I denne study guide kan du få hjælp til at analysere novellen "A Place in the Sun" af Joanne Harris. Udover analysehjælpen kan du finde et summary af teksten, samt inspiration til fortolkning og perspektivering.
Præsentation af teksten
Titel: “A Place in the Sun” (2006)
Forfatter: Joanne Harris
Genre: Short story
Joanne Harris (f. 1964) er en engelsk/fransk forfatter, som skriver romaner, noveller og kogebøger. Hun er æresmedlem af St. Catharine's College på Cambridge og i 2013 modtog hun den fornemme MBE-titel af den engelske dronning.
Novellen "A Place in the Sun" blev første gang udgivet som del af Harris' novellesamling Jigs & Reels: Stories.
Uddrag
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Title
The title of the short story “A Place in the Sun” does not immediately indicate what the story is about. Its meaning is both literal and symbolic.
In the literal sense, the title refers to the protagonist‘s wish to gain access to an exclusive beach called Platinum Sands™ (and, implicitly, a space for sunbathing): “THAT'S ALL I WANT, A place in the sun: a nice patch, six by four; room for a towel, cosmetics bag, suntan lotion, deck-chair.” (ll. 6-7).
The symbolic sense of the title is revealed by the fact that “a place in the sun” is an idiom (an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning). To have “a place in the sun” means to be in a good, happy, or favourable situation. It often refers to a situation where one finds perfection, wealth, or happiness.
Mere hjælp
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Short story analysis
I denne vejledning får du Studienets hjælp til at analysere noveller (short stories) i engelsk.
