The Painted Bird
The use of art has many functions. It lacks a satisfactory definition and is easier to describe it as a way something is done --"the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences that can be shared with others" --rather than what it is. Jerzy Kosinski's "The Painted Bird" describes the disasters that befall a six-year-old boy who is separated from his parents and wanders through the primitive Polish-Soviet borderlands during the war. Kosinski fails to mention the boy's name and the names of the towns the boy travels over throughout the text. This enables the reader to assume that this child could have possibly been any unfortunate youngster during the war. Kosinski's writings organize the chaos of the boy's life experiences through form. The use of both organic and conventional form throughout the book draws the reader closer to the horrific encounters the young boy faced on a daily basis. Using writing as a method of art organizes the chaos of experience through form. Kosinski's novel applies organic form to portray the appalling predicaments the boy encountered during t
he separation from his family. The use of organic form in the formal pattern offers the reader the "what-will-be-next" scenario before they proceed through the pages. Kosinski gives the reader a taste of the animalistic characteristics of the towns' people the boy confronts during the war. This allows the reader not to be "shocked" when the peasants the boy faces demonstrated an extraordinary predilection for incest, sodomy, and meaningless violence. Sturmann, E. "Jerzy Kosinski, The Painted Bird." Throughout the text, the reader anticipates the fate of the boy. Will he find a decent villager to take him in? Will he regain the use of his voice? Will this war ever end and will he be reunited with his parents? Although the boy is mentally strong for having endured many horrible reoccurring incidents, the reader feels great compassion for this youngster. As Mahon states, "anticipation is tension ." While reading "The Painted Bird", one will possess great tension and anticipation for this boy. "The Painted Bird" dwells into the horrible and revealing reality of war. Jerzy Kosinski's literary masterpiece is a brilliant testimony of manki
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Approximate Word count = 779
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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