FACT VS FICTION
The only thing in the text that is fact is the fact that there was a Dutch ship called the Batavia. There was also a massacre aboard the Batavia involving the death and rape of 120 women and children. Wouter Loos and Jan Pelgrom were a part of this. Everyone who was a part of this massacre were hung except for Wouter and Jan who were sent off the ship on a boat and forced to fend for themselves.
Everything else in the text is fiction – made up!!
It appears to be fact- eg through the narrative styles and also through tying in fiction with the real historical figures of Wouter and Jan.
The reason this is done is to make the story seem like it has more relevance and to make us really question the mental state of Steven, because we don’t really know what is fact or fiction in his story
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I think Garry Crew put the ring in Strange Objects to make us question Stevens sanity. Therefore making it harder for us to know whats real and whats not. A really great idea to help him mix together fact and fiction. Although it does make the book confusing, it is a very effective tool, a good think to keep in mind when writting a story i think.... bye bye :)
ReplyDeleteGary crew really makes us think and expand our minds with the mixture of fact and fiction in his book. It's hard for us to tell whats fact and whats fiction when we are reading the book. The ring just adds a little extra spice to question steven messangers mental state.
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