Hawksmoor - There are many puzzling features in this novel - Discuss
three in detail, looking at the way they are communicated.
'Hawksmoor' as a novel is on the whole, puzzling. As it is a detective
story, Peter Ackroyd uses different techniques of involving the reader
in his plot so that even if the beginning is not fully understood, we
have to go on reading it just to see what happens next. These
different features, for example, the juxtaposition of the time periods
between the chapters; the post-modernistic aspects of Ackroyd's
writing; and the conflicts between reality and fiction all make the
novel puzzling.
Time in this novel is very confused, with two time periods (the modern
day and the eighteenth century) being juxtaposed in alternate chapters
throughout the novel. The theme of time is continued on this premise
and there are many references to time by the characters themselves.
For example at one point, Nicolas Dyer says:
"..how do we conclude what time is our own."
Nicolas Hawksmoor also asks:
" 'Well, Walter, what do you make of that timing?'
'It's impossible, sir.'
'Nothing is impossible. The impossible does not exist'"
Not only are there direct referrals to time, like this but also there
are tenuous links and suggestions to it as a dominant theme. For
example, Hawksmoor is looking for the zero meridian when he is in
Greenwich and there are many others. The changes in time are
highlighted by the interesting use of language for the chapters
narrated by Nick Dyer. Many spellings are different from modern
English, for example, corpse is spelt 'corse'. Ackroyd also uses
capital letters for nouns in these chapters. The eighteenth century
writing is a constant reminder to the reader of which time period is
being read about and is particularly prominent when the chapter and
therefore the time period changes. Furthermore, it means that the
reader has to concentrate more and because of the different formation
of sentences it is difficult for the reader to follow at times, which
is consistent with the detective story theme. Ackroyd wants the reader
to be actively involved in the plot and they need to pick up on any
small threads that he drops.
As the novel progresses, there is an increasing confusion with time,
so much so that at points it seems barley present. Ackroyd highlights
this with the abundance of flashbacks that both the main characters
have and because of this the time is changing not only between the
chapters but also within them. Dyer has many flashbacks to his past
and they often come without warning or relevance to what was
previously talked about.
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