Structure

The short story “The Castle” by Chloë Heuch follows a chronological plot structure, with the action taking place over the course of a few hours.

The story begins in medias res, while the narrator and her three children are on their way to the castle:

It took us ages to get there and then, could I find a parking space? So many bloody tourists. Cai needed the toilet. Again. And Osian and Luke were really starting to get on my nerves, bickering over whose football team was the best. Then they saw the castle.

The beginning hints at the possible tension that the narrator feels, as everything seems to be going wrong for her. It also mentions the importanc...