Why is it called "Birdsong"? A lot of the dialogue was hard to hear so I may have missed it. The only dialogue I heard that even remotely approached the subject was the captain telling the general that Stephen was their "song man" (whatever that is) because he knew the terrain of Amiens.
Anyway, can someone help explain the title?
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Nah that's not right although canaries singing in the tunnels are a small part of the novel. The author explains the title in his foreword to the edition of the book I own
The novel has continued mentions of birds singing, though you probably wouldn't think twice about it if not for the title of the book. In the foreword the author explains that he is trying to contrast the untroubled peaceful natural world with the horrific violence and noise and death going on in it.
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Kairi, I think you have it. I noticed in the book one particular moment when Stephen went to great trouble to save a canary in a tunnel. I believe there is a connection.
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