As the Time Draws Near | Analysis

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Teksten har været anvendt til skriftlig eksamen med netadgang i Engelsk A på STX den 28. maj 2014:

Write an analytical essay (800-1200 words) in which you analyse and interpret Eowyn Ivey's short story “As the Time Draws Near”.

Part of your essay must focus on the setting and on the father's outlook on life.

Præsentation af teksten

Title: "As the Time Draws Near"
Forfatter: Eowyn Ivey
Genre: Novelle
Udgivelsesår: 2013

Eowyn Ivey er en journalist og forfatter, som har været indstilliet til Pulitzer-prisen. Hun er uddannet på Wester Washington University i journalistik og kreativ skrivning.

Uddrag

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Death

Piper fears death and now has to deal with her father’s death. Even though she had been expecting it to happen, it is very upsetting for her and she mostly seem angry with her father. The protagonist is obviously focused on ways to avoid death, and her father Red was at the opposite pole of this outlook on life.