The Longest Memory

Part I of Essay
Whitechapel is the focal character of D’Aguiar’s novel, however, the author has used a great many other characters whose stories also stand-alone. Why has D’Aguiar structured his novel in this way and how does it lead the reader to an understanding of the ....

Part II of Essay
.... of society because they allow the characters to emerge as individuals, telling their own stories with undisguised honesty. is told from the oldest to the youngest character showing how society instilled its ideals on each generation in an uncompromising manner and so the stories overlap and intertwine, to illustrate this D’Aguiar has used an overwhelming tone of sadness and despair to emphasise the negative feelings that society created. Whitechapel’s narrative focuses on the symbolism of seeing; the reason for this is to g ....