Structure:
The structure of Waterland assumes one main role and that is the role of a play/pause button. During the book the chapters jump from story to story showing how the old Tom Crick has begun to teach during his class. This jumping timeline allows a progression of ideas and themes that would not have been possible and the slowly developing feeling of impending tragedy.
The style in which Mr. Swift organizes the piece leaves the reader wondering to what certain sections meant besides the typical what-comes-next function. Reasoning behind this would have been the natural progression of knowledge which replicates how the young Tom would have seen this tragedy coming.
This structure features the same flow and style of that as the many sluices around the Fens, which are pictured above.
The style in which Mr. Swift organizes the piece leaves the reader wondering to what certain sections meant besides the typical what-comes-next function. Reasoning behind this would have been the natural progression of knowledge which replicates how the young Tom would have seen this tragedy coming.
This structure features the same flow and style of that as the many sluices around the Fens, which are pictured above.