Here, he also emphatically uses onomatopoeia smack, which adds to the sense of fearful respect and also Paddys child-like interpretation of events. The short sentences represent how Paddy is dumbstruck and lost for words, shocked by what hes heard this is also highlighted when he says here I tried to imagine it. P190 In this instance, Doyle has used short and evident sentences, to invoke a feeling of awe and confusion. Shed come out of the kitchen, straight up to their bedroom. He does this by his clever use of language, and also in how he arranges his sentences to convey deep emotion and feeling than any emotive language could: Hed hit her.Īcross the face smack. One of the reasons for Roddy Doyles success lies in creating a realistic and convincing character for a 10-year old child. We see the violence in Paddy’s life peripherally Doyle tells us nothing more than what the child sees and comprehends. With regard to the parents break up, how does Doyle achieve this There are many factors which suggest how Doyle has succeeded in creating a ‘triangular relationship’ between himself the reader and the narrator Paddy Clarke so that the reader has a greater awareness of the predicament that Paddy is in.ĭoyles achievement is how he alternates the poetic and realistic without once lapsing into stream-of-self-consciousness the only way we – as readers can tell it’s written by an adult, is by the spelling. The novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha has no authorial presence at all, yet the reader gains a richer understanding of the situation than Paddy or any other 10-year old could ever have.
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