analysis of Prévert's paroles
Q: Discuss Prévert’s ideas of childhood and youth with reference to poems from “Paroles”.Jacques Prévert was born on the 4th February 1900 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Famous poet, scriptwriter and close friend of artists Picasso and Motand; he was a prominent figure of the post war cultural scene in Paris. Known for the phenomenal success of his collection of poems “Paroles” and his key role in the French surrealist movement; Prévert’s early childhood days were far from the successful figure he later became. Prévert’s younger childhood days were a very happy time for him. He had fond memories of this time and this was often reflected in his work. However, when Prévert was 7 years old (in 1906) his father, André lost his job; and the idyllic, carefree childhood young Jacques had once known, disappeared all at once. The family moved to a hotel in the poorest quarters of Paris. Prévert’s world was turned upside down, into that of a working class Paris and it’s Parisian street urchins. Childhood is a recurrent metaphor of poetic imagination and eternal youth, and is a prevalent feature in his work in “Paroles”. It is believed that Prévert’s own childhood has had a strong influence in his idea
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Approximate Word count = 973
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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