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A brief biography of Lewis Grassic Gibbon as well as an overview of the literary, political and societal influences that inspired his novel, Sunset Song.

Chris is portrayed as a divided character - the Scottish and the English Chrises. Other characters, notably John Guthrie, Ewan Tavendale, Long Rob and Chae Strachan are also complex figures.

Sunset Song is divided into chapters that reflect the cyclical farming year. The novel charts the development of Chris Guthrie and how she, the local community and the landscape are changed.

Both real and fictitious locations are used as the setting of Sunset Song. The changing land and ruins reflect the changes of human lives, but the land and standing stones also represent permanence.

Change, mortality and the relationship between man and the land are key themes of Sunset Song. The novel also considers the changing roles of women and the idea of community are also explored.

Structure, symbolism and imagery are all used to link the plot of Sunset Song to its themes of change, mortality and man and the land. The use of Scots helps root the novel in a specific place.