading The Migration
- Key Question
- WRONG Path
- This is fiction
- Exam Result: Marks Lost
- Gerald drives the action
- Larry is a good leader
- Tone is mocking
- Migration just means travel
- This is fiction
- CORRECT Path
- This is autobiography
- Exam Result: Marks Gained
- Gerald is observer-narrator
- Larry is confidently ineffective
- Tone is warm and affectionate
- Migration is a nature metaphor
- This is autobiography
- WRONG Path
- Key Question
The family’s chaotic arrival in Corfu as a migration-like journey
The map in words
- The family’s chaotic arrival in Corfu as a migration-like journey
- Migration
- Corfu harbour and streets
- Durrell family
- Roger the dog
- Comic tone
- Family personalities
- Key incidents
- Narrator’s point of view
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