The Fox Cub | Analysis

Denne study guide er uundværligt, hvis du skal skrive en opgave i skriftlig Engelsk B om novellen "The Fox Cub" af Jackie Brewster. Du får hjælp til analyser, temaer og personkarakteristik af novellen.

Teksten har været anvendt i et vejledende opgavesæt til skriftlig eksamen i Engelsk B på HF den 29. maj 2015 med følgende eksamensspørgsmål:

1. Write a summary of “The Fox Cub” in about 150 words.
2. Characterize Marie.
3. Comment on the differences between Rachel and Marie.
4. Write a short essay (150-200 words) in which you discuss when you should interfere in other people's lives and social conditions. Relate your essay to the short story.

Præsentation af teksten

Titel: The Fox Cub
Forfatter: Jackie Brewster. Født i 1971 og bor i Nottingham. Med hendes indsendte novelle, “The Fox Cub”, vandt hun 2014-udgaven af MSLEXIAs novellekonkurrence for kvinder.
Genre: Novelle
Udgivelsesår: 2014

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Childhood Innocence and Coping Mechanisms

This short story also touches the theme of innocence and childhood. Rachel is an intelligent, yet innocent girl, who is just starting to learn more about the world.

Although she seems capable of understanding that Marie is different from her and that her mother would probably be against their friendship, Rachel is still curious to find more about Marie