Dancing to Nat King Cole | Analysis

Her hjælper vi dig med at analysere novellen "Dancing to Nat King Cole" af James Wall. Novellen optræder i eksamenssættet til Engelsk B på HF fra 2. december 2014 med følgende opgaveformulering:

1. Write a summary of “Dancing to Nat King Cole” in about 150 words.
2. Characterize Katherine Simpson.
3. Comment on the ending (lines 142-162).
4. Write a short essay (150-200 words) in which you discuss how children relate to their parents as they grow older. Relate your essay to the story.

Præsentation af teksten

Titel: “Dancing to Nat King Cole” (2013)
Forfatter: James Wall, britisk roman- og novelleforfatter
Genre: Novelle

Uddrag

Herunder får du mulighed for at se en læseprøve fra vores analysehjælp:

Title

The title of the story is intriguing at first, as its meaning is not clear from the start. In the restaurant, when Charles comes back from the bathroom, he sings “Unforgettable”, a song performed by Nat King Cole, an American singer:

Charles is making his way back to their table, steadying himself on the bar as he hums Unforgettable. On rainy Sunday afternoons, he used to put the record player on in the living room and they would dance to Nat King Cole. (ll. 76-78)

As Katherine recalls past times, when she and Charles used to dance to Nat King Cole’s songs, the meaning of the song “Unforgettable” resurfaces.