Maestro
Interesting characters, settings and key events are conveyed by the distinctly visual; ‘Maestro’ written by Peter Goldsworthy conveys multiple interceptions of mind twisting plots through the actions of main characters Paul Crabbe and Edward Keller. Paul is a young boy who has intentions to begin piano lessons with professional piano teacher, Keller.
We get a strong visual of Keller’s physical appearance in the very beginning of the novel as Paul describes him in immense detail, “The red glow of his face – a boozers incandescent glow. The pitted sun-coarsened skin- a cheap ruined leather. And the eyes: an old mans moist wobbling jellies. But then . . . the suit: white linen, freshly pressed. And absurdly, in that climate- the stiff collar and tie.” He then when on to state “The accent was thick. Continental, my father described it, vaguely. A voice that reminded him of grilling sausages: a faint, constant spitting of sibilants in the background.” Which was the description of Keller’s abstract voice.
Peter Goldsworthy used multiple techniques to describe Keller to give us the impression that he is no more then a beaten down old man. A section from the quote, figurative language was used “an old man’s moist, wobbling jellies”. It gives the effect that Keller’s eyes are weak and unable to remain still, Peter Goldsworthy is essentially putting a comparison against Keller’s eyes to wobbling jelly which gives the readers visual of Keller, weak and fragile.
Alliteration is another technique Peter Goldsworthy used to describe Keller, “A voice that reminded him of grilling sausages: a faint constant spitting of sibilants…” This quote is describing the context of Keller’s voice, which gives an effect to the reader by the constant usage of ‘s’ throughout the sentence. Juxtaposition through two different passages in the quote, “The red glow of his face – a boozers incandescent glow.” And also “But then . . . the suit: white linen, freshly pressed. And absurdly, in
We get a strong visual of Keller’s physical appearance in the very beginning of the novel as Paul describes him in immense detail, “The red glow of his face – a boozers incandescent glow. The pitted sun-coarsened skin- a cheap ruined leather. And the eyes: an old mans moist wobbling jellies. But then . . . the suit: white linen, freshly pressed. And absurdly, in that climate- the stiff collar and tie.” He then when on to state “The accent was thick. Continental, my father described it, vaguely. A voice that reminded him of grilling sausages: a faint, constant spitting of sibilants in the background.” Which was the description of Keller’s abstract voice.
Peter Goldsworthy used multiple techniques to describe Keller to give us the impression that he is no more then a beaten down old man. A section from the quote, figurative language was used “an old man’s moist, wobbling jellies”. It gives the effect that Keller’s eyes are weak and unable to remain still, Peter Goldsworthy is essentially putting a comparison against Keller’s eyes to wobbling jelly which gives the readers visual of Keller, weak and fragile.
Alliteration is another technique Peter Goldsworthy used to describe Keller, “A voice that reminded him of grilling sausages: a faint constant spitting of sibilants…” This quote is describing the context of Keller’s voice, which gives an effect to the reader by the constant usage of ‘s’ throughout the sentence. Juxtaposition through two different passages in the quote, “The red glow of his face – a boozers incandescent glow.” And also “But then . . . the suit: white linen, freshly pressed. And absurdly, in