I See You Never

Denne study guide giver dig hjælp til analyse af novellen “I See You Never” af Ray Bradbury. Her guider vi dig sikkert igennem de elementer i novellen, som kan være vigtige at have styr på, inden du skal skrive din egen analyse.

Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) var en amerikansk forfatter, hvis værker primært hører hjemme i gys, fantasy eller science fiction. Bradbury skrev dog også noveller uden for disse genrer, og “I See You Never” – som blev udgivet i The New Yorker i 1947 – hører til en af de noveller.

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Symbols

Mrs. Ramirez’s kitchen with the pies in the oven symbolizes an inaccessible but desired place, which exerts a magnetic pull on outsiders. Both Mr. Ramirez and the policemen are drawn to it: “The policemen leaned forward, lured by the odor” (p. 108, ll. 43-45). However, neither Mr. Ramirez nor the policemen are invited inside. The kitchen is also symbolic of America, the place where Mr. Ramirez has enjoyed living but is now denied access to.

The dinner is another important symbol. Twice in the story, one of Mrs. O’Brian’s sons calls out to her that dinner is getting cold, and she should hurry and eat it (p. 109, ll. 11-12; p. 110, ll. 3-4). This is meant to highlight that the dinner is something which Mrs. O’Brian has a full right to eat, and the people around her are reminding her of it. This symbolizes her privilege as a resident with full rights. From this perspective, her action of pausing during dinner, only to stare at the closed door and put down her knife and fork would signal her ...