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Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne Character Analysis - Coggle…
Voices in the Park
by
Anthony Browne
Character Analysis
First Voice
Woman
Characteristics
Strict
"ordered it to go away"
"sit Charles"
Doesn't let Charles play.
Ignores the child
Mean
"ordered it to go away"
Crocodile shadow
Snappy
Trees blow away
when she shouts
Frightened trees
Trees are not fruit when she is around
Life is not as sweet when she is around
Selfish
Dogs (ideas) go in 1 ear
and out the other
Doesn't like other dogs
Uncaring
She talks to the dog like a child,
and the child like a dog
Shouts at Charles
Uses 'please' with the dog
Ignores Charles when sat on the bench
The statue's arrow is pointing at Charles
Putting him in
harms way
Self-Important
Clouds, fence, lampposts, statues etc.
are shaped like her hat
Towering over Charles
Trees on fire
Facial expressions.
Fancy coat
Military-like
Annoying
Shooed it off
Mother and son
relationship
Third Voice
Charles
Characteristics
Treated unfairly
Talked to as if he were the dog
Nothing in his room
Sad
It's so boring being at home
His side of the park
is dark and in winter
The font is 'boring'
Facial expression
Whole image is dark
Facing away / has back to Mum
Lonely
At the house by himself "again"
Staring out of the window
Looking around at the park
Lacking confidence
Amazed at Smudge on the slide
Posture is hunched over
Tried to copy Smudge whilst playing but can't (e.g., on the monkey bars)
Miserable
The dog is having a good time and he wishes he was
Doesn't have any friends
Doesn't talk to his mum
Under control / in the shadow of his mum
Gloomy
Doesn't know if Smudge will be at the park next time
Never in the light or sun, always in the shade
Scared
Smudge thinks he is a wimp
Mum's hat is everywhere
Fourth Voice
Smudge
Father and
daughter
relationship
Characteristics
Energetic
Typeface / font
"really, really happy"
At the top of the see-saw
Confident
She asked to play with Charles
At the top of the slide
Friendly
Asks to play with Charles
Excited
She asks about the slide
Bright pictures
Dependable
Charles follows her action
Looks like she
will help him on the
monkey bars
Caring
Asks Charles to play
Not always happy
Broken plane
Smiling and looking
at Charles
Second Voice
Man
Characteristics