I'm having fun! | Analysis

Her er Studienets guide til analyse af novellen "I'm Having fun!", som er skrevet af en anonym forfatter. Teksten finder du i lærebogen The Lift (s. 35). Vores vejledning hjælper dig til at forstå de væsentligste analytiske elementer i novellen. Vi hjælper blandt andet med et resume, novellens struktur og opbyning, personer, handling og temaer.

Præsentation af teksten

Titel: “I'm Having Fun!”
Forfatter: Anonym
Udgivelsesår: 1985
Genre: Novelle

Novellen hører til i den lette ende af litteraturen, hvis primære formål er at underholde. I denne genre, "damebladslitteratur", er det ikke ualmindeligt, at forfatteren er anonym. Ofte er der tale om etablerede forfattere, som skaffer sig ekstra indkomst ved at skrive lægeromaner og romantiske noveller.

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Literary period

The short story “I’m Having Fun!” belongs to the category of modern fiction. Usually, modernist writers tend to focus more on the inner struggles of the characters than on plot, an element which is also seen in the story. Although the setting influences the development of the story, the author’s focus is more on Diane’s inner struggles of choosing between love and a career. What is more, the use of the first person narrator gives the story more authenticity, which is another feature of modernist writings. In terms of genre, this short story could also be categorized as "pulp". That is, fiction which mainly aims to entertain often published in cheap magazines by anonymous authors. Often established authors who make an extra income writing these less highbrow works of fiction.