Family Tree | Analysis

Her finder du Studienets study guide til det vejledende eksamenssæt med netadgang i Engelsk B på HF fra februar 2015. Vi hjælper dig med at besvare Opgave 6A, som er en analyse af novellen "Family Tree" af Sarah Salway.

Opgaveformulering

Opgaveformuleringen til "Family Tree" lød:

  1. Write a summary of “Family Tree” in about 150 words.
  2. Write a short analytical essay (at least 300 words) about “Family Tree”. You must focus on the relationships between the characters. Include the following words and phrases in your essay: main character, setting, title, main theme
  3. Taking your starting point in the short story, discuss how a family should deal with conflicts. Use at least two phrases from the box below. because, on the other hand, such as, in spite of, unlike, although, as a consequence of, in other words

Præsentation af teksten

Titel: “Family Tree” (2006)
Forfatter: Sarah Salway
Genre: Short story

Sarah Salway er journalist, digter og romanforfatter. Hun har blandt andet skrevet romanen Something Beginning With og digtsamlingen You Do Not Need Another Self-Help Book.

Uddrag

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The title

The title "Family Tree" has a double meaning. On the one hand, it is a subtle reference to the mother's heart depicted as a tree: “He said her heart is closing off its supplies.” Susie has her eyes shut. “It’s like a tree with all its branches spreading outwards. The branches are drying off one by one because the oxygen can’t reach them.” (ll. 17-19)

On the other hand, the title represents the theme of the short story - family relationships: “You know, when I was very young I never saw them as separate people,” she says. “They were always MumandDad. I used to lie in bed sometimes and wish he’d die so she’d love me more.” (ll. 93-95)

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