On this page, the colour orange completely dominates the illustration, primarily because it is the colour of the roofs and the number of houses have increased dramatically.
In comparison from what it was earlier of the simplicity of nature, the whole view is bombarded with human changes.
Towards the end of the story on page 13, some of the most prominent features on the page is the increase of cars, buildings, skyscrapers, an industrial factory producing emissions and a plane. That same window only changes to a different type of window on the last page accordingly to the story. The format of the window is spread amongst two pages, and it remains to be the same bedroom window all throughout the story. The story is easy to read as it flows through every page with the continuum of the window, the overall underlying message is easily understood as dramatic progressive changes are presented in the background. The difference between the beginning of the book to the end shows much of the extreme changes over the course of 20 years and how humans have developed establishments progressively.Īs there are no words to slow the reader down from quickly turning the page, the eye-catching illustrations work as an alternative with its extensive details instead. Alongside that, a young man is seen standing at the front of the house closely with a young lady prompting that she is his partner. What is observed on the window seal is birthday card with ‘20’ on the front of it, suggesting that the baby on the first page is now 20 years old. Looking to the distance, there are tall skyscrapers implying that the heart of the city is close by. Fences, busy shops and numerous houses have been built since. The wildlife and crazy long grass has disappeared from the front of the house and replaced with tamed grass, concrete and busy motorists. Nearing to the end of the book, looking through the same bedroom window, the so-called unspoiled rural area has changed unrecognisably. The background consists of an array of native Australian plants and a dunny surrounded by long grass. The beginning of the book is set in an unspoiled, rural area with a mother gazing out the window with a baby in her arms. As the title of the book suggests, the story is set through the eyes of looking through a bedroom window formatted across two pages, the window is kept as a continuum all throughout the story.
Window touches base on theme of the effects of human development through a chronological order of elaborate drawings.
Text is completely absent from the book, which therefor allows the reader to explore their thoughts and find their own conclusion. The illustrations are very detailed, hand drawn to perfection with pencils. Window by Jeannie Baker is a wordless picture book suitable for an audience of all ages.
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